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Shaun McGushin

Special Counsel

shaun.mcGushin@hhlaw.com.au

Shaun McGushin has over 35 years’ experience as a corporate/finance/transactional lawyer and advisor. Shaun was a partner at Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills) and at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and is a director at Ash Street Partners. Shaun is an expert in projects, infrastructure, PPPs, and domestic and international finance and has extensive experience in these areas and a range of corporate transactions. Shaun has a reputation for getting large transactions off the ground and is a front-line strategist for clients. Shaun has worked with corporates, financial institutions, investment banks and advisors, sponsors, consortiums, government bodies and equity both domestically and internationally.

Expertise

Experience

  • Advisor to a Bank in the refinancing of the acquisition.

  • Advisor to a hotel on its restructuring, capital raisings, financing and ongoing activities.

  • Acting for a charitable institution in the restructure of its investments Funds.

  • Advisor to an Insurance Group Limited relation to restructuring options

  • Advisor to a TSX listed company on its $1.31 billion successful takeover of a company

  • Advisor to a Chinese corporation in its bid for the coal mines and its financing.

  • Advisor to a Major Bank in its acquisition of Bankers Trust’s investment banking business.


Education

  • MBA, The University of Sydney

  • Bachelor of Law, University of Tasmania


Membership

  • The Law Society of NSW

Expertise


Qualification

  • Lawyer, Supreme Court of NSW


Languages

  • English