Mark is a projects lawyer and the Managing Partner of our firm. Mark is highly-regarded for his specialist legal work in mergers and acquisitions, including cross border transactions, acquisition finance, and Public Private Partnerships.
Professional Qualifications
MBA (Corporate Finance) Massey University, 1998 LLB Victoria University, 1991
Acting for both developers and financiers in relation to private/public partnership transactions including facilities management services, road, rail, water and power developments
Advising on acquisition finance projects in relation to publicly listed and private targets and financed by senior, mezzanine, second lien and high yield finance as well as private equity acquisitions. This included public to private and whitewash/3-debenture security transactions
General finance and project finance transactions including PPP's
Acting on the finance aspects of the acquisition of various project and commercial targets on the basis of share and asset purchases acquired or developed on the back of non-recourse, limited recourse and full recourse finance
Working on transaction jurisdictions in all the major European and Eastern European countries as well as the Americas, the Middle East, South East Asia and Oceania
Seminars and publications
Mark has published a number of articles on client care, energy and acquisition finance matters.
International recognition
One of ALB's 40 Hottest lawyers of 2010
Recommended individual - ALB Guide: Energy & Resources 2009