About Noah Obradovic
Noah is Head of Private Equity, the market leading PE team in the Australian market. He is one of the most sought-after advisers to PE, infrastructure and other financial investor clients on public and private M&A situations.
Noah's elevated reputation in the Australian market is recognised in both Chambers Asia-Pacific and Legal 500. His broad technical skills are combined with a strong commercial acumen and calm approach to negotiations.
Noah's recent experience includes advising:
- Advent International
- on the proposed acquisition of Automic Group, a market leading technology company delivering financial market infrastructure
- on the establishment of its Australian offices
- on various M&A transactions both in Australia and internationally
- OPTrust, Foresight Group and Pacific Equity Partners
- on the proposed $3.4bn sale of Zenith Energy
- Pacific Equity Partners (Buyout)
- on the acquisition of SG Fleet Limited for an enterprise value of $1.4bn via scheme of arrangement
- on the sale of AutoPacific Group to GUD Holdings for $744.6m
- on the acquisition of Horizon Global Corporation's Asia Pacific business
- on the acquisition of LifeHealthcare Limited by way of scheme of arrangement
- on its investment in FirstCape, the newly combined New Zealand wealth management business of NAB (BNZ Wealth and JBWere New Zealand) and Jarden Wealth
- Pacific Equity Partners (Secure Assets)
- on the acquisition of a 50% interest in Opal HealthCare
- on the sale of WINconnect
- on the acquisition of WINconnect
- on its acquisition of a 50% interest in LMS Energy
- Bain Capital
- on the proposed acquisition of Insignia Financial Limited
- on the acquisition of Estia Health Limited
- on the sale of Only About Children
- on the acquisition of Camp Australia
- EQT: on the proposed consortium acquisition of Perpetual Limited
- Seraya Partners: on its acquisition, via its portfolio company Cyan Renewables, of ASX-listed MMA Offshore Limited for $1.1bn
- Cerberus Capital Management
- on the acquisition of Westpac's auto finance business, one of the largest PE transactions of 2022
- on the acquisition of Westpac's Strategic Alliances
- on the acquisition of Bluestone Group
- Madison Dearborn Partners: on its acquisition of Quadrant-backed APM Group for $1.6bn
- KKR: on the acquisition of certain international operations from Campbell for $3.4bn—the largest Australian private equity buyout of 2019
- Hg: on the acquisition of Zenith Investment Partners from 5V Capital
- Laureate Education, Inc: on the competitive auction process for the A$900m sale of its operations in Australia (Torrens University Australia and Think Education) and New Zealand (Media Design School) to Strategic Education, Inc
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners: on its participation in the Link consortium that acquired Property Exchange Australia Limited (PEXA) for $1.6bn
- Quadrant Private Equity: on its acquisition of Konekt Limited by way of scheme of arrangement
- Nitro Software Limited
- on the proposed scheme of arrangement and simultaneous takeover bid from KKR-backed Alludo
- on the acquisition of Nitro by Potentia Capital via takeover bid
- The Access Group: on its proposed acquisition of ASX-listed IntelliHR Limited via a scheme of arrangement and simultaneous takeover bid.