Eddy Goldsmith

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Advising a London Stock Exchange-listed environmental and engineering consultancy on its acquisition of an Australian water and natural resources consultancy.
• Advising a Southeast Asia-based private equity firm on its acquisition of an investment company focused on the software and technology sector.
• Advising a medical technology company on various acquisitions in the health sector.
• Advising an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed investment and wealth management firm on the sale of its financial advice business to a provider of lending services.
• Advising a real estate fund management company on:
• The acquisition of a logistics real estate development and investment management platform
• Its purchase of an AU$405 million stake in an ASX-listed property group
• Advising an ASX-listed mining company on its public takeover of another ASX-listed miner based in Queensland.
• Advising various property funds on joint venture structuring.

Capital Raisings and Funds Establishment

• Advising a construction company on the establishment of its first ever closed-end wholesale property investment fund.
• Advising an Australian IT company on its transfer to the US and associated fundraising from US investors.
• Advising a real estate investment company on its logistics-assets joint venture fund with a property development firm.
• Advising an environmental services company on its capital raising on the ASX under an institutional placement and share purchase plan.
• Advising various property funds on their debt financing.

Commercial Contracting and Advisory

• Undertaking a six-month secondment with a metropolitan rail network operator to advise on a range of contract management, maintenance, operations and procurement matters, including:
• Advising on issues arising under its long-term maintenance and logistics supplies contract for a part of its passenger rail fleet
• Negotiating a contract for the provision of customer experience information from a consortium comprising a supplier of customer survey services and a provider of a database analytics product
• Advising a medical device company on a manufacturing agreement for the production of its proprietary equipment.
• Advising a hotel operator on a tender to provide hotel quarantine services, and on a tender to operate a purpose-built quarantine facility.
• Advising a renewable energy company on its windfarm supply-and-maintenance agreements.
• Advising the operator of a major oil and gas project in Central Asia on a range of matters, including:
• Advising on rights under the production sharing agreement involving the relevant national government
• Advising on rights under the joint operating agreement
• Negotiating and drafting long-term gas sale agreements for the project and capacity rights under an international petroleum pipeline agreement
• Advising on contractual approvals, contractual compliance, environmental matters and unlicensed gas flaring as part of annual cost recovery audits
• Drafting procurement procedures