Popo, Weyinmi E.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Weyinmi's experience encompasses mergers and acquisitions (for listed and unlisted companies), equity capital markets (IPOs and secondary offerings), joint ventures, and private equity transactions both in London and Sydney. He has been involved in transactions acting for large and medium-sized U.K., U.S., Australian, and multinational companies and investment banks and private equity houses on domestic and cross-border transactions.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Weyinmi worked for seven years in the corporate finance groups at two leading international law firms in the City of London and two years in the mergers and acquisitions group at one of Sydney's preeminent law firms.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A

Representative Cases

• Australian Health Management Group demutualises and acquired by Medibank Private Ltd for $357 million
• Bear Stearns Private Equity acquires Macquarie Private Capital Group in $115 million take private
• Consensus Business Group acquires $107 million interest in Challenger Infrastructure Fund
• French mining company acquires strategic alliance in Australia
• GrainCorp Ltd acquires Hunter Grain Pty Ltd
• HarbourVest-led consortium acquires Macquarie Capital Alliance Group in $837 million take private
• Lowe's acquires Danks for USD $72 million , (2009)
• Lowe's forms joint venture with Woolworths , (2009)
• Sunsuper Pty Ltd acquires Colonial State Private Capital in $116 million take private
• Weir Group acquires CH Warman Group for $231 million

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations

Bar Admissions

• New South Wales

Education

• Bristol University - England
• Oxford University - England

Published Works

• Frustrating Action and Asset Lock-Ups in Australia in Challenging Economic Conditions: The Takeover Panel's Perilya Decision, 2009
• International Mergers & Acquisitions: Creating Value in an Increasingly Complex Corporate Environment, Financier Worldwide, 2008
• The Use of Deal Protection Devices in Australia: Recent Trends and a Comparative Analysis With the US and UK, 2007

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Level 41
88 Phillip Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

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