Private Equity

The Maddocks Private Equity team is a significant player in the Private Equity space, advising both domestic and multinational funds and investors.

Our Private Equity Expertise

What sets the Maddocks Private Equity Team apart

Advised more than 25 private equity funds, including Australian and global financial sponsors and their portfolio companies.

In the last 12 months, we’ve completed over 50 transactions for PE funds and their portfolio companies – we’re focused on the private equity industry.

We are a trusted legal adviser to private capital firms and their portfolio company managers and build long-term relationships with them throughout their growth journey.

Our private equity team uses its extensive private capital industry experience in delivering advice and transactional support, with a targeted focus on achieving outcomes which address key commercial objectives for our clients.

Maddocks is a co-sponsor to Australia’s premier mid-market private equity conference attended by a broad range of private equity firms and leverage lenders.

Our team is agile and responds to the market – we have recently added leading competition and antitrust partner, Wolfgang Hellmann to our team, in response to the impending merger reform regimes.

We advise across the entire investment life cycle, from fund structuring and establishment, fundraising, buyouts, distressed investments, minority stakes, platform acquisitions, bolt-on acquisitions, consortium arrangements, take-privates, leveraged and syndicated financing, through to an exit via an IPO or sale.

Browse the team’s recent case studies and find the lawyers for you below.

Fortitude $300m+ sale to Quadrant

Advised Fortitude Investment Partners and the key stakeholders of Birch & Waite on the $300m+ sale to Quadrant Private Equity. We subsequently advised Quadrant on bolt-on acquisitions for Birch & Waite.
Navis Capital portfolio investment

Advised Navis Capital on its platform acquisition of a controlling stake of Software Combined, and the acquisition of three targets as part of an omnibus completion.
Quadrant Private Equity and Jaybro

Advised Jaybro Group, an investment vehicle of Quadrant Private Equity, on all aspects of their growth journey, including their sale to Quadrant Private Equity and more than 10 subsequent transactions.

PAG Asia Pacific acquisition

Advised on the acquisition of a franchise network, Chargrill Charlie’s, into their Craveable Brands portfolio company.
Direct Capital acquisition of Mondiale Freight Services Limited

Advising Direct Capital on the acquisition of its stake in Mondiale Freight Services Limited. We then advised Mondiale Freight Services on its separate acquisition of VISA Global Logistics, creating Mondial VGL, with a combined annual revenue of A$1.2 billion.
Five V Capital portfolio investment

Advising Five V Capital on a portfolio investment in the mining industry.

Redwood North acquisition of Bestech

Advising Redwood North on its platform acquisition of Bestech Australia, a manufacturer and distributor of industrial sensors and training equipment.
Soul Patts acquires Aquatic Achievers and multiple bolt-ons

Advising Soul Patts (ASX:SOL) on its platform acquisition of Aquatic Achievers and then on the portfolio roll-up of over 25 swim centres including the acquisition of Carlile Swimming.
NorthEdge Capital exit and reinvestment

Advising NorthEdge Capital’s exit from Altia and reinvestment alongside Bowmark Capital.