Clifford Chance
Jacob Kahwaji specialises in mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on private equity, private market transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings.
Jacob advises on domestic and cross-border transactions, acting for financial sponsors and multinationals across a range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, education, financial, real estate, consumer goods/retail and general industrials.
- TPG Capital on a number of matters, including its acquisition of a majority stake in Australian beverages business Made Group
- The Carlyle Group on its A$1.0 billion acquisition of Australian winemaker Accolade Wines from CHAMP Private Equity and Constellation Brands
- PGIM Real Estate on its joint venture with Manulife and Fife Capital for the purposes of the acquisition of a portfolio of Australian logistics real estate assets from Blackstone for A$850 million
- EQT Partners on the sale of I-MED Radiology Network, Australia's leading diagnostic imaging provider, to Permira for $A1.3 billion
- Five V Capital on a number of matters, including:
- its acquisition of funds ratings agency and investment research house, Zenith Investment Partners, and the subsequent bolt-on acquisition of Chant West
- the sale of Zenith Investment Partners to FE Fundinfo (a portfolio company of global private equity firm Hg Capital)
- its acquisition of infrastructure and property consulting business, APP Corporation, from Ventia, and the subsequent bolt-on acquisition of Infrastructure Nation
- Allegro Funds on a number of matters, including:
- its acquisition of heating, ventilation and air conditioning business, TSC Group, and the subsequent sale of TSC Group to ENGIE
- its acquisition of the master franchise rights to Pizza Hut in Australia from Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), and the subsequent bolt-on acquisition of the Eagle Boys pizza business
- BBRC Private Equity on a number of matters, including:
- its acquisition of a stake in footwear label Bared Footwear
- its acquisition of a stake in scooter retailer Scooter Hut
- I-MED Radiology Network (Permira portfolio company) on its acquisitions of Alfred Imaging, Regional Radiology Group and Uniting Care Medical Imaging
- PVH Corp. on its A$268m acquisition of branded apparel company Gazal Corporation Limited (ASX: GZL) by way of scheme of arrangement
- the founders on the A$128m sale of higher education provider King's Own Institute to China Education Group
- BGC, a leading Australian construction and building products manufacturer, on its acquisition of the Midland Brick business
- Pepper Money, a global credit provider, on a number of matters, including:
- its acquisition of GE’s residential mortgage loan portfolio in Australia and New Zealand for A$5 billion
- its acquisition of a commercial loan portfolio from Citigroup for A$250 million
- its sale of over A$1.5 billion in residential mortgage loan portfolios
- its sale of a personal loan portfolio to Wingate Consumer Finance
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Sydney
- +61 2 8922 8060
- Email me
- Speaks English
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Private equity
Career and qualifications
- University of New South Wales (BCom / LLB) 2009
- Admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales 2010
- Joined Clifford Chance 2018
- Partner since 2021