Kurt Fisher

Senior Associate

Melbourne Australia

Kurt advises clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

Kurt advises on a range of public and private mergers and acquisitions, including schemes of arrangement and takeovers, acquisitions and disposals, and private equity transactions.

Kurt’s experience includes advising:

bidders and targets in public M&A transactions
on various private M&A and private equity transactions
on competitive auction and bid processes

Background

Kurt holds a Bachelor of Laws (with Distinction) and Bachelor of Property and Real Estate from Deakin University.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

ANZ on its restructure to establish a non-operating holding company by scheme of arrangement and ASX listing, and to subsequently restructure its banking and non-banking businesses
Crown Resorts on its sale to Blackstone for $9.8 billion
BHP on the sale of its petroleum business to Woodside for US$21 billion
Alliance Aviation on its proposed sale to Qantas
Clarus Corporation on its purchase of Rhino Rack for $255 million*
Youfoodz on its sale to HelloFresh for $125 million*
F45 on its acquisition of Vive Active*
LeasePlan on the sale of its Australian business to SG Fleet for $400 million*
Orora Limited on the sale of its Australasian fibre business to Nippon Paper Industries Co for $1.72 billion*
ExperienceCo on its acquisition of Trees Adventure
Youfoodz on its IPO*