About
We are a professional services firm providing legal services to solve complex business problems.
Established in 2013, we were founded to offer clients “The New Way” in professional services – one of the first of its kind. With this foresight and the application of our respective disciplines, high capability talent and agile commercial models we ensure our clients’ complex business problems are solved.
Our team of lawyers (many from top-tier law firms) have decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions; corporate and commercial law; corporate governance; finance; real property; contracting; projects and construction law. Our firm’s culture is based on providing clients with high value, technical (but pragmatic), advice.
Our global clients are based in Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Singapore, China and Hong Kong and include both public and private companies, start-ups through to mature entities.
Our purpose and values is at the core of everything we do for our clients.
For more information about our lawyers, insights and our suite of solutions, see below or contact us on +61 2 8651 8700.
Legal Services
Ash Street Partners Pty Ltd is a registered law practice under The Law Society of New South Wales and provides a full range of services in the Business-to-Business market.
Corporate & M&A
Corporate & M&A
Ash St. helps with M&A transactions and corporate and general commercial advice. We are experts in:
- M&A transactions;
- Schemes of arrangement; and
- Private equity and capital raisings.
When you are buying or selling companies and businesses, we can offer:
- Transactional support;
- Legal due diligence and completion logistics; and
- Business migration services.
Our clients include public and private companies, based locally or internationally.
Projects & Finance
Projects & Finance
The Projects & Finance practice works with clients across a broad range of sectors in the corporate projects and finance related areas, advising on both debt and equity.
Areas of expertise cover:
- Infrastructure;
- Power, energy and resources projects for foreign and domestic investors;
- Mergers and Acquisitions;
- Project and corporate financing, including for family or tightly held enterprises, and
- Advising both borrowers and lenders.
The Ash St. team has extensive experience in advising corporations, financial institutions, equity and debt providers, foreign investors, and domestic and international government entities and their advisers.
Construction
Construction
Areas of expertise
- Contentious construction;
- Project delivery
- Transaction negotiation and documentation.
- Construction & engineering related procurement
- Operation & maintenance.
- Legal management
- Crane air Space
- Alternative dispute resolution.
- Coronial investigation & inquests.
- ICAC investigations & public hearings.
Sectors
- Agribusiness
- Banking
- Construction
- FMCG
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Professional Services
- Real Property
- Resources
- Retail Trade
- Technology
Publications
Team
Peter Shaw
Director
Corporate and M&A
MBA BSc LLB
Peter acts for a range of large multinational companies as well as substantial private companies etc across a diverse range of industries. He has many years’ experience with advising on cross-border mergers and investment and on the application of foreign investment laws, ASX Listing Rules and the prospectus and takeover rules in Australia.
Shaun McGushin
DIRECTOR
Banking & Finance
MBA, LLB
Shaun is a first-rate advisor with top-tier experience across the corporate, project and finance sectors. Shaun advises on , greenfield and brownfield projects, buying and selling infrastructure and other assets, public private partnerships, project finance, corporate finance, acquisition and asset finance, equity and capital markets and restructures and workouts. Shaun has over 35 years’ experience advising local (public and private), international corporates and other parties on a wide range of transactions.
Janna Parfenova
DIRECTOR
Corporate and M&A
MBA, LLM, LLB BCom
Janna has worked with a focus on corporate/ commercial advice specifically on private and public M&A transactions. Janna acts on share and business sale transactions, public takeovers and schemes of arrangement. She has advised on share purchase and option plans, employee incentive schemes, convertible note issues and private placements.
Shaun Bailey
Director – Construction
Diploma Law
Shaun is a peer-recognised lawyer with more than 26 years of specialised expertise in legal advisory services to the Australian construction, development, and engineering sectors. His diverse project portfolio includes roads, rail, bridges, waste recycling, materials handling, hospitals, pipelines, schools, social infrastructure, data centres, automated warehousing, retail, hospitality, and various other sectors. Shaun’s experience includes commercial dispute resolution and inquiries involving both private and public sector organisations.
Katrecia March
Director
Corporate and M&A
LLM, BA LLB, GAICD, FGIA
Katrecia is a top-tier trained, corporate and M&A lawyer with over 20 years’ experience. She has particular expertise in corporate governance and corporate actions, including share buy-backs/capital reductions, directors’ duties, meeting procedure, fundraising, employee incentive schemes and regulatory compliance. Katrecia is also a notary public.
Daniel Gallagher
Senior Associate
BA JD
Daniel was admitted to Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2019 and has acted on numerous multi-stage projects including selling and buying businesses, equity capital raisings (IPO's, rights issues, share purchase plans, convertible note issues and employee incentive schemes), and corporate restructuring.
Contact
You are invited to contact Ash St. using the form below, visiting us at our offices or calling our reception. Whatever method you choose you are assured of a friendly response and we will do our utmost to prove we are The New Way in Professional Services.
Level 5, 285 George Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 8651 8700