About Joshua

Joshua is a corporate and commercial lawyer with a focus on private mergers and acquisitions and complex corporate transactions.

He regularly acts on buy‑side and sell‑side M&A matters, including share and asset acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and corporate restructures, and is closely involved in the day‑to‑day management and execution of transactions from inception through to completion. 

Joshua also advises clients on a range of general corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus on franchising, licensing and distribution arrangements, and large-scale network restructuring. He has significant experience advising businesses on the strategic planning, sequencing and execution of network transitions, including buy‑backs of franchised and retail networks.   

He works with clients across industries including motor vehicle, telecommunications, logistics, fashion and beauty, food and beverage, and finance, and is recognised for his detailed and commercially focused approach.

Experience

• Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Go-To Skincare – Assisted in advising  Zoë Foster Blake and the co-founders of Go-To Skincare on their sale of 50.1% of their business to beauty and wellness company BWX.  Under the $89 million deal, BWX bought 50.1% of the shares in Go-To Skincare.
     
  • Alvia Asset Partners – Advising Alvia Asset Partners in relation to its acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in The Automotive Group Pty Ltd.
     
  • PAG Asia Capital – Advising Hong Kong based private equity firm PAG Asia Capital-owned Craveable Brands on its acquisition of the quick service restaurant network Chargrill Charlies, which operates 19 outlets across Sydney and Melbourne.
     
  • 1Bill Holdings – Advised the stakeholders of 1Bill Holdings on the sale to the ASX-listed purchaser, Origin Energy.
     
  • Eflare – Advised the shareholders of Eflare on the sale of the Eflare group to UK Wescom Group, owned by private equity firm Sun European Partners.
     
  • Adamantem Capital – Advised Australian private equity firm on the sale of their South Australian coffee franchise, CIBO Espresso, to publicly-listed Retail Food Group.
     
  • Ultra Violette – Advised SPF-based skincare brand Ultra Violette and its founders on the partial sale of their shares in the company to a US equity firm, Aria Growth Partners, marking its first capital investment from outside of the company.
• Commercial
  • Hairhouse – Advising on all aspects of the Hairhouse franchise hair and beauty retailing and hairdressing business network, as well as the acquisition of minority interests by third-party investors.
     
  • McGrath Real Estate – Acting for McGrath in relation to the management of their franchise network including preparation of grant, transfer and renewal documentation and assisting with dispute resolution.
     
  • Mercedes-Benz – Assistance on acting for Mercedes-Benz on the development and implementation of a new Agent Model known as "Retail of the Future" including drafting of new dealer agreements and disclosure documents as well as competition and regulatory advice. Further, acting in relation to the group Federal Court proceedings brought by dealers resisting the implementation of the new model.
     
  • 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.
     
  • Kingmill (NRMA’s car rental division, formerly operating as Thrfity Car and Truck Rental Australia) – Advising on a significant international master franchise agreement with Sixt Car Rental Australia, as well as the conversion of the Thrifty rent-a-car network in Australia to the Sixt brand, as well as assisting in a mediation with the franchisee representative council and individual franchisees who were alleging breach of the Competition and Consumer Act.
     
  • Nissan – Advising on the development and implementation of a new dealer agreement to comply with the amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct and to align with the Nissan global template.
     
  • IVECO – Advising on the roll out of the new dealer agreement across their network and management of dealers during this process.
     
  • Stratton Finance – Providing ongoing advice on the establishment and operation of its franchise network, including Franchising Code compliance, as well as a number of acquisitions and restructuring of their network.