Background
Stuart Byrne is national head of our Equity Capital Markets Group and is part of our Corporate Advisory / Mergers and Acquisitions department.
Stuart's strong client focus and broad skills in public and private corporate and commercial work underpin his advice to ASX listed and unlisted issuers, and the major investment banks in Australia, on initial public offerings, rights issues, accelerated renounceable and non-renounceable entitlement offers, placements, share purchase plans and dividend reinvestment plans. He has raised funds through issuances of convertible notes and other hybrid securities, and advised on refinancing or restructuring transactions with equity or hybrid components, and foreign investors on capital raisings in or from Australia. Stuart has also advised on numerous private company acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, major contractual negotiations and general commercial and corporate governance issues.
Recognition
- IFLR 100 2011: ranks Stuart as one of Australia's leading Equity Capital Markets and Debt Capital Markets lawyers
- 2010 Lawyers Weekly: Icon Awards "Dealmaker of the Year" finalist
- 2010 ALB Law Awards: "Dealmaker of the Year" finalist
- IFLR1000 2010: "Leading" lawyer in Capital Markets
- PLC Which Lawyer? 2010: "Endorsed" lawyer in Equity Capital Markets
- Listed in the ALB Hot 40: - The hottest lawyers of 2010
