Neil Pathak

Biography

 Neil heads the Gilbert + Tobin Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team in Melbourne, is co-head of the Corporate group of the firm and is a member of Gilbert + Tobin’s board of partners. Neil is also a member of the Australian Government's Takeovers Panel (the peer review body that regulates public company control transactions and is the primary forum for resolving takeover disputes). Neil specialises in listed company takeovers, schemes of arrangement, cross border M&A, mining/resources, capital markets and corporate governance matters having over 25 years of experience in these fields. Best Lawyers named him Melbourne’s Corporate Lawyer of the Year and M&A Lawyer of the Year in 2013 and 2012. He is recognised as a leading Australian M&A lawyer in all key international publications including Best Lawyers, Chambers, PLC Which Lawyer?, Legal 500 and International Who’s Who of M&A Lawyers. Neil has recently advised on the following transactions: TPG consortium’s $2.7 billion proposal to acquire Fairfax Media Ansell’s A$800 million sale of its Sexual Wellness business to Humanwell Healthcare/Citic Spotless on its defence of the $1.2 billion hostile takeover bid by Downer EDI Limited APN Property Group on its proposed IPO of its Retail Property Fund (service stations) Wesfarmers in respect of its strategic review of Officeworks Potential strategic buyer’s consideration of the Arrium assets APN Property Group’s sale of Generation Healthcare Management and Generation Healthcare REIT Syrah Resources $200 million placement (2016) and successful $212 million entitlement offer (2015) Juwai’s proposed IPO and Lux Group’s proposed IPO AB InBev on Australian aspects of its US$117 billion takeover of SAB Miller (CUB/Fosters), the largest takeover in the world in 2016 AusNet Services $120 million acquisition of Mortlake Terminal Station

Research Interest

 Agricultural Sciences