Steven Glanz

Steven Glanz is one of the Firm's most senior Mergers & Acquisitions partners. He worked in the Firm’s New York office for a number of years after studying at Columbia University. Steven was the managing partner for Australia for 5 years and was the chairman of the Firm’s Asia Pacific M&A Committee.

Steven is highly experienced in all aspects of corporate takeovers and divestments across the Australian and the Asia Pacific market, and in major capital markets transactions.

• Advising AccorInvest on the sale of the largest hotel portfolio in Australia.
• Advising Hanesbrands Inc on the takeover of Pacific Brands Group Ltd.
• Advising Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Ltd on an activist shareholder dispute with Perpetual Limited and Carnegie Group.
• Advising Altamont Capital Partners on its recapitalization of Billabong and acquisition of the Dakine brand from Billabong.
• Advising Abertis Infraestructuras SA on its bid for the AUD 7 billion toll road network owned by the Queensland Government.
• Advising Passport Capital on complex pre-bid option arrangements with Rio Tinto in relation to Rio Tinto's off market takeover bid for Riversdale Mining.
• Acting for Transfield Services Limited on the sale of TSI Fund to Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL.
• Advising iSOFT Group Limited on the AUD 480 million takeover by Computer Sciences Corporation.
• Acting for Asahi on the acquisition of Cadbury Schweppes's Australian beverages business.
• Advising New Hope Corporation Limited on the AUD 2.45 billion sale of the New Saraji Coal Project to the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance.
• Advising Billiton Plc in connection with the proposed acquisition of CSR’s and AMP’s interests in the Gove bauxite and alumina operation in the Northern Territory.
• Acting on the takeover of Mayne Pharma by Hospira, Inc for AUD 2.2 billion

• Best Lawyers in Australia - Corporate Law and M&A Law, 2017 - 2020

• Leading Lawyer - Mergers & Acquisitions, IFLR 2013

• Leading Individual - Corporate/M&A, Chambers Asia Pacific, 2013 

• Leading Individual - Capital Markets, Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2013

• American Chamber of Commerce - Governor
• ASIC - Mergers & Acquisitions Liaison Committee

• New York