Ricky is an experienced corporate lawyer and strategic advisor.
He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, with a main focus on advising many leading domestic and international private equity investment houses on buy-out, expansion capital and exit transactions as well as portfolio company bolt-ons, roll-ups and co-investments.
Ricky’s experience also includes acquisitions and disposals of infrastructure assets and he has worked with numerous Australian, UK and US groups on cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, restructures and divestments of non-core operations.
Key deals
Adamantem Capital
Advising Adamantem Capital on numerous transactions, including its investments in Servian and HyGain, the acquisition of Mitavite from Inghams Enterprises and the exit from Servian to Cognizant and its investment in Microgrid Power.
Five V Capital
Advising Five V Capital on several transactions, including its investments in Questas, BAW/ATOmate, Umwelt, Dyflex Solutions, Bluetree and 4Cabling.
Anchorage Capital Partners
Advising Anchorage Capital Partners, including its investments in David Jones, ENTAG, Rubicon8, Rail First, South Pacific Laundry, Scotts Refrigerated and the acquisitions and exits from Dick Smith Electronics, Affinity Childcare, Facilities First, Brand Collective, Solgen, Contract Resources and Acrow.
EQT
Advising on the acquisitions of PropertyMe, PageUp and Compass Education, the exit from EduCo Global, the take-private of SAI Global Limited and the divestment of SAI Global’s Standards and Assurance divisions.
Brookfield Asset Management
Advising Brookfield Asset Management on its acquisition of DCI Data Centers.
Mercury Capital
Advising Mercury Capital on numerous transactions, including its investments in Findex Group, Re.Group, ResourceCo, MessageMedia, Fifty-Five Five and Galileo Kaleidoscope, and the acquisition of Polytrade by Re.Group.
Odyssey Private Equity
Advising Odyssey Private Equity on its investment in Delta Agribusiness (including the sale to Elders Limited) and the exit from MST Global to Komatsu.
Pemba Capital Partners
Advising Pemba Capital Partners in relation to numerous platform and bolt-on acquisitions, including Sequana, Stannards, Acis Holdings, Marque Group, the IPO of ReadyTech and its investment in Vets Central.
Quadrant Private Equity
Advising Quadrant Private Equity in relation to numerous acquisitions and disposals, including its investments in Endgame Analytics, LegalVision, Circuitwise, Probe BPO, Seertech and Southern Star Research and the sale of Grays Online.
Other sponsors
Advising Odyssey Private Equity on it’s investment into, and exit from Delta Agribusiness, CPE Capital on its investment in Modus Projects; advising Thoma Bravo on its investment in Autovista Group; advising Ares on its investment in Extreme Reach; advising Charlesbank Capital Partners on its acquisitions of Studio Ninja, Fotomerchant and Assetnote; advising Yorkway Partners on its investments in One Investment Group, Fitzpatricks and Northland; advising Goldman Sachs AM in relation to several opportunities and advising Affinity Equity Partners on numerous transactions, including its investment in (and exit from) Primo.