John Wilson - Groom Kennedy Legal Solutions

About

John has extensive experience advising clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raisings and reorganisations.

Before joining Groom Kennedy, John was a corporate / mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Linklaters in London and Singapore from 2014 to 2020. He has also acted as in-house counsel for Centrica plc, a leading energy company and Citigroup, an international financial services organisation.

John’s cross-border experience and international outlook enables him to provide innovative advice to clients no matter how complex the legal or business problem.

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Education

Bachelor of Laws - London School of Economics and Political Science

Contact

John.Wilson@groomkennedy.com.au

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Represented a leading publicly listed energy company in a joint venture with a state-owned enterprise to create one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in Europe
Represented a national supermarket chain in a $12.6 billion merger with a competitor

Represented an international financial services organisation in two separate regulatory-driven corporate reorganisations
Represented a leading Australian digital solutions provider in a $15 million sale to a publicly listed telecommunications company

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Groom Kennedy advises on the sale of Studio Ninja to ImageQuix

Groom Kennedy advises on the sale of Studio Ninja to ImageQuix

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Groom Kennedy advises on the sale of a majority stake in SiSU Health to Wesfarmers

Groom Kennedy advises on the sale of a majority stake in SiSU Health to Wesfarmers

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1/2/2023

Groom Kennedy advises Profectus Group on the sale of its rebate deal management platform to Enable

Groom Kennedy advises Profectus Group on the sale of its rebate deal management platform to Enable

Profectus Group's RDM platform to form part of the collaborative rebate management platform of Enable

2/12/2022

Upcoming changes to Competition Law

Upcoming changes to Competition Law

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18/4/2024

Imminent changes to conveyancing practice in Tasmania

Imminent changes to conveyancing practice in Tasmania

Prepare for more rigorous requirements when dealing with Tasmanian land

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Navigating Australia's Spam Regulations

Is your business meeting the requirements of the Spam Act?

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