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Georgia Taylor

Georgia Taylor

Work History

Associate

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Current
  • Company Overview: Representing MinterEllison on secondment at Australia’s largest bank and MinterEllison’s key client, CBA.
  • I represent the M&A legal team at meetings with the commercial M&A team, advising on transactional elements such as deal structure, acquisition strategy and legal risks.
  • I prepare thoroughly for these meetings, my voice is relied upon and I am trusted to communicate the legal strategy to implement the commercial goal.
  • I am responsible for drafting deal documentation, such as sale agreements, subscription agreements and shareholders agreements, and negotiating the documents with third parties.
  • I am assisting with completion logistics, as well as many corporate governance workstreams, such as regulatory compliance and reporting.
  • Representing MinterEllison on secondment at Australia’s largest bank and MinterEllison’s key client, CBA.

Associate

Optus Networks Pty Limited
- Current
  • Acting for Optus Networks Pty Limited on the disposal of Uecomm Pty Limited dark fibre-related network assets to an Australian telco provider.
  • I have drafted the share sale agreement, which includes a complex pre-completion restructure drafted as a critical and non-critical restructure regime and have had significant direct client contact, including leading calls on specific aspects of the transaction.

Associate

MFF Capital Investments Limited
- Current
  • Advising MFF Capital Investments Limited on the proposed acquisition of global fund manager, Montaka Global Investors.
  • I assisted with a complex related party transaction analysis and worked with Sarah Dulhunty to advise on listing rule compliance, ran the due diligence process, drafted the share sale agreement and am running completion of the deal.

Associate

Magnetar LLC
- Current
  • Worked directly with John Elias (with minimal SA assistance) to advise Magnetar LLC on the recapitalisation and restructure of Resi Wholesale Funding Pty Ltd (part of the Yellow Brick Road group).
  • I coordinated and drafted relevant transaction documents, including a restructure agreement and equity subscription agreement, and advised on a complex class rights regime.
  • I had direct contact with our client and ran client calls directly in relation to the M&A aspects of the transaction.

Associate

Arc Money Pty Ltd
- Current
  • Advised Arc Money founders on a distribution arrangement with Resimac Group Limited, and an investment arrangement with Terrace Tower Group, for the provision of funding solutions by Arc Money.
  • I had direct contact with our client including leading calls on specific aspects, and assisted with all aspects of the transaction, including drafting and negotiating a bespoke shareholders agreement, subscription agreement, shareholder loan agreement and other constituent documents.

Associate

Caseware International Inc
- Current
  • Acting for a US private equity firm on its acquisition of an Australian software management company specialising in AI solutions.
  • I ran all aspects of due diligence and finalised the due diligence report, and led client calls on diligence.

Associate

SPS Developments Pty Ltd
- Current
  • Advised on the divestment of a retirement village structured as a share sale (with minimal SA assistance).
  • I led all aspects of the transaction and had consistent contact with the clients, including running all clients calls on the share sale agreement and advising the clients on all aspects of the transaction up to completion.

Associate

Adstream Pty Limited
- Current
  • Worked directly with Michael Scarf and led the internal restructure for a US client, which involved multiple cross-border in-specie capital returns, dividend distributions and share transfers.
  • I conducted the legal analysis, prepared and delivered both written and in-person advice to the client on multiple teams meetings, and documented all aspects of the restructure.

Associate

Growthpoint Properties Australia Limited
- Current
  • Assisted with the documentation of the co-investment structure, including drafting the escrow deed, investment management agreement and various establishment documents such as constitutions and trust deeds.

Associate

Gallatin Point Capital LLC
- Current
  • Company Overview: A large US private equity fund.
  • Acted for Gallatin Point Capital LLC on the acquisition of 30% of the issued share capital in a regulated Australian insurance business, including oversight of all workstreams, due diligence and drafting transaction documents directly with Kimberley Low.
  • A large US private equity fund.

Associate

Challenger Group Limited
- Current
  • Advised Challenger Group Limited in relation to the sale of its real estate funds management business ($3.4 billion under management) to Elanor Investors Group (ASX:ENN).
  • I coordinated two simultaneous streams of due diligence across multiple practice groups, and played a key role in the preparation, review and amendment of transaction documents and the completion process, including coordinating the novation of several hundred service contracts.

Associate

BlueCHP Limited
- Current
  • Advised BlueCHP on their Mackay Regional Housing investment, including a complex reorganisation that consisted of drafting an implementation agreement, advising on and completing a selective buy-back and preparing various constituent documents.

Associate

SingTel Optus Pty Limited
- Current
  • Advised Optus on the consolidation of its structure, which has included a number of entity deregistrations.
  • I've conducted legal analysis to advise Optus on the requirements for each deregistration and have affected the same by preparing all the relevant documentation.

Business Development

- Current
  • Next Gen Dealmakers Networking Event: I hosted an industry networking event that was attended by around 50 potential clients from major investment banks including CitiBank, Barrenjory, Macquarie, UBS, Moelis and Bank of America, capital advisors including MA Financial Group, FiveV, Australian Business Growth Fund and HSBC, private equity firms including Affinity Partners, Pacific Equity Partners and other clients and advisors in the Sydney market.
  • The event received extremely positive feedback in market (including from Moelis and CitiBank attendees, who said that it was best networking/industry event they'd attended), and will be an annual occurrence that keeps the Sydney M&A team front-of-mind for our peers that are potential clients.
  • CitiBank - $90m refinancing: I successfully referred a corporate finance transaction to Daniel Marks from a contact at CitiBank. The work is ongoing, and the scope is approximately $60,000 at this stage.
  • DealME training: I have ensured our team is accurately recognised in-market for our deals, and have worked closely with Emily Quarrel on capturing all M&A transactions via DealME. I led 2x team training sessions attended by the graduates, lawyers and associates in the Sydney M&A team to demonstrate and promote the use of DealME. Our capturing of deals has increased dramatically.

Education

Juris Doctor - Law

University of Sydney
01-2019

Bachelor of Communications - Advertsing

University of Technology, Sydney
01-2015

Skills

  • Leading complex transactions
  • Strategic negotiations
  • Stakeholder management

Timeline

Associate

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Current

Associate

Optus Networks Pty Limited
- Current

Associate

MFF Capital Investments Limited
- Current

Associate

Magnetar LLC
- Current

Associate

Arc Money Pty Ltd
- Current

Associate

Caseware International Inc
- Current

Associate

SPS Developments Pty Ltd
- Current

Associate

Adstream Pty Limited
- Current

Associate

Growthpoint Properties Australia Limited
- Current

Associate

Gallatin Point Capital LLC
- Current

Associate

Challenger Group Limited
- Current

Associate

BlueCHP Limited
- Current

Associate

SingTel Optus Pty Limited
- Current

Business Development

- Current

Juris Doctor - Law

University of Sydney

Bachelor of Communications - Advertsing

University of Technology, Sydney

Practice Areas

  • Private M&A
  • Corporate Governance

Business Development

  • Next Gen Dealmakers Networking Event, Hosted an industry networking event attended by around 50 potential clients from major investment banks., 2023-01-01
  • CitiBank - $90m refinancing, Successfully referred a corporate finance transaction to Daniel Marks from a contact at CitiBank., 2023-01-01
  • DealME training, Led team training sessions to demonstrate and promote the use of DealME., 2023-01-01

Personal Information

Title: Associate
Georgia Taylor