Murray Williams

A founder and director of Global Proxy Solicitation (later Morrow Sodali Australia), founder and CEO of Georgeson Australia, a founder of Quay Advisers (later acquired by US C-Suite advisers Teneo).

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Over 40 years experience in M&A and company meeting shareholder engagement and solicitation strategies; planned and implemented proxy strategies for the US$30 billion Xstrata/Glencore merger; co-ordinated investor engagement strategies for Lion Nathan’s acquisitions of Tooheys Brewing, Castlemaine Brewing and Hahn Brewing; planned and executed the shareholder engagement strategies for over 40 hostile takeover bids by legendary activist corporate raider Industrial Equity, including its bids for Allied Mills, Carlton & United Breweries, North Broken Hill, Southern Farmers and Woolworths.

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Planned and executed shareholder engagement strategies for Ariadne’s Ardent Leisure board spill, Abercrombie’s Humm Group board spill, ARA’s Cromwell board spill, and Pioneer’s bid for Ampol Exploration, to name just a few.