Jack McDonell

Senior Associate

Sydney, Australia

Jack acts for a range of private equity sponsors, private entities, founders and growth companies on private treaty M&A transactions and equity arrangements.

Jack works within the Sydney private equity and venture capital team advising a number of Australia’s leading private equity funds, growth businesses and private corporations on their investments and most strategic transactions.

Jack is actively involved in managing some of the firm’s key private equity client relationships. Jack has also undertaken a secondment as legal counsel at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and x15 ventures.

Prior to joining the firm, Jack spent a number of years at a global law firm advising on multi-jurisdictional private equity and M&A deals.

Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

Pacific Equity Partners on the auction and partial sell down of Intellihub to Brookfield Asset Management
Pacific Equity Partners on its joint venture with Mirvac and Tasman and acquisition of Serenitas
CIMIC on the sale of UGL Transport and establishment of its joint venture with Sojitz
Wollemi Capital on its Series A and Series B capital raising rounds
Wollemi Capital on its investments in MPower and Kalfresh
Roc Partners on the acquisition of Story House Early Learning
Potentia Capital on its acquisition and subsequent sale of CompliSpace
Potentia Capital on its acquisition of Education Horizons Group
Mr Yum on its merger with meandu
Bain Capital on its acquisition of Virgin Australia by way of a deed of company arrangement
the Growth Fund on various investments and disposals, including in Guest Group, Royan Truck and Trailer Repairs, Black Mount Spring Water and AFS Logistics
founders and shareholders AgriWebb on their sale to a portfolio entity of CVC
John Swire & Sons on the sale of Kalari to Qube and HSE to Golding
management of Talent International in relation the sale and investment by Quintet
management of Estia Health in relation to the sale and investment by Stonepeak