Ilona Hunnisett

Partner
Sydney

Biography

Ilona is a partner in our Corporate Advisory group.

She specialises in private capital transactions, public and private mergers & acquisitions and general corporate advisory matters. Ilona works with a diverse variety of prominent clients, including private equity firms, publicly listed entities, private/founder owned business, multinational corporations and financial institutions across a diverse range of industries and geographies.

She frequently advises clients on significant transactions, leveraging her deep expertise in corporate and securities law to deliver strategic insights that support clients in navigating complex legal challenges with commercial acumen and effectiveness.

Experience

Ilona’s experience includes advising:

  • Pacific Equity Partners throughout the competitive bid process for the acquisition of the ATOM Group, one of Australia’s leading distributors of industrial and safety supplies.

  • ARN Media and Anchorage Capital Partners as consortium members in their proposed acquisition of Southern Cross Media.  

  • The underbidder in a competitive sale process/investment in EVSE, a leading Australian electric vehicle charging hardware and software provider.

  • MolyCop on its potential initial public offering and listing on the ASX (postponed).

  • Telstra on its acquisition, in partnership with the Australian Government, of Digicel Pacific, the biggest mobile operator in the South Pacific region.

  • Anchorage Capital Partners on the sale of Rail First Asset Management to a consortium comprising Amber Infrastructure and DIF Capital Partners.

  • PEP and Carlyle on the sale of iNova Pharmaceuticals to TPG Capital.

  • Adamantem Capital on its acquisition of Pac Trading.

  • Bain Capital on the sale of Retail Zoo to Adamantem Capital.

  • Calvary on its acquisition of Japara Healthcare Limited by way of scheme of arrangement.

  • Vulcan Steel on its successful initial public offering and listing on the ASX, with a foreign exempt listing on the NZX.

  • Pacific Equity Partners on the $964 million sale of Allied Pinnacle to Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

Awards and Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in Australia 2026

    Ranked for Corporate Law and Equity Capital Markets Law