Nicholas Venn

Solicitor

Sydney, Australia

Nicholas is a solicitor in our corporate practice, specialising in public and private mergers and acquisitions.

Nicholas advises clients across a range of industries on corporate transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, disposals, restructures, joint ventures, and general corporate advisory. Nicholas has experience advising private equity and venture capital funds, corporate clients and management teams in both domestic and cross-border transactions.

Background

Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Applied Finance from Macquarie University. He is admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

Santos in its discussions with Woodside Energy regarding a potential A$80 billion merger
Bowen Coking Coal on its fully underwritten $50m equity raising, comprising a fully underwritten $33 million pro rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer and a $17 million institutional placement
Thales on its proposed A$180 million acquisition of listed cyber firm Tesserent Ltd by way of schemes
Ramsay Health Care on A$20 billion takeover approach from KKR
Link Group on its proposed A$3.5 billion (EV) acquisition by Dye & Durham by way of scheme and subsequent block trade of 10% of its stake in PEXA and distribution of the remainder of its shareholding in PEXA valued at A$950 million
Commonwealth Bank of Australia on its sale of a 55% interest in Colonial First State to KKR and A$3.3 billion joint venture
Liverpool Partners on its acquisition of Padre Coffee
Arch Capital Group on its acquisition of Westpac’s Lenders Mortgage Insurance business and the 10-year exclusive supply agreement for Arch to provide Lenders Mortgage Insurance