Jared Webster

Clayton Utz Special Counsel , Sydney Work T +61 2 9353 5770 cell [email protected] https://www.claytonutz.com

Jared's experience covers domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and corporate structuring across a range of sectors, including financial services, industrial, real estate, and telecommunications, media and technology.

He also regularly advises on Australian corporate law and ASX Listing Rule issues and has expertise with Australian Government and regulatory bodies including the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, the Foreign Investment Review Board, ASX and the Takeovers Panel.

Jared's experience also includes working in New York at a leading M&A law firm and a period of secondment to Brookfield’s Private Equity Group.

recognition

Best Lawyers Australia: voted by peers as One to Watch in:
- Mergers and Acquisitions (2022-2024)
- Corporate (2022-2024)

qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (Hons I), University of Sydney (2012)
Bachelor of Economics, University of Sydney (2011)

admitted to practice

New South Wales (2013)
High Court of Australia (2013)

Expertise

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Corporate / M&A

The Blackstone Group: Advised The Blackstone Group on its acquisition of Crown Resorts Limited.

Ausgrid: Advised Ausgrid in relation to AustralianSuper's sale of a $16.8bn interest to APG Asset Management.

Senex Energy: Advised oil and gas producer, Senex Energy, on its acquisition by POSCO International and Hancock Energy.

Uniti Group Limited: Advised Uniti Group on its acquisition of fibre broadband builder, OptiComm Limited.

Virgin Australia Holdings Limited: Advised the administrators of Virgin Australia Holdings Limited in relation to the competitive sale process of the airline to Bain Private Equity.

Thryv Holdings, Inc.: Advised Thryv on its acquisition of the Sensis business, the owner of the White Pages and Yellow Pages directories.

RESIMAC: Advised RESIMAC, a leading non-bank financial institution specialising in originating, servicing and securitising mortgage assets, on its reverse scrip merger with Homeloans Limited, an ASX-listed entity, creating a combined $13bn Australian mortgage portfolio.

EQT: Advised EQT on its acquisition of utility services company, Osmose Utilities Services.

Monash Private Capital: Advised on the sale of asset finance business, Maia Financial, to KKR & Co and HPS Investment Partners

Odyssey Investment Partners: Advised Protective Industrial Products, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, on its acquisition of PPE provider, Paramount Safety Products

Navigator Global Investments: Advised Navigator Global Investments on its acquisition of six minority interests in alternative asset managers from investments funds managed by Dyal Capital Partners, a division of Neuberger Berman.

Asia Pacific Data Centre: Advised data centre owner, Asia Pacific Data Centre Group, on the acquisition by NEXTDC Limited.

Frasers Hospitality: Advised on its sale of the Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney, to KKR.

The Hanover Insurance Group: Advised on its acquisition of SLE Holdings, a Lloyd’s managing general underwriting agency based in Australia.

Genuine Parts Company, Inc.: Advised Genuine Parts Company on its investment in leading Australian industrial distributor, Inenco Group.

PLDT Inc.: Advised Philippines' largest telcom, PLDT Inc., on its cornerstone minority investment in subscription video on demand provider, iflix Limited.

Investec: Advised Investec in its cornerstone investment in buy-now pay-later operator, Openpay.

Webster Limited: Advised agribusiness, Webster Limited, on its acquisition by PSP Investments

Tencent: Advised Tencent on its acquisition of subscription video on demand provider, iflix Limited.

Xenith IP Group: Advised ASX-listed Xenith on its A$150m acquisition of patent attorney and law firm Griffith Hack, and Xenith's underwritten rights issue to fund the transaction.

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Mergers and Acquisitions