Profile of Noah Obradovic

Noah Obradovic

Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity, BCom LLB (Hons)

About Noah Obradovic

Noah is a leader in the Private Equity sector. As Co-head of Allens' Band 1 ranked PE Corporate practice, he is one of the most sought after advisers to financial investor clients on public and private M&A situations, having been involved in many of the market-defining transactions in recent years.

Noah's elevated reputation in the Australian market is recognised in both Chambers Asia-Pacific and Legal 500. His broad technical skills are combined with a strong commercial acumen and calm approach to negotiations.

Noah's recent experience includes advising:
  • Advent International
    • on the establishment of its Australian offices.
    • on various M&A transactions both in Australia and internationally.
  • Pacific Equity Partners
    • on its proposed acquisition of SG Fleet Limited for an enterprise value of $1.4b via scheme of arrangement.
    • on its proposed acquisition of a 50% interest in Opal HealthCare.
    • on Zenith Energy related matters.
    • on the $1.167b sale of Lifehealthcare to EBOS.
    • on the sale of WINconnect.
    • on the sale of AutoPacific Group to GUD Holdings for $744.6m.
    • on the acquisition of Horizon Global Corporation's Asia Pacific business.
    • on the acquisition of LifeHealthcare Limited by way of scheme of arrangement.
    • on the acquisition of WINconnect.
    • on its acquisition of a 50% interest in LMS Energy.
    • on its investment in FirstCape, the newly combined New Zealand wealth management business of NAB (BNZ Wealth and JBWere New Zealand) and Jarden Wealth.
  • Bain Capital
    • on the acquisition of Estia Health Limited.
    • on the sale of Only About Children.
    • on the acquisition of Camp Australia.
    • on the proposed acquisition of BWX Limited.
    • on the proposed acquisition of EML payments.
  • EQT: on the proposed consortium acquisition of Perpetual Limited.
  • Seraya Partners: on its acquisition, via its portfolio company Cyan Renewables, of ASX-listed MMA Offshore Limited for $1.1b.
  • Cerberus Capital Management
    • on the acquisition of Westpac's auto finance business, one of the largest PE transactions of 2022.
    • on the acquisition of Westpac's Strategic Alliances.
    • on the acquisition of Bluestone Group.
  • Madison Dearborn Partners: on its acquisition of Quadrant-backed APM Group for $1.6b.
  • KKR: on the acquisition of certain international operations from Campbell for $3.4b—the largest Australian private equity buyout of 2019.
  • Hg: on the acquisition of Zenith Investment Partners from 5V Capital.
  • Laureate Education, Inc: on the competitive auction process for the A$900m sale of its operations in Australia (Torrens University Australia and Think Education) and New Zealand (Media Design School) to Strategic Education, Inc.
  • Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners: on its participation in the Link consortium that acquired Property Exchange Australia Limited (PEXA) for $1.6b.
  • Quadrant Private Equity: on its acquisition of Konekt Limited by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • Nitro Software Limited
    • on the proposed scheme of arrangement and simultaneous takeover bid from KKR-backed Alludo.
    • on the acquisition of Nitro by Potentia Capital via takeover bid.
  • The Access Group: on its proposed acquisition of ASX-listed IntelliHR Limited via a scheme of arrangement and simultaneous takeover bid.