Sector

Financial Services

We don't just navigate change. We drive innovation in financial services, with clear and decisive legal strategies to give you an edge.

How we can help

From advising on market-first transactions to helping leading institutions stay ahead of the regulatory curve, we’ve built a formidable track record. We can help you navigate significant regulatory change, technological disruption, commercial pressures and geopolitical instability and find safe paths to growth.

As pioneers, we’ve long led the way in regulatory change, dispute resolution and technology-related advancements. Bringing together our collective knowledge across banking, finance, M&A, capital markets, and investigations and disputes, we see the whole picture and can help you manoeuvre in unexpected ways to succeed.

Financial Services experience

Afterpay

On the $39 billion acquisition of Afterpay by Square, Inc (now Block), the largest cross border fintech deal globally and the largest M&A deal in Australian history to date.

KKR

On its acquisition of a 55% interest in Colonial First State and joint venture with CBA.

Australian Payments Plus

On various contractual and regulatory matters, including competition advice and the development and simplification of scheme rules.

Pepper Money

On its $1.3 billion IPO and ASX listing and on its acquisition of 65% of Stratton Finance.

A big four bank

On the full end-to-end implementation of the Banking Executive Accountability Regime, transition to Financial Accountability Regime and associated governance uplift.

Credit Suisse

In prosecuting claims against the insurers associated with the collapse of Greensill, worth over US$2 billion.

Westpac, ABA and the Insurance Council of Australia

In relation to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.

Macquarie Asset Management and its co-investors

On the $3.58 billion sale of Axicom.

Resolution Life Australia

On the acquisition of AIA Australia’s superannuation and investments business, including financial services regulatory advice.