Luminis Partners – Leaders In Bespoke Advice

PROFESSOR CAV. SIMON MORDANT AO

Vice Chairman

Simon’s major advisory roles include advising Superloop on its defence against Aussie Broadband’s unsolicited proposal, Oil Search on the unsolicited $11.2b proposal from Woodside Petroleum, Lynas on its $1.6b unsolicited proposal from Wesfarmers, amaysim on the sale of its Energy business to AGL Energy and its Mobile business to Optus, GrainCorp on its $3.0b unsolicited takeover by Archer Daniels Midland, Beach Energy on the $1.6b acquisition of Lattice Energy, Coal & Allied on the $10.6b agreed takeover by Rio Tinto, Autosports Group on its IPO, Origin Energy on the sale of its 53% interest in Contact Energy (NZ$1.8b), and Qantas on its $1.7b capital raising and on-market buybacks.

Simon is the Vice Chair of MOMA PS1 in New York, a Member of the International Council of MOMA, and the Vice Chair of the Tate International Council. He is a Member of Council at Marlborough College and a Board member of Garvan Research Foundation. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and was a Director of the ABC (2012–2017), Australian Commissioner for the Venice Biennale 2013/2015, and Deputy President of the Australian Takeovers Panel (2000–2010). Simon is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

RON MALEK

Chairman

Ron’s major advisory roles include advising Bank of Queensland on its $1.3bn acquisition of ME Bank, Oil Search on the unsolicited $11.2b proposal from Woodside Petroleum, Coal & Allied on the $10.6b agreed takeover by Rio Tinto, Origin Energy on the sale of its 53% interest in Contact Energy (NZ$1.8b), Patrick on its takeover defence of Toll’s hostile offer (A$6.8b), Westpac Banking Corporation on its $18b merger with St George Bank, and Lion Nathan on its $8.2b minority take out by Kirin.

Ron is the immediate past Chairman of the University of New South Wales Council’s Investment Committee, he was a Director of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (2013–2022), and a Member & Deputy President of the Australian Takeovers Panel (2012–2024).

RICHARD MARQUES

Managing Director

Richard’s recent advisory roles include advising Superloop on its defence against Aussie Broadband’s unsolicited proposal, Asaleo Care on its response to Essity’s $0.8b control proposal, amaysim on the sale of its Energy business to AGL and its Mobile business to Optus, Metcash on the acquisitions of Total Tools and Home Timber & Hardware, Capgemini on the acquisitions of RXP Services and Empired, Lynas on its $1.6b unsolicited proposal from Wesfarmers, ERM on its recommended takeover by Shell, and Lion Nathan on its $8.2b minority take out by Kirin.

Recent equity capital markets roles include capital raisings for Qantas ($1.9bn), Flight Centre ($700m) and Metcash ($330m), advising Seeing Machines on a strategic placement to Mitsubishi Electric, plus advising ReadyTech and Autosports Group on their respective IPOs.

Richard is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

JAMIE GARIS

Managing Director

Jamie’s major advisory roles include advising Generation Development Group on its acquisition of Evidentia Group, Perpetual on its strategic review, Blue Owl on the restructure of Navigator, Bank of Queensland on its acquisition of ME Bank, Asaleo Care on its response to Essity’s control proposal, Suncorp on the divestment of its Life Insurance business, and Westpac Banking Corporation on its merger with St George Bank.

Jamie is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA), where Jamie also serves as a Lecturer for the Mergers & Acquisitions graduate diploma course.

Simon McConnell

Managing Director

Simon has been advising Australian and multinational companies on their corporate, M&A and capital markets strategies for over 25 years. Prior to joining Luminis, Simon was a Managing Director of Greenhill Australia, and prior to that, he was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs.

Simon’s recent major advisory roles include advising IDP Education on its restructure of Education Australia’s 40% ownership stake in the business (A$2.6b) and the acquisition of the British Council’s Indian IELTS operations (A$238m), Cleanaway Waste Management on the acquisition of a portfolio of strategic post-collection assets in Australia from Suez SA (A$501m) and Corporate Travel Management on its acquisition of Travel & Transport (A$310m) and entitlements offer (A$375m), its acquisition of Helloworld’s corporate and entertainment travel business (A$175m), and associated equity raising (A$100m), as well as its successful activist campaign defense.

