Sandy Mak

Partner. Sydney.

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Sandy is a lawyer with few borders. Her career has focused on international corporate transactions. Six years practising at a top magic circle firm in London and Hong Kong. Secondments to two global investment banks. Adviser on mergers and acquisitions in India and China.

Sandy has a strong background in regulated M&A, including schemes of arrangement, takeovers and dual-listed company structures. She also advises on private M&A transactions, equity raisings, corporate restructures, buy-backs, ASIC and ASX regulatory work, foreign investment regulations and general corporate and commercial transactions.

Sandy is a lawyer with few borders. Her career has focused on international corporate transactions. Six years practising at a top magic circle firm in London and Hong Kong. Secondments to two global investment banks. Adviser on mergers and acquisitions in India and China.

Sandy has a strong background in regulated M&A, including schemes of arrangement, takeovers and dual-listed company structures. She also advises on private M&A transactions, equity raisings, corporate restructures, buy-backs, ASIC and ASX regulatory work, foreign investment regulations and general corporate and commercial transactions.

“High levels of energy, service and organisation” APL Legal 500
Sandy Mak

Sandy's Expertise

  • Foster’s Group demerger Advised on the demerger of Fosters’ wine business, Treasury Wine Estates.
  • $1 billion takeover Advised BG Group on its takeover of Pure Energy Resources.
  • Sydney Gas takeover Advised Sydney Gas in its takeover by AGL Energy.
  • $100 million capital raising Advised Adelaide Brighton on capital raising, including an innovative related-party placement and sell down.
  • $7 billion merger Advised Promina Group in its merger with Suncorp by way of a scheme of arrangement.

What others say

  • “Sandy provides high levels of energy, service and organisation on M&A deals.” APL Legal 500, 2010

Sandy's Thinking

  • 2011 M&A transactions: surveying the landscape 1st May 2012
    The Corrs' M&A team has conducted a deal survey with a difference, taking into account more than just the usual questions and focussing on presenting results that are practical, succinct and, most importantly, relevant to M&A practitioners and to the
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  • Dividends Payment Rules: Have your say 20th December 2011
    A new discussion paper on the dividend payment provisions under the Corporations Act aims to reduce ambiguity and the compliance burden on companies.
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  • Is Deal Protection on its way out? 12th December 2011
    Deal protection is a really hot topic in Australia at the moment, particularly in light of the UK panel changes to deal protection. But the question on everybody’s mind will be whether these changes will have implications in the Australian M&A market
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Sandy's Leadership

  • Sydney University Law School Lecturer - Corporate and Securities Regulation (Takeovers and Schemes)
  • Halsburys Laws of Australia – Takeovers and Acquisitions, Fundraising for Securities Editor