Cam Steele Bio

Cam is a Partner in HWLE’s Corporate and Commercial Group, specialising in private treaty mergers and acquisitions and equity raisings (including public markets raisings), with particular expertise in Australia’s foreign investment (FIRB) regulatory regime. Cam has extensive experience advising clients on the application of the FIRB regime to proposed transactions, including in relation to securities, business and property acquisitions and corporate restructures, and the practicalities of obtaining, and complying with the conditions of, FIRB approval for such transactions. She regularly assists clients in analysing proposed transactions for FIRB compliance issues, developing strategies for repeat foreign investors to lower their FIRB compliance burden via blanket approvals, investment mandate controls and the streamlining of ongoing notification requirements and seeking variations to existing FIRB approval conditions. Outside of her specialist FIRB practice, Cam has for many years acted for both listed and private clients on complex acquisitions and divestments as well as capital raisings and general corporate and commercial work. This includes advising on the obligations of companies and their officers under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules in relation to fundraising activities, takeovers, employee incentive plans, directors’ duties, related party transactions and continuous disclosure obligations. Cam works with clients across a range of industries, including agriculture, government, energy and resources, property funds and manufacturing.