Adam Henderson

Adam is a commercial lawyer with 20 years’ experience supporting clients on a range of commercial and corporate transactional matters.

Adam’s corporate services include structuring, sales and acquisitions, fundraising and asset protection measures. This includes acting on transactions on both the buy and sell side (typically with deal values ranging from $5m to $150m+).

Transactions have involved venture capital investors, private equity buyers, cash-and-scrip and warranty and indemnity insurance.

Adam works daily with Government clients on high profile projects. This experience includes projects for On Demand Transport, Autonomous (driver-less) Vehicles and for hiring arrangements for a portfolio of publicly-owned sports and entertainment venues in NSW (including deals with International sporting codes and International artists such as Elton John).

Adam is a Harvard-trained negotiator and an Associate Member of the Governance Institute of Australia.

 

Qualifications/Memberships

• Bachelor of Applied Economics (University of Canberra)

• Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (University of Canberra)

• Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance (Governance Institute of Australia)

• Harvard Business School Executive Education, Strategic Negotiations: Dealmaking for the Long Term

• Harvard Business School, Disruptive Strategy

• Associate member, Governance Institute of Australia

 

What Adam’s clients say

Customer focused and technically sound

"Adam and his team have been one of the most responsive, proactive and customer focused lawyers I have worked with in my 25 years of business. Not only are they customer focused, but they are technically sound and can be relied upon to provide expert advice and always drill down into all aspects of the issue and even uncovering elements that may have been overlooked."

"I have worked closely with Adam and the team on Board Restructures, Joint Ventures Deals, Capital Restructures, Loan and Service Agreements, Debt Instruments and setting up Trusts to name a few. In particular our work with Adam Henderson and the team for our JV set-up with HMC Capital (HealthCo) to establish the new $500m+ Healthcare Innovation Precinct in Camden was outstanding, pushing through what would normally take months, in several weeks."

Scott Fowler, Group Chief Executive Officer, Acurio

 

A word from Adam

"I enjoy helping clients navigate high‑stakes commercial arrangements with confidence. For every transaction – whether it’s a business sale, capital raise or major government project – my goal is to assist my clients to make well informed decisions in a complex commercial environment. This is achieved by finding ways to simplify complexity, seeking to protect value and helping clients achieve outcomes that position them for long‑term success."

"What motivates me most is building trusted relationships and contributing meaningfully to the growth, innovation and strategic goals of the organisations I work with."

 

Career highlights

Corporate transactions including acting for:

• The Australian founders of a US entity in a sale to a US listed global insurer. The US entity also had US based lawyers. Deal value: approximately $100 Million USD.

• An Australian healthcare company on a joint venture for a new health precinct in NSW. The counterparty was an ASX listed Real Estate Investment Trust. Deal value: approximately $500 Million.

• The buyer (large public multinational company headquartered in Europe) as part of a competitive acquisition process (trade sale). The deal involved ACCC merger clearance and FIRB considerations. Deal value: $100 million plus.

• A company on its capital raise for a majority-stake investment from a private equity group based in the USA – involving new share subscription and a transfer of a small parcel of founder shareholding.

• The seller of an asset management business (with around $1 billion under management).

• The seller of an Australian company operating a technology platform (share sale). The buyer was a private equity group. The transaction involved warranty and indemnity insurance. The Managing Director remained with the business and received equity in the acquiring entity.

 

Specific areas of focus

• Government commercial

• Mergers and acquisitions

• Corporations law

• Complex contracts and procurement

• Contract negotiations