Clifford Chance
Andrew Crook is a highly regarded corporate practitioner with extensive expertise in private equity and M&A. His experience includes advising private market firms and multinational businesses on a range of transactions in APAC and globally.
With a focus on complex transactions Andrew has worked across a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, industrials, education, energy and resources, infrastructure, financial and real estate.
Andrew heads our APAC Corporate and private equity practice.
- Bain Capital Credit and its co-investor Arcadia Capital on their acquisition of the Ansett Aviation international flight simulation business
- The Carlyle Group on a number of matters including its acquisition of Accolade Wines, the proposed acquisition of Redflex Limited and the shareholder arrangements relating to the IPO of its portfolio company Healthscope Limited (jointly held with TPG Capital)
- CVC backed Mantra Group on its IPO and subsequent takeover by Accor Hotels
- Decarbonisation Plus Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on the first Australian SPAC merger with Tritium
- Partners Group on a number of Private Equity, Private Infrastructure and Private Real Estate transactions including its acquisition of the Guardian Early Learning business, the Ararat, Crudine, Bango and Sapphire Windfarms and interests in the Melbourne Metro and North West Rail projects
- TPG on a number of matters, including its acquisition of a majority stake in Made Group.
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Hong Kong
- +852 2825 8042
- Email me
- Speaks English
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Private equity
Career and qualifications
- Victoria University of Wellington (LLB) 1999
- Victoria University of Wellington (BCA) 2000
- Admitted to the New Zealand High Court 2000
- Admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales 2001
- Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 2005
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2018
Professional bodies
- Law Society of England & Wales
- NSW Law Society
- Law Society of Western Australia
Awards and citations
- Private Equity
Best Lawyers Australia 2021 - One client comments: "He's got a very rational and commercial head on him, rather than being just a pure legal adviser. He always goes back to the bigger picture and he has a good balance of skills."
Another comments that Andrew is identified as an "approachable, creative thinker" who "thinks up clear strategies and novel ways to address legal and commercial opportunities."
Chambers Asia Pacific 2020 - One client comments: "He's got a very rational and commercial head on him, rather than being just a pure legal adviser. He always goes back to the bigger picture and he has a good balance of skills."
Chambers Asia Pacific 2020, Private Equity - Australia