Mergermarket M&A Forum Australia 2023
The premier M&A forum in Australia
Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney and Online
16
Mar
Keynote fireside chat
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SpeakersSimon Ranson Principal BETTERTON
Stephen Ridgeway Commissioner ACCC
Allan Bulman Chief Executive AUSTRALIAN TAKEOVERS PANEL
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Simon is currently focusing on private opportunities.
He was previously Head of Investment Banking Australia and New Zealand at J.P. Morgan. During his almost thirty year career in investment banking he worked at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch in various roles including Head of M&A and Head of Real Estate. Prior to working in investment banking he was a solicitor at Baker and McKenzie.
Simon has a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Queensland University.
Stephen Ridgeway was appointed a Commissioner of the ACCC in June 2019.
Stephen chairs the ACCC’s Mergers Review and Competition Exemptions Committees, and is a member of the ACCC’s Enforcement Committee, Consumer Data Rights Committee and Agriculture Board. On 1 March 2022 Stephen also commenced an appointment as an Associate Member of the New Zealand Commerce Commission.
Stephen brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles as a lawyer in the private and public sectors. He is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading competition and consumer lawyers and an expert in the field. In 2018 Stephen retired as a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons.
Early in his career, Stephen acted for the ACCC and its predecessor, the Trade Practices Commission, in enforcement litigation as a senior lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor. After joining private practice in 1998, Stephen had extensive involvement in merger clearance applications in a wide variety of industries. He also had extensive experience in regulatory enforcement actions, including a number of landmark ACCC enforcement matters.
During 2011 and 2012 Stephen was National Chairman of the Competition and Consumer Committee of the Law Council of Australia, and led consultations with the ACCC and Treasury about policy and enforcement matters. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia from 2016 to 2018.
Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University.
Allan has been the Chief Executive of the Takeovers Panel since 2008. He holds the qualifications of Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Melbourne University. Allan worked for Minter Ellison (1993-1995) and ASIC (1995-2007). His last position at ASIC was as the Director, Capital Markets (2005 to 2007). Allan has over 25 years’ experience in company and securities law, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. Allan is an observer at the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.