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William Kontaxis

BBus, JD, MTax

Partner - Sydney

Areas of Expertise

Corporate & Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Finance, Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency

Contact William

+61 2 8083 0481 william.kontaxis@holdingredlich.com Connect

Expertise

William is a partner in our corporate transactions team, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, finance transactions and corporate advisory. He is a commercially-focused problem solver and takes a genuine interest in his clients’ businesses. 

William’s expertise includes:

  • mergers and acquisitions
  • corporate structuring
  • private capital raisings
  • private lending and security arrangements
  • finance facilities
  • funds management
  • shareholder and joint venture agreements
  • commercial agreements.

Experience

William’s experience includes:

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • advising one of Australia’s biggest independent hydraulics and water business on a majority sale to Allegro Funds and various subsequent bolt-ons
  • advising Regional Radiology Group on its sale to I-MED Radiology, a medical imaging and radiology clinic network
  • advising the Australian subsidiary of a Canadian-listed health and wellbeing business on various strategic acquisitions in Australia
  • advising multiple franchised retail store owners across Australia on sales of majority stakes to the Metcash-backed franchisor
  • advising a leading marine supply and logistics business on its sale to Superior Food Group (backed by Quadrant Private Equity)
  • advising the owners of a market-leading Australian pharmaceutical product on the sale of its business to a NZ-listed buyer
  • advising a global renewable energy business on a substantial investment in an Australian energy software company.

Banking and finance

  • advising a well-known private lender on its acquisition, refinance and construction loans in the property sector
  • advising an ASX-listed marketing and communications business on a $40+ million finance facility from a Big 4 bank
  • advising a leading FMCG business on a $50+ million finance facility from a Big 4 bank
  • advising a property developer on a $100+ million finance facility from an overseas lender
  • advising a leading property developer on multiple acquisition and refinance facilities from various private lenders.

Corporate

  • advising on the establishment of a managed investment scheme for a property developer
  • advising a prominent gemstone dealer on a share buy-back and share subdivision 
  • advising the major investor on the establishment of a joint-venture for the launch of an innovative online business.

Membership

Law Society of New South Wales

Publications

18 October 2023 - Knowledge

NSW Government Bulletin: NSW mandatory data breach notification obligations coming soon

#Government, #Data & Privacy

From 28 November 2023, amendments to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) will introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme for all public sector agencies in NSW. We explain the scheme and how agencies can prepare.

20 September 2023 - Knowledge

NSW Budget 2023/24 – tax and duty changes revealed

#Property, Planning & Development, #Taxation, #Corporate & Commercial Law

The NSW Government has announced a number of changes to the Duties Act 1997 and Land Tax Management Act 1956 as part of its 23/24 Budget. The changes predominantly affect restructures of corporate entities and private unit trusts and are expected to deliver to the Budget $958.5 million over four years.

17 May 2023 - Knowledge

Regulatory shifts impacting due diligence in 2023

#Corporate & Commercial Law, #Mergers and Acquisitions

We share an overview of the key regulatory areas that have shifted so far and discuss how stakeholders can navigate legal due diligence when evaluating a potential target entity or business.

26 October 2022 - Knowledge

NSW Government Bulletin

#Government, #Corporate & Commercial Law

Has a counterparty asked you to consent to a change in the control of their entity? In this edition, we share our key considerations for reviewing and responding to a change of control request.

11 October 2022 - Knowledge

Preparing a contract summary that adds value for your board

#Corporate & Commercial Law

Condensing a lengthy contract into a succinct and practical summary is not always easy. Provide your board with the essential information they need with our contract review tips.

20 April 2022 - Knowledge

Lenders beware: Independent advice certificates not a substitute for proper due diligence

#Finance

A recent High Court decision has provided a helpful reminder that independent advice certificates are not a tool for lenders to bypass proper due diligence on prospective borrowers and guarantors.

Upcoming Seminars

07 Dec 23 - Brisbane

The gift of caselaw at Christmas – Holding Redlich’s review of the most important construction cases of 2023

Join our Brisbane Construction, Infrastructure & Projects team as they count down the construction cases that mattered in 2023. Our presenters will look at the facts of each case, the decision, the lessons to be learnt and what they mean in a practical sense for the industry as we move into 2024.

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07 Dec 23

Greenwashing and sustainability in ports | Ports series 2023

To help you understand greenwashing and the regulatory risks associated with non-compliance, Partner, Joanne Jary will discuss the risks, law and enforcement action examples to learn from. While with mandatory sustainability reporting on the way, Partner, Vanessa Maruna will discuss sustainability in the ports sector, proposed reporting standards and what ports need to do to be ready for the mandatory reporting.

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