Oz law firm appoints PE expert
Australian law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has hired private equity lawyer Philip Kapp to be a senior partner. Kapp claims to have been involved in almost every major Australian PE deal since 2000.
Based in Sydney, Kapp is the seventh new partner appointed by Corrs this year.
Prior to joining the firm, Kapp specialized in advising on foreign investment into Australia, as well as advising some of the country's largest public companies on M&A, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and capital raisings.
He was a partner and head of Private Equity at commercial and business law firm Clayton Utz, and has been featured in the global legal survey Best Lawyers and benchmarking publication Which Lawyer?
"Philip is one of the best private equity practitioners in the region," said Corrs Partner and CEO John W.H. Denton. "We are delighted to welcome him to Corrs. He will be an asset to the already well-established Corrs private equity practice."
Corrs has advised private equity investors and management on more than 15 mandates over the past year worth in total more than A$5 billion, including the purchase of V8 Supercars by Archer Capital, the secondary sale of MYOB to Bain Capital and the sale of Primo Small Goods to Affinity Equity Partners.
It is currently representing First Reserve and Farallon Capital-backed Whitehaven Coal, which last month received a takeover bid from coal magnate Nathan Tinkler.
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