Ashley Zhang

Associate

Brisbane + 61.7.3085.7018

Ashley Zhang advises public and private companies on a range of Australian and cross-border transactions. His experience includes acquisitions, disposals, takeovers and schemes, joint ventures, restructures, initial public offerings, and corporate governance matters.

Ashley has advised clients across a wide variety of industry sectors, including energy and resources, private equity, financial services, and consumer goods.

Ashley recently advised on Parker Hannifin Corporation's $9.25 billion acquisition of Filtration Group Corporation and on Eildon Capital's unsolicited takeover offer from Samuel Terry Asset Management.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2025, Ashley was an associate at a leading international law firm where he advised on the sale of a global leading company's portfolio of strategic international wines in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe; the acquisition of a publicly listed critical minerals mining company by way of a scheme of arrangement; the establishment of a renewable energy development platform in Southeast Asia and on the related acquisitions; and the reorganization of Australian-based solar farm projects as part of a client's global spin-off.

Erfahrung

  • VSE Corporation acquires Precision Aviation Group for $2.025 billionJones Day is advising VSE Corporation in the $2.025 billion acquisition of Precision Aviation Group, Inc., a best-in-class global provider of aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, distribution, and supply chain solutions serving commercial, business and general aviation, rotorcraft, and defense end markets, from GenNx360 Capital Partners.
  • Journey Beyond acquires Voyages Indigenous Tourism AustraliaJones Day is advising Journey Beyond on its acquisition of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty Ltd ("Voyages"), the operator of the Ayers Rock Resort ("ARR") in Central Australia and Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre ("MGCC") in Far North Queensland, from the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation ("ILSC"), a statutory authority of the Australian federal government, and entry into long term leases with the Aboriginal traditional owners of each site following the divestment of the freehold land underlying the operational assets to the Aboriginal traditional owners of each site, being the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara of Yulara and the Kuku Yalanji of Mossman Gorge.
  • Eildon Capital receives unsolicited offer from Samuel Terry Asset ManagementJones Day advised the Eildon Capital Group (Eildon) on the unsolicited off-market takeover bid by Samuel Terry Asset Management (STAM) for all of Eildon’s stapled securities not already owned by STAM.
  • Parker-Hannifin acquires Filtration GroupJones Day is advising Parker-Hannifin Corporation in the $9.25 billion acquisition of Filtration Group Corporation from Madison Industries.