Niro Ananda

Practice Areas

Niro Ananda is a leading corporate advisory/M&A lawyer, with over 20 years' experience, who specialises in guiding financial sponsors and their portfolio companies through complex M&A transactions, encompassing private/public M&A, securities offerings, and capital restructures. Niro has acted for leading Australian and global financial sponsors across a wide range of sectors including technology, healthcare, industrials and consumer products.

Niro is consistently recognised as a leading lawyer and is highly regarded by various independent legal publications, including Chambers Asia Pacific, Who's Who Legal, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers.

Work Highlights

Pacific Equity Partners: advised Pacific Equity Partners on various transactions, including the acquisition of Cranky Health (Man/Lady Shakes business), Healthe Care surgical acute care business, The Citadel Group and Genie Solutions) as well as its take private offers for Village Roadshow and ReadyTech.

Intermediate Capital Group: advised Intermediate Capital Group on various transactions including the acquisition, and subsequent disposal, of Cura Day Hospitals, and the acquisition of RSEA from CHAMP Ventures.

The Flynn Group: advised on its acquisition of the Pizza Hut Australian franchise business from Allegro Funds.

Velocity Vehicle Group and The Cranemere Group: advised on the acquisition of the Daimlers Trucks business from Eagers Automotive.

Bain Capital (Private Equity): advised on its acquisition of MYOB, as well as the subsequent IPO of MYOB.

ROC Partners: advised on various transactions including the acquisition of the Stone Axe business.

Emergent Cold (and its financial sponsor, Elliot Management): advised on the acquisition of the Swire Cold Storage business and subsequent bolt on acquisitions, as well as the disposal of the Emergent Cold Australian business to Lineage Cold Storage.

Monash IVF Group Limited: advised Ironbridge Capital on the initial acquisition and subsequent bolt on transactions, followed by the IPO of Monash IVF Group and ongoing advice.

MYOB Group: advised MYOB on the A$2 billion take private by KKR & Co.

Industry Sector Expertise

Corporate / M&A

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity