Kenneth specialises in corporate mergers and acquisitions (private treaty and regulated), private equity, funds management and equity capital markets (IPOs and capital raisings). He has developed expertise in ESG and its key role in investors’ decision making, and works with clients to integrate sustainability considerations into their corporate strategies and investments. He has authored multiple publications on ESG (including in a UK journal with international readership) which may be viewed via his LinkedIn profile.
Kenneth is best known for his approachability, clear communication and problem solving skills. He has advised on numerous transactions for both investors and investees across industries including agribusiness, health and medtech, fintech, property, software and resources. He is fluent in English and Chinese, and has clients from Australia, South-east Asia, China and the US.
Kenneth is a Monash University alumni with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Science. He was awarded the faculty prize for constitutional law and his research thesis received a High Distinction. He also holds a Certificate in Governance Practice from the Governance Institute of Australia.
Expertise
Experience
- Whispir Limited Acting on its $163 million IPO and ASX listing and its subsequent $45.9 million institutional placement and share purchase plan.
- Eagle Health Holdings Limited Advising on its $125 million IPO and ASX listing.
- Next Science Limited Advising on its $76 million (US$50 million) sale of business and assets to Italian healthcare group Demetra Holding S.p.A.
- Clean Seas Seafood Limited Advising on its dual listing on Euronext Growth and ASX, and its $25 million institutional two tranche placement.
- Australian fintech group Providing advice on multiple capital raisings including its $25 million Series A and $32.5 million Series B, involving key investors Mastercard, Westpac and various venture capital funds.
- Hong Kong based consortium of private equity funds Acting on their acquisition of Genea Limited for approximately $300 million via a scheme of arrangement.
- Nuchev Limited Advising on its acquisition of bWellness Group and associated capital raising, and on its entitlement offer and placement to a strategic investor (including exclusive distributor arrangements).
- TasFoods Limited Advising on the sale of its MVD business and Betta business to Bega Foods Limited.
- Alliance Resources Limited Acting on multiple capital raisings, and on its takeover response, compulsory acquisition and subsequent delisting from ASX.
- Foreign consortium of bidders Advising on their successful off-market takeover of MC Mining Limited.
- National private equity group Advising on multiple investments including its underwriting of a $23.4 million placement of preference shares in a public company in the health data and prescriptions industry.
