Investment, Transactions and Property in Consumer & Retail
Growth in the consumer and retail sector is being driven by brand acquisitions, new market entries and the expansion of retail networks and digital commerce platforms. The corporate, franchising, property and financing structures underpinning these opportunities must be carefully designed to support scalable growth.
We advise across the full lifecycle of retail and consumer transactions, helping you structure acquisitions, strategic partnerships and network expansion, develop property strategies and secure financing arrangements that support long-term commercial objectives.
We advise on:
Retail and consumer mergers and acquisitions
Brand acquisitions and portfolio divestments
Private equity investments and platform roll-ups
Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
Franchising networks and regulatory compliance
National leasing portfolios and store rollouts
Logistics, warehousing and distribution infrastructure
Construction and planning matters
Acquisition and development finance
Supply chain and inventory financing structures
Warranty and indemnity insurance and transaction risk allocation
By combining transactional, property and financing expertise with deep sector insight, we help clients pursue growth opportunities with confidence in complex and evolving consumer markets.
Experience
On-Demand Food Delivery Platform
Advised a digital platform on its market entry and activities in Australia, including compliance with competition law, marketing collateral and liquor licensing obligations. Currently advising on consumer law investigations involving digital platforms.
Collins Foods
Legal adviser on the acquisition of more than 80 KFC stores throughout Australia, and its overseas expansion and acquisitions in Germany and the Netherlands. Our team have assisted Collins Food on financing structures and institutional placements to fund these acquisitions.
Wiz
Acting for Wiz in Google's US$32 billion acquisition of Wiz, a transaction that involved navigating complex global competition issues and securing merger control approvals across multiple jurisdictions, including Australia.
Marley Spoon
Advised on a series of strategic transactions supporting the growth of its consumer food distribution platform, including its business combination with German-listed SPAC 468 SPAC II SE and associated A$157 million capital raise and international listing transition.
Major National Food Retailer
Advised on a series of acquisitions over many years across the liquor, supermarket, retail and food services sectors, including significant transactions of a national food services company, and large-scale hotel acquisitions.
Healthia
Legal adviser in its acquisition by Pacific Equity Partners via scheme of arrangement, and previously advised on its aggregation acquisitions, secondary raisings and IPO on ASX and acquisition of over 100 allied health businesses, including physiotherapists, podiatrists and optometrists.
adidas
Advised on adidas' retail leasing portfolio throughout Australia, including negotiating the Lease and associated documentation in relation to adidas' corporate headquarters.
Minerva Foods
Advised on its A$400 million acquisition of an Australian and New Zealand boxed beef distribution company.
Samsung Electronics Australia
Advising in relation to Samsung's commercial and retail leasing throughout Australia, including acting on the development, leasing and renewal of Samsung's corporate headquarters at Sydney Olympic Park.
Flutter Entertainment
Secured unconditional ACCC informal merger clearance for its acquisition of online wagering provider, BetEasy (now Sportsbet).
IKEA
Advised on IKEA's acquisition of 6 Sunray Drive, Innaloo, encompassing Perth's only large format IKEA store for $163.75 million and on IKEA's sale of a significant site.
Jeanswest
Advised the voluntary administrators and subsequent liquidators of national retailer Jeanswest on trading during administration, supplier and lessor negotiations and the ultimate sale of the business.
