About Andrew Wong
Andrew specialises in mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment (FIRB) regulation. He has a detailed understanding of Australian corporate and securities regulation, including in relation to takeovers, fundraising, corporate governance, foreign investment and the ASX Listing Rules.
Andrew was named as an ‘Up and coming’ foreign investment lawyer in Chambers and Partners’ Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 and 2026.
His FIRB experience and expertise covers:
- the full range of transaction types (both business and land acquisitions)
- the full range of acquirer types (such as industry players, private equity, fund managers and governments)
- various industries and sectors (such as energy, infrastructure, technology and commercial real estate)
- the full range of FIRB-related matters (such as no objection notifications, exemption certificates, formulation of conditions and compliance matters).
Andrew's M&A experience includes acting for:
- AusNet: in relation to its acquisition by a Brookfield-led consortium by way of scheme of arrangement
- Unibail-Rodamco: on its acquisition of Westfield Corporation by way of scheme of arrangement and trust schemes
- DUET Group: in relation to its acquisition by a consortium led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited by way of scheme of arrangement and trust schemes
- Australian Logistics Acquisition Investments: on its acquisition of Asciano Limited by way of scheme of arrangement.