Rick Troiano

Rick’s practice is focused on advising clients on takeovers, schemes of arrangement, private share and asset sale and purchase transactions, IPOs, rights issues, placements and other corporate transactions. He also advises clients on a diverse range of legal issues including transaction structuring, due diligence, directors' duties, market disclosure, listing rule compliance and corporate governance matters.

Rick regularly acts for major Australian listed clients across a wide range of sectors. He also has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, advising international clients on their investments in Australia.

Rick was previously seconded to the Australian Takeovers Panel, the main forum for resolving takeover disputes in Australia, giving him a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape governing public M&A transactions in Australia.

He is also a member of the Corporations Committee (Law Council of Australia), a forum through which current legal issues affecting business are discussed and considered in the context of law reform in Australia.

Rick’s experience includes advising:

• Orora Limited on its AUD 2.2 billion acquisition of Saverglass from The Carlyle Group
• Orora Limited on its AUD 1.35 billion equity capital raising to fund the acquisition of Saverglass
• Orora Limited on its AUD 1.8 billion sale of its North American packaging solutions business to Veritiv Corporation
• Ausgold Limited on its AUD 776 million acquisition by OceanaGold Corporation by scheme of arrangement
• PointsBet Holdings Limited on its acquisition by MIXI, including the initial recommended scheme of arrangement, its response to a competing hostile bid and the subsequent recommended off-market takeover offer
• AFRY AB on its acquisition of AMC Consultants Limited by scheme of arrangement
• Count Limited on its acquisition of Oracle Group and associated equity capital raising
• Count Limited on its acquisition of ASX-listed Diverger Limited
• Rex Minerals Limited on its AUD 393 million acquisition by MACH Metals 
• Generation Development Group Limited on its AUD 320 million acquisition of Evidentia Group Holdings and associated capital raising
• The Lender Group to fund TPG Capital’s AUD 1.8 billion acquisition of InvoCare Limited
• PointsBet Australia Limited on the AUD 300 million sale of its US gaming and wagering business to Fanatics
• Crayon Group Holding on its AUD 410 million acquisition of rhipe Limited
• Youfoodz Holdings on its AUD 125 million acquisition by HelloFresh SE
• Afterpay Group on its IPO and ASX listing and subsequent merger with Touchcorp
• MUTB on its AUD 4.1 billion acquisition of Colonial First State Global Asset Management from CBA

• Corporations Committee (Law Council of Australia)
• Governance Institute of Australia