Costas Condoleon

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A corporate lawyer known for his detailed industry knowledge and technical expertise, Costas provides high-level corporate and securities advice to public companies and their boards. He regularly advises on corporate governance, directors’ duties, Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule compliance as well as strategic transactions including negotiated, friendly and hostile takeover bids and capital raisings. Independently recognised for his expertise, Costas has a leading reputation for his outstanding mix of technical skill and commercial judgement.

Costas is one of Australia’s leading corporate advisors, with an established reputation in mergers and acquisitions across the energy and resources sector. Costas specialises in negotiated, friendly and hostile takeovers, public to private transactions, as well as corporate and securities law, including capital raisings. He has led teams on some of Australia's largest, most complex and novel transactions, including major public market deals for Rio Tinto, Allegiance Mining and Transfield Services. Costas also provides strategic advice to companies and boards on corporate governance, directors’ duties, foreign investment approvals, and capital management initiatives.

A leading corporate advisor, Costas has extensive experience in capital markets transactions. Known for both his expertise and innovation, he has a strong track record in initial public offerings, secondary capital raisings and hybrid capital. Costas also has a strong practice in capital management working closely with leading corporates on optimal planning and management of short and long-term capital.

One of Australia’s leading mergers and acquisitions lawyers, Costas has extensive expertise in managing some of the largest and most complex cross border transactions in the Asia Pacific region, such as the takeover of Optus. Costas’ many key strategic transactions have involved advise on foreign investment regulations and dealing with the relevant regulators including the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).

Costas is a leading corporate and transactions lawyer across the health and aging sector. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions including negotiated, friendly and hostile bids, public to private transactions, as well as providing strategic corporate and securities advice. He has driven some of Australia’s largest and most innovative transactions, including headline deals for Sonic Healthcare and Aevum. Costas also provides high-level advice to companies and boards on corporate governance, directors’ duties, foreign investment approvals, and capital management initiatives.

An acknowledged market leader in mergers and acquisitions, Costas has driven some of Australia’s most complex and innovative transactions. His expertise spans negotiated, friendly and hostile takeovers, public to privates, as well as private treaty deals. Costas has extensive experience dealing with all relevant regulators including the Takeovers Panel, ASIC, FIRB and ASX. His many headline transactions include public market deals for Rio Tinto, Morgan Stanley, SingTel Optus, Sonic Healthcare, Transfield Services, and Qantas. Highly regarded for his tactical strength and commercial judgement, Costas’ leading expertise is recognised in most independent guides.

One of Australia’s leading corporate advisors, Costas has an established reputation in transactions across the sector. He specialises in corporate, securities and capital markets advice as well as major mergers and acquisitions spanning friendly and hostile bids, public to privates, and private treaty deals. Costas has driven some of the largest and most complex transactions in the Australian market, including public market deals for SingTel Optus and TPG Telecom. He also provides strategic advice to companies and boards on corporate governance, directors’ duties, foreign investment approvals, and capital management initiatives.