Cooper Barker

Associate

Sydney + 61.2.8272.0585

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Cooper Barker advises public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and corporate governance matters. His experience includes advising clients on acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and other strategic transactions across a range of industries.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2025, Cooper worked as a paralegal at a personal injury law firm, a legal research assistant, and a registry officer at the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Experience

  • J.F. Lehman portfolio company acquires Military Services Australia Pty Ltd. and Downie Jones Ship Stores LimitedJones Day advised J. F. Lehman & Company in the acquisition by portfolio company, Wrist Group, a global leader in marine supply and logistics for the maritime industry, of Military Services Australia Pty Ltd. and Downie Jones Ship Stores Limited (collectively, “MSA”), a leading provider of husbanding and maritime logistics services supporting defense and naval operations across Australia and the Indo-Pacific.
  • 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.
  • PropertyMe sells majority interest in company to EQTJones Day advised PropertyMe, a leading cloud-based PropTech company in Australia and New Zealand, in the sale of a majority interest in the company to EQT through the BPEA Mid-Market Growth Partnership.
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