Tim is joining Corrs to focus on complex M&A transactions for listed companies and Australian and international private equity funds, sovereign funds, multi-platform alternative asset managers and superannuation funds.

Commenting on the appointment, Corrs Senior Partner and CEO Gavin MacLaren said: “Tim is very well respected in the market for his strategic, commercial and pragmatic approach. He has significant experience in M&A, capital raisings, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and regulatory investigations. Tim’s appointment adds further depth to our M&A and PE offering, and we are delighted to welcome him to the Corrs partnership.”

Tim is currently the Executive Partner at Gilbert + Tobin and Head of the firm’s Corporate Advisory group. He is regarded as one of Australia’s leading M&A lawyers and has advised on some of the country’s largest and most complex transactions.

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Fadi Khoury

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has advised First Maven Pty Ltd (L1 Capital) on its proposed merger with Platinum Asset Management Ltd (Platinum).

The proposed merger involves a sale of L1 Capital to ASX listed firm, Platinum, in consideration for the issue of 74% of the shares in Platinum to the shareholders of L1 Capital.

Led by corporate partners Fadi Khoury and Shabarika Ajitkumar, and head of corporate Sandy Mak, Corrs advised on all aspects of the transaction, supported by a cross-disciplinary team of experts, including from the firm’s funds and financial services, tax, banking and finance, employment and competition practices.

Commenting on the matter Fadi Khoury said: “The size and reputation of the groups involved makes this a flagship transaction for the Australian funds management sector in 2025. The merger would create a combined investment platform of listed & unlisted equities and alternative investment strategies with total funds under management of approximately $16.7 billion.”

Sandy Mak and Shabarika Ajitkumar added: “The transaction demonstrates Corrs’ reputation as an Australian law firm of choice for complex transactions in the financial services sector.”

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Jo Dodd

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has advised the dealers and joint lead managers, Barrenjoey/Barclays, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Mizuho and Westpac Institutional Bank on AusNet’s record issuance of A$950 million of hybrid bonds (30-year non-call six structure) – Australia’s largest ever corporate hybrid issuance.

AusNet is Victoria’s largest diversified energy network business and a frequent issuer in domestic and offshore debt capital markets.

Led by partner Jo Dodd and supported by senior associate Chloe Delahunt-Devlin, Corrs advised the banks on all aspects of the transaction.

Commenting on the matter, Jo Dodd said: “We are very pleased to have advised the JLMs on this record-breaking transaction in the Australian debt capital markets.

“The transaction enhances Corrs reputation in the market as a top-tier, trusted adviser on debt capital markets transactions.”

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Fadi Khoury

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has advised Dominion Investment Management Pty Ltd (Realm) on the A$300 million initial public offering (IPO) of Dominion Income Trust 1 (Trust) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Realm is an Australia-based asset management firm with over A$7 billion in funds under management.  The IPO relates to the offer of between A$150 million and A$300 million in Units in the Trust and associated proposed listing on the ASX.  Proceeds from the subscriptions will be used by the Trust to invest in unsubordinated, unsecured, deferable, and redeemable floating rate notes issued by the Dominion Investment Trust.

Led by partner Fadi Khoury and supported by experts across the corporate practice, Corrs advised Realm on all aspects of the transaction.

Commenting on the matter, Corrs lead partner Fadi Khoury said: “We are thrilled to advise Realm on the first-of-its-kind offering which aligns with its goal of being a market-leading Australian-based credit and fixed income manager.

“This transaction further strengthens Corrs’ reputation as a leading firm for ASX-listed funds and the team’s expertise in providing innovative solutions to complex matters.”

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Fadi Khoury

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has advised Vinva Holdings Limited on a strategic partnership with Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX:MFG) (Magellan), which has acquired a 29.5% stake in Vinva and entered into a long term global distribution relationship. Vinva manages over $22 billion in active share investment strategies covering 47 countries on behalf of over 50 institutional clients, including Australia’s largest superannuation funds.

Vinva is a global investment management firm founded in Australia in 2010 and a leader in systematic equity strategies, specialising in long and long-short strategies across Australia and global equity markets for institutional and wholesale clients. The strategic relationship will provide for distribution of Vinva’s offering into US and other offshore institutional investor channels, as well as into the Australian and New Zealand retail investor and platform markets.

Commenting on the matter, Corrs lead partner Fadi Khoury said: “We are delighted to have advised Vinva on this transaction, which marks a significant milestone for the successful founder and employee owned business. The partnership with Magellan offers a pathway for US institutional investors and local retail investors to access the firm’s strategies.

“This deal highlights Corrs’ expertise in strategic fund management sector transactions for best in class managers.”

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Glen Sauer

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has advised Next Capital on its acquisition of Scentia, a leading Australian education and training provider.

Scentia provides education and training services via its subsidiary businesses Australian Institute of Management (AIM) and Australasian College of Health and Wellness (ACHW), including leadership and management training, vocational training services in project management, human resources, leadership and management, post-graduate qualification education services in business administration and undergraduate qualification education services in dermal aesthetics.

Led by partner Glen Sauer, and supported by partners John Mosley, James North and Stephen Price, Corrs advised on all aspects of the transaction, with support from experts across the firm’s banking and finance, technology, media and telecommunications and employment practices.

Commenting on the matter, Corrs partner Glen Sauer said: “We are delighted to support Next Capital on its acquisition of Scentia. Next Capital’s investment will assist Scentia to capitalise on growth in the education sector and we look forward to working with Next Capital and Scentia as the business continues to grow.”

