David Josselsohn

Biography

 David specialises in private equity and negotiated M&A transactions and has been involved in a broad range of private and public work, including business and share acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructurings, venture capital transactions and joint ventures. David has experience in acting for sponsors, investors and corporates both in relation to transactions and commercial advice. His recent experience includes advising: Quadrant Private Equity in relation to the sale of Canberra Data Centres to Infratil and Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (2016) Aramex in relation to its strategic e-commerce joint venture with Australia Post (2016) Aramex in relation the sale of Mail Call Couriers to Australia Post (2016) Aramex in relation to its acquisition of Fastway Couriers (2016) Telstra in relation to its $1bn acquisition of Pacnet, an Asian telecommunications and services provider to carriers, multinational corporations and governments in the Asia-Pacific region (2015) Quadrant Private Equity in relation to its acquisition of Superior Food Group and NFD Foods (2015) Australia Container Freight Services in relation to its joint venture with Asciano Limited, listed on ASX (2015) Prior to joining Gilbert + Tobin, David worked at Linklaters LLP in London where he advised on a range of cross-border corporate transactions involving Europe, Asia and Africa. Prior to that, David worked at Bowman Gilfillan in South Africa and London and for a leading corporate law firm in Bermuda, where he was involved in a number of offshore corporate transactions as well as (re)insurance related work. David is admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, a solicitor in England and Wales (non-practising), an attorney in South Africa and a barrister and attorney in Bermuda (non-practising). David has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class) from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Research Interest

 Agricultural Sciences