Areas of Expertise

Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity Capital Markets, Corporate & Advisory

Venkatesh practises in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate transactions (including regulated transactions) and commercial law.

He acts for a number of companies (both private and public) and regularly advises on merger and acquisition transactions, primary capital raisings (such as initial public offerings), secondary capital raisings, public company re-quotations and restructuring.

He has also acted for lead managers in relation to a number of fundraisings. In addition to transactional work, Venkatesh has a keen interest and understanding of the regulatory environment and advises extensively on aspects of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules and NSX Listing Rules, including on ongoing compliance obligations for listed entities.

Venkatesh was a finalist in Lawyer's Weekly 30 under 30 (2017), in the area of mergers and acquisitions.

What others say

"30 Under 30 Awards Finalist, Mergers and Acquisitions"
Lawyers Weekly 2017
"Recommended Lawyer, Corporate, New South Wales"
Doyle's Guide 2025

Experience

Independent Reserve

Acting for investors on the sale of their shares in Independent Reserve to IG Group (deal value $170M).

DeMystData

Acting for five funds on the sale of their securities in DemystData to Feedzai (deal value $157M).

Locate Technologies

Acting for Locate Technologies on its acquisition by Locate NZ by way of scheme of arrangement.

MOQ Ltd

Acting for MOQ Limited on its acquisition by Brennan IT by way of scheme of arrangement.

SharonAi

Acting for SharonAi on its US$100M+ pre-IPO capital raising.

Golden Globe Resources

Acting for Golden Globe Resources on its IPO on ASX.