Venkatesh Ananthakrishnan
Partner
vananthakrishnan@tglaw.com.au
+61 2 8248 5834
+61 433 870 808
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Sydney
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Areas of Expertise

Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity Capital Markets, Corporate & Advisory

Venkatesh practises in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate transactions (including regulated transactions) and commercial law.

He acts for a number of companies (both private and public) and regularly advises on merger and acquisition transactions, primary capital raisings (such as initial public offerings), secondary capital raisings, public company re-quotations and restructuring.

He has also acted for lead managers in relation to a number of fundraisings. In addition to transactional work, Venkatesh has a keen interest and understanding of the regulatory environment and advises extensively on aspects of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules and NSX Listing Rules, including on ongoing compliance obligations for listed entities.

Venkatesh was a finalist in Lawyer's Weekly 30 under 30 (2017), in the area of mergers and acquisitions.

What others say

"30 Under 30 Awards Finalist, Mergers and Acquisitions"
Lawyers Weekly 2017

Experience

Zoom2U

Advising Zoom2U Technologies Limited (ASX:Z2U) its pre-IPO and IPO capital raises and listing on the ASX.

IOUpay Limited

Advising IOUpay Limited on its acquisition of 42% of the total issued capital of I.Destinasi Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based provider of long term installment-based consumer credit services for RM126,000,000 (approximately A$42m).

Lode Resources Limited

Acting for IOUPay Limited (ASX:IOU) in relation to a range of fundraising initiatives including placements (A$50 million and A$10.5 million) and a share purchase plan (A$4 million).

QBiotics Limted

Working with QBiotics Limted on a two-tranched fundraising comprising a significant investment by TDM Growth Partners and a sophisticated investor placement (A$65 million).

Jindal Steel & Power Limited

Acting for Jindal Steel & Power Limited on its takeover bid for Wollongong Coal Limited.

Mobecom Limited

Acting for Mobecom Limited, a long term suspended ASX listed entity on a series of fundraisings and corporate restructures and re-quotation/resumption of trading on the ASX.

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