John Kain

John Kain


Kain Lawyers

Recognized since 2014

Sydney, Australia

Practice Areas

Commercial Law

Corporate / Governance Practice

Corporate Law

Equity Capital Markets Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Private Equity Law

Venture Capital Law

Water Law

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Consistently ranked by clients and peers as a leading corporate lawyer, Kain Lawyers’ founder and Managing Director has over 25 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 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.

Location
  • Level 27, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square
    Sydney NSW 2000
    Australia

Kain Lawyers
Headquarters: Adelaide, Australia

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Private Equity Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Private Equity Law, Adelaide, Australia (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate / Governance Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Equity Capital Markets Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Private Equity Law
  • Venture Capital Law
  • Water Law

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