Tom Hoare

Partner

Sydney

Tom acts for financial sponsors, listed companies and founders on private M&A and other negotiated transactions.

Tom advises a range of Australian and international clients on acquisitions, disposals, restructures, capital raisings, joint ventures, management equity and W&I insurance.

He is actively involved in managing some of the firm’s key private equity client relationships and has previously undertaken a secondment as legal counsel at Archer Capital, a leading Australian private equity firm.

Prior to joining the firm, Tom worked for a number of years at the Macquarie Group.

Background

Tom holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Industrial Relations) from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Technology Sydney.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

Mercury Capital on its acquisition of Fyfe
Mercury Capital on its acquisition of JMC Academy
Mercury Capital on the sale of Australian Animal Hospitals to Vet Partners
Mercury Capital on the sale of MessageMedia to Sinch
Archer Capital on the sale of Brownes Dairy to Shanghai Ground Food Tech
Archer Capital on the sale of Craveable Brands to PAG Asia Capital
Archer Capital on the sale of Autopact to Optimus Group
Pacific Equity Partners and Blum Capital on its refinance and subsequent sale of Xtralis to Honeywell
Pacific Equity Partners on its bid for Lion Dairy and Drinks
Potentia Capital on its acquisition of Education Horizons Group by way of unlisted takeover bid
Adamantem Capital (with Liverpool Partners) on its acquisition of Zenitas Healthcare by way of scheme of arrangement
American Securities on its acquisition of Hexion
Apollo Global Management on its acquisition of Ingenico
Catalyst on the dual track sale / IPO of Dusk
EQT on its proposed acquisition of IRESS via scheme of arrangement
Fidelio Capital and Vimian on its acquisition of Bova Compounding
Roc Partners on its acquisition of Story House Early Learning
The Growth Fund on its investment in M&J Chickens, Black Mount Spring Water, Quantum Radiology, My Pet Warehouse, Askin Performance Panels, Fitness Passport, AFS Logistics and Soar Aviation
The Growth Fund on portfolio company matters including for Ekera Dental, Obex Medical, Best Friends Pets, CompassCorp, GoGet, Royans and PlanIt
GenesisCare on its investment from KKR
GenesisCare on its acquisition of CardioNexus and Burwood Cardiology
GenesisCare on the sale of Advara HeartCare to Adamantem Capital
CIMIC on the sale of Leighton and Thiess Services and the creation of the Ventia joint venture with Apollo Global Management
Ventia (and its shareholders CIMIC and Apollo) on its acquisition of Broadspectrum from Ferrovial
Ventia (and its shareholders CIMIC and Apollo) on its initial public offering and listing on the ASX
Ventia on the sale of APP Corporation to Five V Capital
Ventia on its acquisition of Kordia Solutions
Ventia on the sale of its interest in the MTC Broadspectrum joint venture
Ventia on its EarthSure joint venture with Veolia
Link Group on the proposed sale of its corporate markets and banking and credit management businesses to Dye & Durham
GreenMount Advisory on its investment from Ngāi Tahu Holdings
GUD Holdings on its acquisition of ACAD from AMA Group
OPW on its acquisition of Liquip
Spark Infrastructure on its acquisition of Bomen Solar Farm from Renew Estate
Ennismore on its joint venture with Accor
ANZ and CBA as financiers for the acquisition by Stockland and Supalai of 12 master-planned communities from Lendlease
Permodalan Nasional Berhad on its investment in the Elanor Healthcare Real Estate Fund
City Developments Limited on its acquisition of Sofitel Brisbane from Brookfield
ACE Specialist HSC Tuition on its sale to Matrix Education (a portfolio company of Mercury Capital)
Upper Hunter Hydro on management equity arrangements
Ansarada on its Series A capital raise
SafetyCulture on its Series B capital raise
SoftBank on portfolio company matters
InfraRed Capital Partners on proposed investments