Aaron Chan

I am a Special Counsel in our Corporate Group, based in the Sydney office. I have experience in a broad range of corporate transactions, covering both mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets.

Practicing for over 16 years, I work with clients from a wide variety of industries, ranging from financial services and logistics to professional services and resources.

I assist clients at all stages of their development, from start ups who are first seeking capital to listed companies and those who are applying for admission to a securities exchange. I also work closely with other industry advisers, both on transactions for mutual clients and on their own account.

My experience encompasses private and public transactions in both M&A and fundraising, as well as financial services regulation and general corporate advisory work. Not only do I advise clients on executing high-impact corporate transactions, but I also advise on the key regulatory issues arising from the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules.

For me, the most rewarding part of private practice is helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. I pride myself on working closely with my clients and their other advisers to find commercially pragmatic and effective solutions to their legal issues.

• Acting for Sirtex Medical Limited on its sale (through a public regulated transaction) to CDH Genetech Limited and China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Limited for A$1.9 billion, as a competing transaction to a proposed sale to Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
• Acting for an ASX-listed logistics and supply-chain solutions provider on a series of private treaty acquisitions.
• Acting for IPD Group Limited (2022) and other companies on their IPOs and ASX listings and separately acting for lead managers and underwriters on IPOs and rights issues.
• Acting for a tech-enabled short-term property management service on its initial cornerstone capital raise as well as advising on subsequent private fundraisings and finance facilities.