Alyce Ricciardi

Alyce’s significant cross-border capability gives her a global insight into transactions and an excellent grounding in all aspects of corporate law, but she has a particular interest in private and public M&A, equity capital raisings (including pre-IPO, IPOs and secondary raisings) and corporate governance. She has acted for a number of ASX blue-chip and FTSE 250 listed companies, including in the new energy and banking and finance sectors.

Alyce has acted on some of Australia’s and the UK’s highest profile transactions, developing a particular strength in managing intricate legal and strategic issues.

Alyce’s recent experience includes advising:

• UK based Kee Safety in respect of its acquisition of RIS Safety, including merger clearances and foreign investment approvals;
• Engage Marine in respect of its sale to Indonesian based PT Asian Bulk Logistics;
• Kelsian Group (ASX:KLS) on their US$325 million (~A$487 million) acquisition of All Aboard America! Holdings Inc. (AAAHI) and the associated A$281 million capital raising;
• SILK Laser Clinics (ASX:SLA) on its proposed acquisition by Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) (a subsidiary of Wesfarmers (ASX:WES)) by way of scheme of arrangement for approximately $180 million;
• ROC Partners on the acquisition of Pace Farms (Australia’s second largest egg supplier);
• Kelsian Group (ASX:KLS) on its $698 million acquisition of Transit Systems Group together with a $154 million Capital Raise;
• Atmo Biosciences on the investment by Breakthrough Victoria;
• Koonenberry Gold (ASX:KNB) on its IPO, along with multiple pre-IPO capital raisings;
• ZEN Energy on its demerger from Sanjeev Gupta’s SIMEC Energy, and various subsequent transactions; and
• The sale of Go Traffic, Go Training and associated entities to Asplundh.