Simon Walker

Senior Associate

Melbourne

Simon is a corporate lawyer specialising in public and private mergers and acquisitions.

Simon advises clients in various industries on a range of corporate transactions, including takeovers, schemes of arrangements and negotiated acquisitions and disposals, as well as shareholder arrangements and restructures. He has significant experience in large-scale cross-border transactions, and has completed secondments with a number of different clients, including most recently with the private equity team of a global institutional fund manager.

Simon is the co-author of the Company Takeovers chapter of the leading Australian legal encyclopedia, The Laws of Australia.

Background

Simon holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne. He was admitted to practice in Victoria in November 2015.

Recognition

Simon is recognised as a Corporate and Commercial Law Rising Star in the 2022 edition of Doyle’s Guide.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

Integral Diagnostics on its proposed merger with Capitol Health by way of scheme of arrangement
Zhaojin Mining on its takeover bid for Tietto Minerals
Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund on its proposed merger with Cromwell Direct Property Fund by way of trust scheme
Newcrest on its acquisition by Newmont by way of scheme of arrangement
Crown Resorts on its acquisition by Blackstone by way of scheme of arrangement
Alliance Aviation on its proposed acquisition by Qantas by way of scheme of arrangement
BoozeBud on its acquisition of Get Wines Direct
Metro Quarry Group on its acquisition by Adbri and Barro Group
Total Tools on its acquisition by Metcash
Amcor on its acquisition of NYSE-listed Bemis, redomiciliation to Jersey by way of scheme of arrangement, and dual listing on NYSE and ASX
Mitula Group on its acquisition by TSE-listed LIFULL by way of scheme of arrangement
OZ Minerals on its successful takeover bid for Avanco Resources
Aconex on its acquisition by NYSE-listed Oracle by way of scheme of arrangement