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Patrick Johnson

Patrick Johnson

Partner

Sydney/London

T: +61 483 054 296

T: +44 7771 674 764

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Biography

Patrick is a Partner in our Global Corporate Transactions Practice. Patrick brings more than 19 years of experience advising on the full spectrum of corporate transactions including M&A, joint ventures, co-investments, equity fundraisings, buyouts, carve outs and strategic investments.  Patrick regularly works with colleagues and clients from across BCLP’s global platform on cross border deals, involving the US, UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Patrick has advised clients from across a range of industries including financial services, sports, media and entertainment, gaming, food & agribusinesses, retail and consumer products but has a particular specialism in real estate and infrastructure M&A. He regularly advises clients who are investing in or transacting real estate and infrastructure related assets, companies and investment platforms.  His transactional experience covers all of the major real estate and infrastructure asset classes, with a particular focus on digital infrastructure, data centres, logistics and hotels.

Patrick is qualified to practice in the UK and Australia. He is the Principal of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Australia) Pty Limited (“BCLP Australia”), BCLP’s Australian legal practice and frequently advises clients who are investing in Australian companies or assets or otherwise doing business in Australia. Patrick also works with Australian corporates and private capital investors investing in international markets, particularly the UK, the US and Asia.

Patrick has been recognised in Legal 500 for Corporate/M&A.

Spoken Languages

  • English

Admissions

  • England and Wales

    Queensland, Australia

Related Capabilities

  • M&A & Corporate Finance

  • Private Equity

  • Start-Up & Venture Capital Practice

  • Retail & Consumer Products

  • Infrastructure

  • Strategic Alternatives & Corporate Reorganization

  • Corporate

  • UK Public Company

  • Payment Systems

  • Real Estate

  • Logistics & Industrial

  • Healthcare & Life Sciences

  • Energy Transition

  • Hotels & Hospitality

  • Renewables & Storage

  • Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

Experience

Recent transactional experience includes advising:

  • Driscoll’s on its participation in a consortium with Paine Schwartz Partners and British Columbia Investments to acquire ASX listed Costa Group for A$2.5bn by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • Voneus Broadband (a digital infrastructure platform controlled by Macquarie Capital and Israel Infrastructure Fund) on its merger with Rural Broadband Solutions (a digital infrastructure platform controlled by Tiger Infrastructure Partners and Global Connectivity Plc) and related funding arrangements.
  • Dragonfly on its sale to FiscalNote Holdings Inc.
  • Macquarie Capital on its investment in superfast broadband provider, Voneus Broadband and the subsequent sale by Macquarie of a minority interest in Voneus to Israel Infrastructure Fund (IIF) and the formation of new joint venture with IIF. 
  • Carlyle on the acquisition of senior housing developer, Beechcroft Group from Alchemy Partners and management. 
  • Carlyle on the formation of a UK logistics investment platform joint venture with ARA.
  • Cerberus on the disposal of its IHG franchised hotel portfolio to Marathon Asset Management
  • Cheyne Capital on its joint venture with co-living operator, The Collective and on its joint venture with Fusion for a new purpose built student accommodation development.
  • KKR on the sale of its Nido student accommodation platform to Greystar.
  • KKR on the establishment of its build to rent/multifamily investment platforms with Apache Capital and Moda Living.
  • An Australian superannuation fund on the sale of its interests in the Deepwater Container Terminal Gdańsk to PSA International, the Polish Development Fund and IFM Investors.
  • Morgan Stanley and Thor Equities on the disposal of a UK logistics portfolio to BentallGreenOak
  • Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on the formation of its private fund limited partnership with PSP Investments and QuadReal to deliver a PRS scheme at Westfield Stratford.

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