Nirangjan Nagarajah
PartnerBiography
Nirangjan is a Partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s Corporate Advisory group. His practice centres on M&A in the energy and infrastructure sector with particular expertise in advising major investment funds, private equity, financial sponsors, as well as listed companies on a wide range of commercial transactions. He also specialises in public M&A transactions, having advised on a number of significant transactions involving ASX-listed companies.
Nirangjan has previously worked at the Takeovers Panel and in the corporate finance division of the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC).
Experience
Nirangjan’s recent transactions include advising:
- MidOcean Energy (an EIG portfolio company) on its proposed A$18.2 billion acquisition of ASX listed Origin Energy by way of scheme of arrangement, in consortium with Brookfield
- Brookfield on its role in the proposed A$9 billion consortium acquisition of AGL Energy Limited, in consortium with Grok Ventures
- Brookfield on its A$1.1 billion sale of the Port of Geelong to Spirit Super and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
- Brookfield on its acquisition of Genesee & Wyoming Inc and the subsequent divestment of the Australian business (now called One Rail) to a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management and PGGM
- Brookfield on its role in the consortium acquisition of Uniti Group Limited by A$3.6 billion scheme of arrangement
- Igneo Infrastructure Partners on multiple successful M&A transactions in renewable energy, including acquisitions from John Laing, BlackRock, Macquarie and InfraRed to form one of Australia’s largest operational renewable energy platforms
- FRV on the sale of 49 per cent of FRV Australia to Canadian pension fund OMERS Infrastructure
- QIC and Royal Schiphol Group on their A$60 million acquisition of a 70% stake in Hobart Airport, Australia
- Vast Solar on its entry into a business combination agreement with Nabors Energy Transition Corp, the combined entity to be named Vast and is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Hertz Australia on its navigation of the global Hertz Chapter 11 insolvency process
Awards and Recognition
Nirangjan is recognised by Best Lawyers 2018 in the Mergers and Acquisitions Law category.
Nirangjan was recently recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a Rising Star.