Clifford Chance
Marcus Berghouse specialises in M&A, with a particular focus on private equity, private market transactions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, corporate restructures, foreign investment and commercial contracting.
Marcus advises on domestic and cross-border transactions, acting for financial sponsors and multinationals across a range of sectors, including hospitality, resources, technology and general industrials.
- ProTen Limited on it’s A$350 million acquisition by First State Super
- Macquarie Capital on its acquisition of a 50% stake in environmental monitoring solutions business, EMS B&K, from Spectris plc
- Ferrier Hodgson on its receivership sale of the Keystone Group’s 17 hospitality venues
- South32 Limited on its unsuccessful US$200 million acquisition of Peabody Energy’s (NYSE: BTU) Metropolitan Mine
- Yancoal Australia Limited on a number of matters, including:
- its US$2.45 billion acquisition of Coal & Allied from Rio Tinto
- its issue of US$950 million secured bonds and associated corporate restructure
- its US$2.45 billion acquisition of Coal & Allied from Rio Tinto
- Furla S.P.A, an Italian handbags and accessories specialist, on the acquisition of its Australian distribution network from existing distributor, Luxury Retail Group
- Eclipx Group Limited on it’s A$67 million acquisition of Right2Drive Pty Ltd
- Evolution Mining on it’s A$300 million acquisition of La Mancha’s Australian assets
- The Boston Consulting Group on a number of matters, including:
- its acquisition of a strategic minority stake in TSG Consulting
- its acquisition of S&C consulting
- BHP Billiton Limited on it’s A$14 billion demerger of South32
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Sydney
- +61 2 8922 8023
- Email me
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Private equity
Career and qualifications
- University of New South Wales (Juris Doctor) 2012
- Admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales 2013
- Joined Clifford Chance 2018
Professional bodies
- Member of Law Society of New South Wales