Maddocks

Background

Damien has strong commercial law skills specialising in major M&A deals and has been representative director on various boards. He has a deep industry knowledge and is recognised by clients, government, financiers and other stakeholders as a leading adviser to the pharmacy, pharmaceutical industry and health services.

 Legal Expertise

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Commercial contracts

Relevant Experience

Mining and Resources

  • Acting for ASX listed mining company in effecting schemes of arrangement.
  • Acting for US listed corporation in exploration and mining joint ventures and farm-in / farm-out arrangements in respect of local tenements including dealings with the Foreign Investment Review Board.
  • Acting for public unlisted gas exploration company in a reverse takeover of a US company listed on an OTCBB, under Australian takeover laws.
  • Acting for ASX listed gas exploration company in fundraising requirements (placements to US investors and Share Placement Plans).
  • Acting for ASX listed mining company in precious metals in convertible notes arrangements with UK based fund.
  • Acting for Australian investors in acquisition of majority stake in South American iron-ore tenements.

Health

  • Acting for major pharmacy buying group on negotiations with generics manufacturer.
  • Acting for a leading financier to the health care industry on review of major pharmacy customer and advising credit on changes to healthcare funding policies.
  • Acting for peak industry bodies in pharmacy, community pharmacists and other stakeholders in the pharmaceutical supply chain on matters relating to the National Health Act and collateral instruments, and on local regulation including pharmacy ownership rules.
  • Acting for ASX listed pharmaceutical wholesaler on issues relating to the PBS.
  • Acting for ASX listed generics manufacturer on supply chain and compliance issues.
  • Acting for ASX listed company in healthcare on TGA compliance matters.
  • Acting for underwriter in arrangements with ASX listed healthcare company with e-health technology.
  • Advising healthcare practitioners on aggregation models and structuring including a group of oncologists and pharmacists involved in a compounding facility for cytotoxics and a group of ENT surgeons.
  • Acting for community pharmacists in challenging exercise of ministerial discretion relative to pharmacy location rules.
  • Acting for bidder entities on sale of online pharmacy business.

Other

  • Acting for ASX listed company in the financial services industry on pooled development fund compliance issues.
  • Acting for incoming manager in its replacement as responsible entity of unlisted property fund.
  • Acting for bidder entities on an off-market takeover of public listed pooled development fund.