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Grae McKenzie
Professional
Background
Grae McKenzie is the Managing Director of Speed and Stracey Lawyers. He has 30 years of experience as a commercial lawyer. His areas of specialisation include mergers and acquisitions, commercial law and corporate advice.
Grae's practice has an emphasis on complex corporate restructuring and asset acquisitions. He is known by his legal peers and clients as a problem solver and a leader in the field of providing high quality advice in the securities and financial services industry. Grae also has specific expertise and experience in advising clients on corporation law matters, including large mergers and acquisitions, reductions of capital and licensing requirements for the securities industry and on corporate governance.
Grae has served as a director of the Commercial Law Association.
Qualifications
1983 to present - Associate, Director, and now Managing Director, Speed and Stracey Lawyers
1978 to 1983 - Lawyer, Conway MacCallum Lawyers
1978 - Bachelor of Law, University of Sydney
Recent Experience
Acting for the controlling shareholder in relation to the IPO and listing of Bell Financial Group Limited.
Negotiating and documenting a shareholder agreement for funds manager Karara Capital.
Acting in relation to the establishment of Bell Direct, an on-line broking platform.
Acting for participants in the real estate industry in relation to a website joint venture with Publishing and Broadcasting Limited.
Acting for Bell Potter Securities Limited in connection with a funds management joint venture.
Acting for Westfield Trust in connection with stapling of units to Westfield Holding Limited and Westfield America Trust.
Acting for two Australand property trusts in connection with a stapling proposal involving shares in Australand Holdings Limited.
Acting for Bell Potter Securities Limited in its acquisition of the national stockbrokers, Johnson Taylor Potter and Challenger First Pacific Limited.
Acting for a major client in relation to a land valuation matter which was successfully appealed to the High Court of Australia.
Providing complex advice on licensing requirements for various large financial institutions and corporations both in Australia and overseas.
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