We are seeking a Legal Counsel – Corporate M&A to join our ANZ legal team, based in Macquarie Park. Reporting to the Group General Counsel, you will provide strategic and commercially focused legal support across a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, and other growth initiatives. You will work closely with senior executives, operational leaders, finance teams, and external advisers to ensure transactions are executed effectively, risks are managed proactively, and outcomes align with the organisation's long-term objectives.
As Legal Counsel – Corporate M&A, you will support and lead legal aspects of complex transactions from initial opportunity assessment through to completion and post-acquisition integration. You will provide practical, business-focused advice that enables informed decision-making while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
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Assist the General Counsel in leading legal workstreams on mergers, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
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Support transactions from origination through due diligence, signing, completion, and integration.
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Coordinate internal stakeholders and external advisers to ensure transaction timelines are achieved.
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Help ensure transactions align with the Group's strategic, commercial, and governance objectives.
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Plan, conduct, and coordinate legal due diligence activities.
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Identify, assess, and communicate legal, commercial, and regulatory risks and opportunities.
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Prepare concise reports outlining key findings, transaction issues, and mitigation strategies.
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Escalate material legal or regulatory concerns to the Group General Counsel and transaction sponsors.
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Draft, review, and negotiate a range of corporate transaction documents, including, Confidentiality Agreements, Term Sheets, Share and Asset Sale Agreements, Shareholders Agreements, Disclosure Letters and Completion Documentation.
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Advise on transaction structure in collaboration with finance, tax, and external advisers.
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Negotiate warranties, indemnities, and contractual protections to manage risk and maximise value.
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Manage regulatory approvals and filings, including FIRB and ACCC merger clearance processes.
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Engage and manage external counsel within agreed budgets and scopes of work.
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Maintain transaction documentation, records, and virtual data rooms.
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Support management of post-completion obligations, including warranties, indemnities, escrow arrangements, and completion accounts.
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Assist with legal aspects of post-merger integration activities.
