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Foreign Investment in Australia: what you need to know
17 February 2022
George Hanna
Senior AssociateLondon
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +44 20 7296 2000
Fax +44 20 7296 2001
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
George helps clients achieve growth through important corporate transactions. He offers commercial advice to multinational companies, private equity sponsors, listed companies and sovereign wealth funds.
George guides his clients through their most complex domestic and cross-border transactions.
Education and admissions
Education
Bachelor of Laws, University of Technology, Sydney, 2015
Bachelor of Business (Finance), University of Technology, Sydney, 2015
Court admissions
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Representative experience
Aware Super on its consortium bid for ASX listed telecommunications company Vocus Group for AUD 3.5 billion.
A major technology company on the acquisition of a technology business based in Australia.
Strategic Education, Inc. on its acquisition of the Australian and New Zealand academic operations of Laureate Education, Inc., including Torrens University for AUD 900 million.
An investment fund on its investment in Galileo Green Energy, an innovative renewable energy platform headquartered in Zurich.
Sirtex Medical in relation to a scheme of arrangement with CDH Investments for AUD 1.9 billion.*
An Australian superannuation fund on an investment in a hotel and serviced apartments business in Amsterdam.
Nine Entertainment, on the sale of its weather forecasts and meteorology services business, Weatherzone.
A US listed engineering and construction company, company on the acquisition of a government defence business.
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
