About Greg

Greg is a corporate and mergers and acquisitions lawyer who has extensive experience advising Australian manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers as well as international companies who export to Australia and the Asia Pacific region. He has unique expertise in planning and establishing business structures for the operation of channel distribution networks via trusts, companies, partnerships, joint ventures, franchises and other forms of licence arrangements. This includes advising in relation to pricing, supply and market conduct issues and intellectual property licensing and protection. He is regarded as one of Australia’s leading retail and franchise lawyers, holding more than 20 years of experience practising within the sector.

More broadly Greg acts in private equity transactions for both founders and investors, the raising of venture and expansion capital and assisting entrepreneurs and investors with exit strategies.

Greg’s clients include the owners of major brands within the automotive, telecommunications, fashion, cosmetics, hair and beauty, consumer finance and food and beverage industries. He has been recognised for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Commercial Law and Franchise Law in Best Lawyers, Licensing and Franchising in Asia IP Experts and in the International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers.

Experience

• Founder exits and investment

  Acting for the founders of Remedy Kombucha, Stratton Finance, Soar Aviation, Horizons Supply, Ventura Health, Hairhouse Group, Sushi Sushi and Birrell Motors on successful exits or partial sell down to private equity investment.

• CPE Capital

  Advising on various bolt on acquisitions, including for its Fine Food Holdings/Max Foods business and Dutton Garage.

• McDonald's Australia Limited

  Providing strategic advice regarding franchisee exits and performance management, regulatory compliance (including compliance with the Franchising Code of Conduct), draft of franchise documentation and disclosure documents, and sale structures.

• Optus

  Advising in relation to performance management processes and drafting retail franchise agreements for the Optus national retail network.

• Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific

  Advising on the legal and regulatory issues in relation to the introduction and distribution of the EQC (Electric Vehicles) into the Australian market including drafting the necessary contracts to be entered into with various suppliers and the existing vehicle dealer network.