Samuel Moran
Samuel is a highly experienced corporate lawyer, focused on mergers & acquisitions.
Samuel is a trusted adviser to many ASX listed clients, providing advice on a range of commercial issues and acting on market leading mergers and acquisitions, as well as capital market transactions.
Samuel has advised clients across a range of industries, on a range of public and private transactions. He has particular experience in advising on public and private mergers and acquisitions, fund raisings, joint ventures, commercial agreements and broader corporate advisory roles.
Samuel combines technical knowledge with a passion for close collaboration and understanding of clients’ business to deliver the best result for clients.
Background
Samuel has a Bachelor of Arts (Distinction) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of New South Wales, and a Graduate Certificate in Commerce from the University of Sydney.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- Perpetual on the proposed $2.175 billion acquisition of its wealth management and corporate trust businesses via schemes of arrangement by KKR
- SGH on its successful 2024 takeover bid for Boral Limited
- Independent Board Committee of Energy Resources of Australia on its 2023 A$369m entitlement offer and 2024 $880m entitlement offer
- Origin Energy on its proposed A$18.7 billion acquisition via scheme of arrangement by Brookfield and EIG
- Perpetual on its $2.4 billion acquisition of Pendal and associated defence of Perpetual from a private equity consortium
- MA Financial’s $145 million acquisition of Finsure and associated $120 million capital raise (involving a placement and share purchase plan)
- Seven West Media on its $130 million acquisition of Prime Media Group
- TPG on its $15 billion merger with Vodafone Hutchison Australia and spin off and listing of its Singapore business
- Perpetual on the US$319 million acquisition of Barrow Hanley and associated $275 million capital raising
- Lendlease’s $1.15 billion capital raising
- Aveo Group on its $1.3 billion acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management by way of a dual company and trust scheme stub equity structure
