Lachie Haysman

Solicitor
Solicitor
Melbourne, Australia

Lachie is a solicitor in the Melbourne M&A team. 

Lachie advises Australian and international clients across a range of industries on corporate transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions (including private equity and venture capital transactions), corporate restructures, shareholder arrangements and general corporate advisory matters.

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Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

  • Advent Partners on the sale of school management software business Compass Education to EQT Partners
  • EQT Partners via its portfolio company Compass Education on the bolt-on acquisition of Clipboard Management
  • Dentsu Group on the sale of its Merkle businesses in Australia and New Zealand to Enduring Ventures
  • Allianz on various transactions, including its A$640 million acquisition of RAA Insurance and sale of Hunter Premium Funding to Pemba Capital Partners 
  • Metricon on the sale of a majority stake to Sumitomo Forestry Group 
  • Brainfish on its A$10 million pre-Series A capital raise 

Services

Mergers and acquisitions

Public mergers and acquisitions

Private equity

Corporate

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Contingent consideration gains momentum: is Australian public M&A next?
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Contingent consideration gains momentum: 
is Australian public M&A next?

The US saw a substantial rise in contingent value rights (CVRs) in public M&A transactions in 2025, and a similar rise has occurred in private M&A in Australia. We look at whether contingent consideration may become more prevalent in Australian public M&A transactions, including by exploring some recent examples and key considerations in favour of using contingent consideration.
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