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Russell Philip

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has advised Silver Lake Resources (Silver Lake) on a A$2.2 billion proposed ‘merger of equals’ with Red 5 Limited (Red 5) to create ASX’s fifth largest gold producer.

Silver Lake has entered into a scheme implementation deed with Red 5 pursuant to which the two companies have agreed to merge by way of a Silver Lake scheme of arrangement, with the merged group being owned 51.7% (Red 5) : 48.3% (Silver Lake). The merged entity is to be led by Mr Russell Clark (existing Red 5 Chairman) and Mr Luke Tonkin (existing Silver Lake Managing Director & CEO), with the board of the merged entity comprising four directors from each of the current Red 5 and Silver Lake boards. If implemented, the merger will create a leading mid-tier gold company with diversified operations and a strong balance sheet available to pursue growth through the combination of highly complementary assets and balance sheets.

Led by partner Russell Philip, Corrs advised on all aspects of the transaction, with a multidisciplinary team from the corporate, energy and natural resources, banking and finance, employment and property practice groups, including partners Peter Jarosek, Simon Reid, Giacomo Giorgi and Rebecca Field.

Commenting on the matter, Corrs partner Russell Philip said: “Corrs is delighted to be working with Silver Lake on its proposed merger with Red 5. The transaction is a great example of two complementary gold producers working together to create additional value for both sets of shareholders.

“Drawing on the expertise across multiple Corrs practice groups was central to bringing this significant transaction into fruition, highlighting the firm’s capability in advising on the most strategically important transactions in the energy and resources industry.”

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Phoebe Wynn-Pope

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has launched Essential ESG, a podcast that breaks down topical issues affecting the rapidly evolving environmental, social and governance (ESG) landscape in Australia and beyond.

According to Corrs’ Head of Responsible Business and ESG, Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope, Essential ESG was launched in response to the growing complexities surrounding ESG and the lack of suitable resources to help business leaders and the broader community understand and navigate the challenges.

Presented by Corrs and led by Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope, the podcast features expert guests across all facets of ESG, including subject-matter experts from within Corrs, to assist organisations in their ESG journey.

Commenting on the launch, Dr Wynn-Pope said: “There is mounting pressure on the public and private sector to deliver on commitments to the Paris Agreement and ensure a ‘just transition’. In addition, organisations seeking to attract capital, retain investors and shareholders, and appeal to the next generation of employees and consumers, realise that ESG must remain high on their agenda.

“Yet, in a world where ESG considerations are becoming more relevant and are increasingly complex, keeping abreast of the latest thinking and developments at both a local and global level can be a challenge in itself.

“The aim of Essential ESG is to break down complex topics into bite-sized insights, discuss the many and interrelated risks and opportunities associated with ESG considerations, and highlight the importance of an holistic organisational-wide approach.

“For example, when addressing the ‘E’ (environmental) considerations in the race to net zero, we need to be very mindful of the unintended consequences to ‘S’ (social) and ‘G’ (governance) considerations too, such as the risk of increased exposure modern slavery within the supply chain.”

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Glen Sauer

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has advised online trading platform Stake on its A$90 million Series A capital raising.

The Sydney-based start-up raised funds from investors including Tiger Global and DST Global Partners. The online trading platform offers a suite of products, including US and ASX share trading and an SMSF platform, has a team of 135 employees and A$2 billion of assets under management.

Corrs advised Stake on all aspects of the capital raising, led by partner Glen Sauer and supported by associate April Wong and other experts within the Corporate team.

Commenting on the matter, partner Glen Sauer said: “We were pleased to advise Stake on their Series A capital raise and support their continued growth. This is an exciting milestone for the team.”

Founder and chief executive officer Matt Leibowitz said: “The $90 million series A funding gives us breathing space in a crowded online trading market. The funding will be used to hire more engineers and invest in our underlying infrastructure.”

Mr Leibowitz also noted “A big thanks to Glen and the team at Corrs. We’ve worked with Glen before and once again, he and the team delivered. The Corrs team was able to grasp the key objectives for Stake, manage all the moving parts and push us and others along to maintain momentum. Ultimately, they made a very large fundraising as seamless as these things get.”

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Gaynor Tracey

Australia’s leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has advised Tribeca Investment Partners (Tribeca) on a carbon credits investment joint venture and the launch of an A$500 million carbon fund.

The joint venture between Tribeca and Viridios Capital, VT Carbon Partners, will launch the VT Carbon Fund with an initial A$500 million portfolio of nature based carbon credits acquired through secondary market purchases and primary offtake agreements with developers.

The Corrs team advised on all aspects of the joint venture and fund, led by Corporate Partner Gaynor Tracey and Alternative Investment Funds Partner Fadi Khoury.

Commenting on the launch, Fadi Khoury said: “The timing of the fund launch coincides with the global push for a structured carbon credit market as government leaders meet at COP26 in Glasgow this month. From an investor perspective, the fund provides timely access to this new asset class.”

Gaynor Tracey added: “The fund will take advantage of sector tailwinds as miners and industrial companies globally look at buying carbon credits to achieve net zero emissions by 2030.”

Adam Lavis, CEO of Tribeca Investment Partners said: “The VT Carbon Fund is building inventory in partnership with world’s largest offset project developers. The launch of the fund, with strategic guidance from Corrs, provides investors with an early opportunity to support this growing sector.”

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