Gerry Cawson

Gerry is an experienced board director and is frequently called upon to provide expert commentary around M&A trends in the mid-market. He particularly enjoys working with growing companies seeking investment or exit (or the investors that invest in them).

Gerry’s experience includes leading the Kain Lawyers teams advising:

• Cabrini Health on its divestment of its assisted technology business to Aidacare;
• MyVenue on its strategic partnership and liquidity event with Greater Sum Ventures;
• Aurizn on its acquisition of Pacific Aerospace Consulting;
• Adore Beauty’s (ASX:ABY) management team on its IPO and various investment transactions including the investment by Quadrant Private Equity;
• 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 $180m;
• Engage Marine Holdings on various capital transactions, including its refinancing with PGIM;
• sportsmed on the sale of their hospital to Burnside War Memorial Hospital;
• Black Box on its acquisition of gsn;
• Atmo Biosciences on the investment by Breakthrough Victoria;
• Grasshopper Environmental on its sale to Cleanaway Waste Management (ASX:CWY);
• Ansarada (ASX:AND) on its acquisition of TriLine GRC;
• 24/7 Fuels on the sale of its business to Greenwich Capital Partners and Conplant Pty Ltd.;
• SiteSoft International Limited on the sale of its software, Lucidity to specialists, Ideagen;
• Silk Laser Clinics (ASX:SLA) on its acquisition of Beauty Services Australia; and
• Best Doors & Reliance Doors on its business sale to Swiss listed company Dormakaba.