Robert is a senior corporate partner and Partner in Charge of the Melbourne office.
For over 30 years, Robert has acted for institutional and strategic investors in complex corporate and investment matters, both in Australia and internationally.
Robert is a leading member of Corrs’ real assets practice, focussing principally on transactions in the private equity, real estate and infrastructure markets. His expertise in these areas includes joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, divestments and carve-outs, work-outs and restructuring mandates. Robert also spends significant time on the establishment of the full range of investment structures.
His clients include leading global and domestic participants in the real assets sector.
Key deals
Westfield Sydney, QIC and ART
Advised QIC and Australian Retirement Trust (ART) on the $864 million acquisition of a 19.9% interest in Westfield Sydney.
39 Martin Place
Advised Investa, ICPF and Manulife on the $800 million forward sale and development of 39 Martin Place, Sydney, from Macquarie Holdings Limited.
Salesforce Tower
Advised Singapore based OUE REIT on the acquisition of an interest in Salesforce Tower, Sydney, from Mitsubishi Estates Asia.
Industrial assets
Advised Frasers Property Industrial on a range of capital transactions with Aware Super, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing and ESR in connection with a range of east-coast industrial assets and platforms; advised Charter Hall in connection with a Victorian industrial joint venture with Mitsubishi Estates Asia; advised BGO on an industrial joint venture with Centuria.
Living sector assets
Advised Oxford Properties and Investa on a range of build-to-rent investments across its Australian portfolio; advised Investa and Oxford in connection with the co-living development at 140 Elizabeth Street; acting on the establishment of a co-living platform.
Commercial office assets
Advised buyers and joint venture partners in connection with the acquisition of a range of office assets; 10-20 Bond Street ($580 million); 123 Albert, 30 The Bond (Sydney) ($800 million); 100 Mount Street, North Sydney ($600 million); One O’Connell, Sydney ($1 billion); 100 Market Street, Sydney ($240 million).
Infrastructure
Advised OMERS on various transactions in the digital infrastructure sector, including the acquisition of telecommunications towers and registries; advised OTTP and its consortium partner on the acquisition of the Sydney Desalination Plant from the NSW Government; advised Macquarie and Brookfield on their joint venture acquisition of the Western Australian oil and gas assets of Apache Corporation, as well as potential bolt on acquisitions; advised on various renewable energy investments.