Marc Rubinstein

Managing Director

Marc has been advising financial sponsors, Boards, shareholders, and debt providers on the full spectrum of corporate finance transactions for over 18 years. Prior to joining Luminis in 2024, Marc was a Managing Director of Rothschild & Co in Australia.

Marc’s recent major advisory roles include advising ICG on the acquisition of Cura Day Hospitals, Crescent Capital Partners on the sale of 24-7 Healthcare, Zimmermann on the sale of a majority take to Advent International, Study Group on the disposal of its Australian operations to Navitas, and Anchorage Capital Partners on its acquisition of David Jones as well as its divestment of Rail First Asset Management.

Marc holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and Bachelor of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

Joshua Frank

Managing Director

Joshua has been advising Australian and multinational companies on M&A and capital markets strategies for the last 15 years. Prior to joining Luminis, Joshua was an Executive Director and Head of Technology at Goldman Sachs. Prior to that he was Vice President at Greenhill & Co.

Joshua’s recent major advisory roles include advising Wesfarmers on the demerger of Coles (A$19bn), the NSW Government on the sale of its Westconnex stake to Transurban (A$25bn), Navitas on its defence and sale to BGH Consortium (A$2.2bn), Life360 on its Nasdaq IPO and Webjet on its demerger of Webjet Group Limited.

Joshua holds a Bachelor of Commerce from The Australian School of Business at the University of New South Wales and is a Chartered Accountant.

Cameron Wilson

Managing Director

Cameron has been advising Australian and multinational companies on their corporate, M&A and capital markets strategies for over 10 years.

Prior to joining Luminis, Cameron was Executive Director at Fort Street Advisors (now E&P Capital) and prior to that at UBS. Cameron’s major advisory roles include advising Phocas Software on its sale to AKKR, Bruce Mathieson Group on its Endeavour Group activist campaign, Superloop on its defence against Aussie Broadband’s unsolicited approach, Mercury Capital on its sale of Fiftyfive5 to Accenture, ProTen on the sale to Roc Partners and Aware Super, QIC on its acquisition of Nexus Day Hospitals, Morrison & Co on its acquisitions of Qscan and Pacific Radiology Group, Birketu and Illyria in relation to the restructuring of Network 10, and a TPG Capital-led consortium on its acquisition of Cushman & Wakefield.

Select capital markets roles include advising Universal Store, Autosports, and Integral Diagnostics on their respective IPOs, and Seven West Media on its Rights Issue and early CPS resolution.

Cameron has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.

ABOUT LUMINIS

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AND OBJECTIVITY

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EXPERIENCE

CONFIDENTIALITY
AND PRIVACY

OUR PEOPLE

Ron Malek

Professor cav. Simon Mordant ao

Jamie Garis

Richard Marques

Simon McConnell

Marc Rubinstein

Joshua Frank

Cameron Wilson

CAREERS

A DYNAMIC & ENTREPRENEURIAL
ENVIRONMENT

LUMINIS FOUNDATION

ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY
AROUND US

ABOUT LUMINIS

INDEPENDENCE AND OBJECTIVITY

UNRIVALLEDEXPERIENCE

CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY

OUR PEOPLE

Ron Malek

Professor cav. Simon Mordant ao

Jamie Garis

Richard Marques

Simon McConnell

Marc Rubinstein

Joshua Frank

Cameron Wilson

CAREERS

A DYNAMIC & ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT

LUMINIS FOUNDATION

ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY AROUND US

PROFESSOR CAV. SIMON MORDANT AO

RON MALEK

RICHARD MARQUES

JAMIE GARIS

Simon McConnell

Marc Rubinstein

Joshua Frank

Cameron Wilson

INDEPENDENCE
AND OBJECTIVITY

UNRIVALLED
EXPERIENCE

CONFIDENTIALITY
AND PRIVACY

A DYNAMIC & ENTREPRENEURIAL
ENVIRONMENT

ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY
AROUND US