Adam Brooks
Partner
abrooks@tglaw.com.au
+61 3 9641 8904
+61 417 556 994
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Melbourne
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Areas of Expertise

Corporate & Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions, Competition & Regulation

Adam is an experienced and highly regarded corporate, commercial, and mergers and acquisitions (including capital markets) lawyer.  In addition to his legal practice, Adam is the Office Leader of the Melbourne office of Thomson Geer.

Adam’s clients span the listed and private, the domestic and international.

Adam has the relatively rare perspective of regularly acting on different “sides” of major transactions; from buyer to seller, from bidder to target, from funder to management team, and from minority shareholder to controller.

Adam holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Master of Laws and is also a 2013 graduate of Leadership Victoria’s Williamson Community Leadership Program. Adam is a Senior Fellow of FINSIA and holds their Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment.

What others say

"Recommended Lawyer, Corporate"
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 - 2021, 2024
"Recommended Lawyer, Mergers and Acquisitions"
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 - 2021, 2024
"Leading Lawyer, Corporate & Commercial Law"
Doyle’s Guide 2018
"Leading Lawyer, Corporate/M&A Law"
Doyles Guide 2016, 2017

Experience

Share holding restructure

Advising an investment vehicle holding a 6.5% interest in Sydney Airport on a A$1.2 billion restructuring of their shareholding. The transaction allowed Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd to increase its ownership to 100% of Sydney Airport by buying out the investment vehicle’s stake.

Lion Selection Group

Acting for listed investment company Lion Selection Group Limited on the design and implementation of its Lion Plan, which included advising Lion in respect of revised management arrangements with its in house manager, the issue of bonus options to existing shareholders, and a compliance listing on the ASX.

Bid intervention

Acting for an Australian superannuation fund on its intervention (including in the Takeovers Panel) in the bid made by IMC Resources for fund investee LinQ Resources Trust.

About us

Thomson Geer is one of Australia's largest independent corporate law firms. We are trusted by companies, governments and institutions to act for their commercial and legal interests.

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