Gilbert + Tobin has announced the appointment of Ben Macdonald as an M&A partner in its Melbourne office.
Ben brings a wealth of experience in M&A and mining and resources. He was previously a senior Vice President in the Natural Resources Group at Deutsche Bank in Melbourne, where he advised on a number of high profile transactions including advising Tata Steel on its response to Rio Tinto’s A$3.9 billion takeover offer for Riversdale Mining Limited and Xstrata plc on its successful A$514 million takeover offer for Sphere Minerals Limited.
Prior to being an investment banker Ben was a senior corporate/M&A lawyer at Freehills in Melbourne and spent time working at Allen & Overy in London.
Managing Partner, Danny Gilbert said, “We are very excited to have Ben join the firm. He is an exceptional M&A and corporate lawyer with excellent mining industry knowledge and commercial acumen that will give our clients a competitive edge.”
“He will be a terrific addition to our strong Melbourne presence, which now includes Banking & Finance, Corporate/Communications & Technology, Corporate Advisory and Competition & Regulation practices”.
Founded in January 2010, Gilbert +Tobin’s Melbourne office has grown rapidly. The addition of Ben will strengthen the already highly-regarded M&A/corporate advisory team headed by Neil Pathak. Neil was recently named the Mergers & Acquisitions, Melbourne Lawyer of the Year 2012 by Best Lawyers and works on some of the region’s most significant transactions.
In recent months Gilbert + Tobin’s Melbourne office has advised a range of blue chip clients on high profile corporate transactions including Telstra in relation to the NBN process, Orica on its proposed Pilbara joint venture, PEP’s takeover of Spotless, DuluxGroup on its takeover bid for Alesco, M2 Telecommunications Group on its capital raising and Exxaro’s successful takeover of African Iron.
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