Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Languages

• English

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

• Acquisition by Medibank
• Acquisition of CH Warman Pump Group
• Acquisition of Colonial First State Private Capital Limited
• Acquisition of Hunter Grain Pty. Ltd.
• Acquisition of Interest in Challenger Infrastructure Fund
• Public-to-Private
• Take-Private Acquisition of Macquarie Capital Alliance Group

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

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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