Expertise

Steven Klein practices in commercial law, with a particular focus on mergers, acquisitions and disposals. His major clients include corporates, both listed and unlisted, family groups and high net worth investors.

Steven joined SBA Law in August 2011, after having been a Partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler since 1996. He joined Arnold Bloch Leibler as an articled clerk in 1988, after graduating in law and commerce from the University of Melbourne.

Experience

Steven’s commercial transactions include:

• Barro Group: Barro Group partnering with CRH Group to privatise Adbri Limited by way of a Scheme of Arrangement.
  
• Merricks Capital: the sale of Merricks Capital to Regal Partners Limited.
• Montague Group: the sale of the Montague Group to Pomona Valley, a subsidiary of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
• GlobeWest: the sale of an interest to Next Capital.
• Dari's Kitchen: the sale of Dari's Kitchen to Summit Fine Foods.
• Netwealth: various acquisitions by Netwealth, both pre and post its IPO.
• Australian Biotechnologies: the sale of Australian Biotechnologies to PEP Private Equity.
• Catch Group: the sale of Catch Group to Wesfarmers.
• Cobs Popcorn: the sale of Cobs Popcorn to the Kin Group.

Professional boards/committees

Current Appointments

Director of Jewish Care (Victoria) Inc.

Director of Project Generation Limited, the company that has been established to relocate Mount Scopus Memorial College to a new consolidated site in Caulfield.

Previous Appointments

Director of Breville Group Limited from 2003-2017.

Director of Mount Scopus Memorial College from 2007-2015.