Max O. Rose

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Max Rose advises public and private companies and private equity funds on a range of Australian and cross-border transactions. His experience includes acquisitions, disposals, takeovers and schemes, initial listings, secondary capital raisings, joint ventures, restructures, and corporate governance matters.

Max has advised clients across a wide variety of business sectors, including technology, energy and resources, agribusiness, health care, real estate, tourism, consumer goods, and financial services.

Max's recent highlighted representations include advising: Peabody on its acquisition of Tier 1 Australian metallurgical coal assets from Anglo American; Anteris Technologies on its U.S. IPO, dual listings on Nasdaq and ASX, and re-domiciliation to the United States; Intelligent Monitoring Group on multiple acquisitions; Journey Beyond's acquisition by Crestview; Chevron Australia Downstream on its acquisition of 25 fuel retailing sites in South Australia from Viva Energy; A-Cap Energy on its merger with Lotus Resources; Agricultural Asset Management on its acquisition of multiple agribusiness assets; Eildon Capital's unsolicited takeover offer from Samuel Terry Asset Management; Anteris Technologies on various capital raisings; Allkem on its sale of Borax Argentina; and Portt on its sale to Advanced Business Software and Solutions.

Experience

  • Ord Minnett, Morgans, and Taylor Collison successfully underwrite AU$130 million capital raising by betr Entertainment LimitedJones Day represented Ord Minnett, Morgans Corporate, and Taylor Collison, as joint lead managers and underwriters, in connection with an AU$130 million capital raising by way of placement and accelerated entitlement offer by betr Entertainment Limited.
  • JFE Steel Corporation acquires 10% interest in Blackwater coal mine in AustraliaJones Day advised JFE Steel Corporation on the acquisition by its subsidiary JFE Steel Australia Resources of a 10% interest in the Blackwater coal mine owned by Whitehaven Coal Limited, an Australian supplier of coking coal, along with a long-term offtake agreement for coal supply from the mine.
  • Intelligent Monitoring Group obtains AU$122.5 million senior secured credit facilityJones Day represented Intelligent Monitoring Group Ltd in connection with its AU$122.5 million senior secured credit facility with National Australia Bank.
  • The Townsend Group acquires a minority stake in Metrics Credit PartnersJones Day advised The Townsend Group, in a strategic partnership with South Korea's National Pension Service, in the acquisition of a minority stake in Metrics Credit Partners, a leading private credit platform in Australia.
  • Intelligent Monitoring Group acquires KOBEJones Day advised Intelligent Monitoring Group in the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of KOBE Pty Ltd from KOBE Group Holdings Pty Ltd.
  • Anteris Technologies completes U.S. IPO, dual-listing, and re-domiciliation to U.S.Jones Day represented Anteris Technologies Global Corp. (NASDAQ: AVR; ASX: AVR) ("Anteris") in a first-of-its-kind series of transactions, including a concurrent U.S. re-domiciliation of an ASX-listed company, U.S. initial public offering (the "IPO") and dual-listing on NASDAQ and ASX.
  • Peabody acquires Tier 1 Australian metallurgical coal assets from Anglo AmericanJones Day is advising Peabody in the pending acquisition of significant Tier 1 Australian Metallurgical coal assets from Anglo American plc for a cash consideration of up to US$3.775 billion.
  • Coronado Global Resources completes $400 million Senior Secured Notes offeringJones Day advised Coronado Global Resources Inc. (ASX: CRN) (“Coronado”), a global producer, marketer, and exporter of a full range of metallurgical coal products, in connection with an offering by one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries of US$400 million aggregate principal amount of 9.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering.
  • CVC acquires stake in Boost MediaJones Day acted as counsel to CVC Emerging Companies Fund II and its co-investor in the acquisition of a minority interest in Boost Media from selling shareholders.
  • Journey Beyond Group obtains A$495 million financingJones Day advised the Journey Beyond Group on a A$495 million syndicated facility, arranged and underwritten by Jefferies Finance LLC.
  • Intelligent Monitoring Group acquires Adeva Home Solutions, ACG Integration and AAG and completes associated equity raiseJones Day advised Intelligent Monitoring Group Ltd in connection with the acquisitions of three separate security businesses known as Adeva Home Solutions, ACG and AAG and also advised on an associated AU$20 million capital raising by placement of ordinary shares to eligible institutional and sophisticated investors to fund the acquisitions.
  • Journey Beyond acquired by Crestview AdvisorsJones Day advised Journey Beyond Group in relation to the acquisition of the Journey Beyond Group by Crestview Advisors, LLC. and its affiliated funds (Crestview) from the Hornblower Group as a component of the financial restructuring of Hornblower Group and certain of its subsidiaries via a Chapter 11 process.
  • Intelligent Monitoring Group completes AU$19.3 million private placement of Ordinary SharesJones Day represented Intelligent Monitoring Group Ltd in connection with the AU$19.3 million private placement of Ordinary Shares.
  • Chevron acquires 25 fuel retailing sites in South AustraliaJones Day advised Chevron on its agreement to acquire 25 fuel retailing sites in South Australia from Viva Energy.
  • Centuria Capital increases stake in Centuria BassJones Day advised Centuria Capital in its A$57 million acquisition of 30% interest in Centuria Bass Credit Pty Ltd, increasing its stake from 50% to 80%.
  • A-Cap Energy merges with Lotus ResourcesJones Day advised A-Cap Energy Limited in its merger with ASX-listed Lotus Resources Limited via schemes of arrangement.
  • Intelligent Monitoring Group acquires ADT security businessJones Day advised ASX-listed Intelligent Monitoring Group Ltd on its A$45 million acquisition of the ADT security monitoring business in Australia and New Zealand (through the acquisition of Tyco Australia Group Pty Ltd) and the associated A$80 million acquisition finance facility and A$17 million equity raising undertaken by accelerated entitlement offer and a top-up placement.
  • Eildon Capital Group subject of unsolicited takeover offerJones Day advised ASX-listed Eildon Capital Group on its defense of an unsolicited takeover bid from Samuel Terry Asset Management.
  • Morgans Corporate Limited completes AU$37 million institutional placement by MoneyMe LimitedJones Day advised Morgans Corporate Limited, as lead manager and underwriter, in connection with an AU$37 million institutional placement of Ordinary Shares by ASX-listed MoneyMe Limited.
  • Citigroup Global Markets and Scotiabank-led syndicate purchases 117,049,735 CBFIs in global offering by FIBRA PrologisJones Day represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several initial purchasers, as U.S. securities counsel in connection with the global offering by FIBRA Prologis of 117,049,735 real estate trust certificates (certificados bursátiles fiduciarios inmobiliarios, or “CBFIs”).
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