Andrew Clyne
Andrew specializes in private M&A, private equity, joint ventures & private funds transactions.
Andrew’s practice includes negotiated acquisitions and disposals; private equity transactions; joint ventures and other shareholder arrangements. He also advises on investments into, and by, private funds, particularly private equity and infrastructure funds.
Andrew’s focus is on delivering commercially valuable advice and developing trusted relationships with his clients.
Andrew appeared in the 2009–2025 editions of Best Lawyers as a leading Australian practitioner in two categories: Leveraged Buy-outs and Private Equity law. He is also named for Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Corporate/Governance Practice.
Andrew brings a global perspective to his role as a result of spending six years in London working at a leading law firm and throughout his career advising multinational clients on cross border transactions.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- Riverside Private Equity on various investments including Energy Exemplar, Waste Services Group, Alpha-H, Altius Group, Avance Clinical, Global Ortho, Independent Living Specialists and Work Health Group
- Tanarra Private Equity on the sale of Geotech Engineering to Acciona and its investments in Health Metrics and Barambah Organics
- Livingbridge private equity’s investment in Better Medical and bolt-ons for investee Waste Services Group
- Australian Super, the Future Fund, the Medical Research Future Fund and others on dozens of private fund investments and co-investments across a range of sectors including private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and real estate
- Cargill on the disposal of its interest in Allied Mills Australia to Pacific Equity Partners investee Pinnacle Bakery, Cargill’s participation in the Quattro joint venture at Port Kembla and in relation to Cargill’s grain pool products
- Amotive (formerly GUD) on its purchase of AutoPacific from Pacific Equity Partners
- Driscolls Inc on its berry joint venture with Costa Group
- dozens of transactions in the route-bus industry, including the sale of Transit Australia Group to Kinetic, Grenda Transit Management to Ventura Motors; Kefford Group to ComfortDelGro Cabcharge Pty Ltd; and Reservoir Bus Group to L.C. Dyson’s Bus Services. Andrew has also advised operators on their service contracts with the relevant State or Territory
- the sale of interests in Metricon Homes to Sumitomo Forestry Australia
- Hanes Brands Inc on the sale of the Champion apparel business
- Lazard Private Equity on its investment in debt finance specialist Scottish Pacific and subsequent exit to Next Capital
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