About Donna

Donna advises on a range of corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and general corporate advisory work. She also has extensive experience advising ASX-listed companies on corporate governance, ASX Listing Rule compliance and other regulatory matters. Donna regularly works with boards, management teams and lead managers on complex transactions and strategic initiatives.

Donna has advised clients across a wide range of sectors including technology, financial services, resources and infrastructure. She is known for her clear, practical and commercially focused advice and for guiding clients through regulatory and transactional issues with efficiency and attention to detail. Donna brings strong technical expertise combined with a collaborative approach, supporting clients through all stages of a transaction from structuring and execution to ongoing compliance and governance matters.
 

Experience

• Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Advised ASX-listed Prophecy International Holdings Limited on its all‑scrip merger with Complexica, a leading provider of AI software for supply chain optimisation
  • Advised Demyst on its AUD157 million sale to Feedzai, a Portuguese fraud detection fintech
  • Advised ASX-listed Seven West Media Limited on its acquisition of a portfolio of regional television stations 
  • Advised Telecare on its sale to NASDAQ‑listed Teladoc
  • Advised STRABAG SE on its AUD200 million acquisition of Georgiou Group 
  • Advised Renesas Electronics on its AUD9.1 billion acquisition of ASX‑listed Altium Limited
  • Advised Payton Capital Limited on its AUD144 million acquisition by ASX-listed HMC Capital 
• Capital raisings
  • Advised AIR Trading on its seed investment rounds 
  • Advised Carthona Capital on its investments in multiple AI tech startups
  • Advised Sibelco on its AUD49 million investment in ASX-listed Diatreme Resources Limited via private placement and joint venture
  • Advised ASX-listed Temple & Webster Group Limited on its investments in RenovAI 
• Other
  • Advised Starwood Capital Group on gambling regulatory matters in connection with Blackstone’s AUD8.9 billion acquisition of Crown Resorts Limited
  • Advised ASX-listed Bega Cheese Limited on financial assistance relating to its AUD534 million acquisition of Bega Dairy and Drinks