Atty. John Kain
Consistently ranked by clients and peers as a leading corporate lawyer, Kain Lawyers’ founder has over 30 years’ experience in M&A and equity capital markets law. John’s experience ranges across private equity, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.
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About John Kain at a Glance
John Kain is a business and m&a attorney, practicing at Kain Lawyers. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Law (2027), Best Lawyers in America — Corporate / Governance Practice (2027), and Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2027). Serves clients in Sydney and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About John Kain
Consistently ranked by clients and peers as a leading corporate lawyer, Kain Lawyers’ founder has over 30 years’ experience in M&A and equity capital markets law.
John’s experience ranges across private equity, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. His experience in advising public and private companies and investment funds has seen him consistently ranked by Legal 500, the AFR’s ‘Best Lawyers in Australia’ and Doyles Guide as a leading corporate, ECM and M&A lawyer.
John’s recent experience includes advising:
- Zen Energy Group on the investment by GFG Alliance and subsequent demerger of those groups;
- Lightpoint Medical Limited on its sale to Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:TLX);
- Jumbuck Pastoral syndicate’s ~$104 million acquisition of the iconic Wave Hill station;
- Koonenberry Gold (ASX:KNB) on its IPO;
- Alium Capital Management on numerous pre-IPO investments; and
- A private equity sponsored roll up of allied health practices.
John is a Fellow of the AICD and has served numerous boards of listed and unlisted companies, public charitable trusts and government advisory panels. John has also founded or co-founded several businesses. These roles complement his market-leading skills in corporate law to give him the rare ability to view and apply the law through a commercial lens.
John is listed as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 (Asia Pacific) as well as being named the 2022 Best Lawyers Private Equity Lawyer of the Year.
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Business & Corporate Law in Sydney
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Mergers & Acquisitions in Sydney
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Why Clients in Sydney Choose John Kain
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Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering business and m&a, John Kain can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in Sydney
A Sydney-based practice means John Kain attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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