James Burchnall
Recognized since 2018
Adelaide, Australia
Corporate Law
Equity Capital Markets Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law





James is the leader of our Public M&A and Equity Capital Markets practice. He is a current member of the Australian Takeovers Panel and has extensive experience working in top-tier corporate law firms in Australia and London.
James’ experience includes leading the Kain teams advising:
- Kelsian Group (ASX:KLS) on its $698m (including up to $63m contingent consideration) acquisition of Transit Systems Group, together with a $154m capital raise by accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer and placement;
- ROC Partners on its $350m+ competitive takeover bid for Vitalharvest (ASX: VTH);
- Kelsian Group (ASX: KLS) on its $125m acquisition of Transit Systems Marine, and the associated capital raising of $51m, and on Kelsian’s acquisition of the Kingfisher Bay Resort Group for $43m;
- Ellex Medical Lasers Limited (ASX: ELX) on its capital raising of $23.2m from US and Australian institutional and sophisticated investors;
- Alcidion Group Limited (ASX: ALC) on its acquisition of MKM Health and UK-based Patientrack; and
- Stilmark Group on its bid for the Optus tower portfolio and on the sale of Stilmark to OMERS Infrastructure
James is recognised as a leading M&A and Equity Capital Markets lawyer. He has been named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the areas of M&A and Equity Capital Markets by Best Lawyers in Australia and was recently named as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the Legal 500 2022 Asia Pacific Edition in the area of Corporate M&A.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: http://www.kainlawyers.com.au/people/james-burchnall
Location
- L5, 121 King William Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia
10 The Best Lawyers in Australia™ awards
2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™ awards




Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Venture Capital Law, Adelaide, Australia (2023)
- Equity Capital Markets Law, Adelaide, Australia (2022)
- Venture Capital Law, Adelaide, Australia (2021)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Adelaide, Australia (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ 2023 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Equity Capital Markets Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Venture Capital Law
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