Andrew Kim

Partner

Sydney

+61 2 9258 5917 | +61 409 247 853

andrew.kim@ashurstperkins.com

Overview
Experience

Introduction

Andrew is an experienced corporate partner with significant experience advising clients in a wide range of public M&A and equity capital markets transactions. Andrew also leads our Australia/Korea M&A practice.

Andrew advises listed and unlisted companies, investment funds and financial sponsors on strategic transactions across industries, including retail, financial services, real estate, funds management, industrials, renewable energy, mining and resources, liquor and gaming.

His M&A practice spans friendly and hostile takeovers and court-approved schemes. On the capital markets side, Andrew regularly advises clients on IPOs, rights issues, placements, SPACs and regulatory capital and hybrid securities.

Andrew is also a trusted adviser on matters related to the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules and the FIRB, bringing deep technical and commercial judgment to sensitive questions. Andrew has acted for various parties in successful Takeovers Panel proceedings.

Fluent in English and Korean, Andrew leads Ashurst Perkins Coie’s Australia–Korea cross-border M&A practice, helping to achieve seamless execution for Korean corporates, sponsors and financial institutions in cross-border transactions.

Andrew is recognized by the Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner” in Equity Capital Markets. Andrew is a guest lecturer at the University of Sydney (Advanced Corporate Law).

"Our Ashurst Perkins Coie team is very practical, and solutions focussed. They are very knowledgeable about what the ‘market’ is and great advocates for us to achieve the best result.”
Client quote, Corporate M&A, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

"We particularly value this team for their commercial acumen and problem-solving abilities, great project management and attention to detail in drafting."
Client quote, Corporate M&A, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

Professional Experience

Soul Patts on its $14bn combination with Brickworks Limited by interconditional members' schemes.
Suncorp on its regulatory capital program to issue $200m AT1 Capital Notes and $200m Tier 2 Notes.
Woolworths Group on its A$2 billion off-market share buy-back and the A$12 billion demerger of Endeavour Group.
Oxford Properties on its acquisition of the A$3.4 billion Investa Office Fund by scheme of arrangement.
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited on its A$1.05 billion acquisition by Wesfarmers.
Westfield Retail Trust on its restructure and merger to create Scentre Group (with total assets of $28.5 billion as at transaction announcement).
Novion Property Group on its A$11 billion merger with Federation Centers to create Vicinity Centers.
Harmony Gold on its $1.6bn acquisition of MAC Copper by Jersey scheme.
HomeCo Daily Needs REIT on the A$2.8 billion acquisition of Aventus Group by concurrent schemes.
Energy Resources of Australia on more than $1bn of secondary raisings to fund rehabilitation costs for the Jabiluka mine and on Takeovers Panel proceedings commenced by minority shareholders.
Innocean Worldwide Inc on its acquisition of 85% of the shares in Wellcom Group by members' scheme.
POSCO on its exit from Cockatoo Coal Limited by selective capital reduction and the acquisition of outstanding interests in Hume Coal to become 100% holder of the Hume Coal project.
KEPCO on its acquisitions of additional interests in the Bylong Coal Project and Baralaba Coal Company Limited, including associated corporate and environmental advice.
Various Korean sponsors on Australian energy projects, including solar hybrid, green hydrogen and green methane pre-feasibility studies in NSW, QLD and WA.
Crown Resorts on its response to the proposal from Wynn Resorts to acquire all Crown shares for A$10 billion, the proposed demerger of its international businesses, and the proposed IPO of a 49% interest in a new property trust.
Downer EDI on various transactions to raise equity capital and the $1.1bn off-market takeover bid for the shares in Spotless Group Holdings Limited.
Sibanye Stillwater on the A$150 million hostile takeover of New Century Resources.
Kiwa N.V. on its A$300 million acquisition of Intega Group by way of a members’ scheme.