Congratulations to KKR for signing binding transaction documents to acquire Perpetual’s corporate trust and wealth management businesses for $2.175 billion.

Gilbert + Tobin is advising KKR on all aspects of the transaction, drawing on experts across corporate/M&A, banking, financial services regulation, superannuation, disputes and investigations, intellectual property, technology and digital, tax, employment and other parts of the firm.

The G+T team was led by partner Alex Kauye, who has advised KKR on numerous investments across different funds and strategies in Asia-Pacific. 

Alex said: "This transaction sits alongside KKR’s investments in Arnott’s and Colonial First State as another example of KKR’s proven capability in complex carve-out transactions. We are grateful for the trust that KKR continues to place in us to support them on their Australian portfolio.” 

Other members of the G+T team include:

Corporate / M&A

• Nirangjan Nagarajah, partner 
• Sam Kings, partner 
• Olivia Blakiston, lawyer
• Ebony Keenan-Dunn, special counsel
• Stephanie Rowan, lawyer
• Fiona Blanch, lawyer
• Christopher Margin, lawyer
• Jordan Czelen, lawyer
• Sophie Chalet, lawyer
• Alexia Grindle, lawyer
• Maxwell Collins, lawyer

Banking

• John Schembri, partner
• Michael Spurritt, lawyer
• Victor Salman, lawyer
• Nick Cooper, lawyer

Financial Services Regulation

• Georgina Willcock, special counsel

Superannuation

• Luke Barrett, partner

Disputes + Investigations

• Philippa Hofbrucker, partner
• Rebecca Spigelman, partner

Intellectual Property

• Anna Smyth, partner

Technology + Digital

• Melissa Fai, partner
• Andrew Hii, partner

Tax

• Julian Cheng, partner

Employment

• James Pomeroy, special counsel