Natalie Bryce

Partner

Brisbane, Australia

Natalie is a Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions partner with particular expertise in healthcare, aged care and advisory and transactional work for government clients. Natalie is Herbert Smith Freehills’ Sector Lead Partner for Healthcare.

Clients value Natalie’s ability to manage large transactions, as well as her deep sector expertise and clear communication style. In addition to M&A, Natalie has a significant Government advisory practice, including undertaking reviews of legislation, scoping studies and strategic reviews. She brings a solutions-focused, commercial approach to both her transactional and advisory work.

Natalie has extensive experience running private M&A transactions across a variety of industries. In the healthcare sector, Natalie has experience across the gamut of the industry including public and private hospitals, medical centres, pathology, diagnostic imaging, cancer care, IVF, residential care, hearing services, home care, health data analytics and private health insurance.

Background

Natalie joined Herbert Smith Freehills in 2001. She worked in our Sydney and Melbourne offices before relocating to Brisbane in 2007.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

acting for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Export Finance Australia in relation to the Australian Government’s support for Telstra’s acquisition of Digicel Pacific, the largest telecommunications provider in the Pacific region
acting for HBF on its acquisition of private health insurer CUA Health
acting for the Department of Finance in relation to the construction of the Centres for National Resilience in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane
acting for the Royal Commission into the Victorian Mental Health System
acting for the Department of Finance in relation to the Review of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989
acting for Infratil and Morrison & Co on their acquisition of a circa 70% interest in Qscan, a leading Australian diagnostic imaging provider
acting for QIC Global Infrastructure Fund on its acquisition of a circa 75% interest in Nexus Hospitals, Australia’s second largest operator of day and short-stay hospitals
acting for The Bethanie Group Inc. on its acquisition of the Berrington Care residential aged care facilities
acting for DKSH on its acquisition of Axeio, an Australian chemicals distributor
acting for the Australian Government on the sale of ASC Shipbuilding to BAE Systems Australia
acting for ITOCHU Corporation on its strategic business investment in SUNTOP, a PRC kidney health/dialysis provider
acting for the Queensland Government on the creation of CleanCo Queensland, a no and low emissions electricity generator
acting for Singapore-based Fullerton Health on its acquisition of Healthscope Medical Centres