About Ron

Ron has extensive experience advising on corporate, commercial and financing transactions. He has been involved in many of Australia’s largest and most complex M&A transactions, and is recognised as a leading adviser on transactions involving complex structuring. Ron has acted on various commercial matters for a range of listed and unlisted companies on joint ventures, long-term contracting and other commercial arrangements. He has also acted for financiers of projects.

Ron has advised clients from a wide range of industries including transport and logistics, mining, consulting, energy and resources, and media and entertainment.

Most recently, Ron has been assisting Maddocks clients in preparing for the phase in of the new sustainability reporting requirements of the Corporations Act. 

Experience

• Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Capitol Health - advised on its merger with Integral Diagnostics Limited (IDX), by way of a Scheme of Arrangement, to create a AUD $1 billion medical diagnostic imaging company.
  • PSC Insurance Group Limited – advising on its sale to The Ardonagh Group via a court approved Scheme of Arrangement, worth AUD $2.3 billion.
  • Simonds Group Limited – advising ASX-listed homebuilder Simonds Group Limited on its acquisition of Dennis Family Homes Pty Ltd
  • Southside Racing – advising on the merger of Pakenham Racing Club and Cranbourne Turf Club to create Southside Racing
  • Quickstep - advising leading aerospace technology manufacturer Quickstep Holdings Limited (QHL) on the proposed Scheme of Arrangement with ASDAM Operations Pty Ltd in a transaction that will drive continued innovation in Australia’s advanced manufacturing industry.
• Founder-sell side transactions / advice
  • Victorian Racing Industry – advising on the sale of its broadcaster RSN to the listed Sports Entertainment Group.
  • National Pies – advising on the sale of the Tasmanian Bakeries business to the Patties Foods Pty Ltd, owner of retail brand Four’N Twenty.
  • Pryde’s Tuckerbag – advising the founders on the $38 million sale of its leading equine food business, Pryde’s Easifeed, to the SunRice Group.
• Corporate governance & commercial contracting
  • Melbourne Rebels Rugby Union Club (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) – advising the directors of MRRU in connection with governance and insolvency issues, including a dispute with Rugby Australia Limited in the Federal Court of Australia.
  • Council on the Ageing Victoria – providing a pro-bono review and update to the Constitution, first adopted in 2013, to best reflect current governance practices and legislative changes.
  • Racing Victoria Limited – acting for Racing Victoria in relation to a special general meeting to consider a spill of the Board.
  • Silicon Quantum Computing – advising on capital raising documents and the impact of changes on existing governance documents. Guidance is also provided on company law, Commonwealth legislation, warranties, nominee directors' obligations, company policies, and Board composition.
  • MaxiPARTS Limited – conducting a review of Board performance and governance.
• Energy, resources & infrastructure
  • Kidman Resources – acting in the Scheme of Arrangement pursuant to which Wesfarmers acquired 100% of the shares of Kidman for $776m.
  • Oz Minerals – advising on the proposed acquisition of a mining asset from Rio Tinto.
  • Oxiana – acting in its $12b merger by scheme of arrangement with Zinifex Limited, acquisition of Seopn project from Rio Tinto and advising on convertible bonds in the US capital markets.
  • CleanPeak Energy Renewable Investment Trust (CPERI) – advising on a number of acquisitions including its acquisition of the Williamsdale Solar Farm and the Mount Majuira Solar Farm from Sentient Impact Group’s portfolio, the acquisition of the Barangaroo embedded network assets and the acquisition of the Mugga Lane Solar Farm.