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The Astute Choice

Deutsch Miller is a specialist corporate and dispute resolution firm built on the partners' top-tier experience and expertise - and one of only two boutique Australian firms to be recommended in the prestigious Legal 500, Asia Pacific.

Our unique combination of technical excellence, first class service and a practical, commercial approach to legal issues has earned us a reputation as the astute choice for clients and their advisers when they face complex, critical commercial challenges and opportunities.

Exceptional Capability, Accessibility and Commerciality

At Deutsch Miller our principal objective is to build long standing relationships with our clients based on trust and mutual respect. We do this in three key ways that separate us from our competitors.

1. We seek to understand our clients' business objectives first rather than diving straight into the legal work. The insights we gain through this approach allow us to genuinely act in our clients best interests, particularly in the technical and complex matters at which we excel.

2. Our partners have a high level of engagement in matters, from start to finish, ensuring that clients benefit from direct and responsive dealings at all times.

3. We’re committed to providing highly proactive, timely and constructive advice that is focused on being commercially sensible. Furthermore, as a boutique firm we have the flexibility to offer alternative pricing and fee structures to our clients on a case by case basis.

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May 2024

ECI Partners acquires TAG, a travel management company to the entertainment and corporate markets, from Apiary Capital

Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, Fleur Edwards and Anna McKay acted for the shareholders of Project Global Topco Limited on the Australian legal aspects of the sale of Project Global Topco Limited and its subsidiaries, including The Appointment Group (TAG) Pty Ltd to private equity firm, ECI Partners. Based in London, TAG is an award-winning international travel and event management company, providing bespoke, high-end services to some of the biggest names in music, film and TV production as well as top C-suite and corporate executives. The investment from ECI Partners, a leading growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, will further enhance TAG’s service offering in the events management and travel industries, and continue to expand its footprint across the globe. Working in collaboration with the teams at Browne Jacobson LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, our team were able to support TAG once again in this milestone transaction and we look forward to working with TAG on their step in their global expansion in partnership with ECI Partners.

Mar 2024

Allegro buys Nutun Australia for about $120m

Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, supported by Simon Correggia and Steven An, acted for the shareholders of Nutun Australia, an Australian market-leading business process outsourcing specialist, on its agreed sale to Allegro Funds, Australia’s most-awarded private equity firm in the turnaround, special situations and transformation investing space. Based in Melbourne, Nutun Australia operates various businesses including credit collections, customer experience, insurance claims recovery, insource solution and legal services through its brands recoveriescorp, Mason Black + Mendelsons and Nutun. It services a range of blue-chip clients across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, including large banks, insurers and utilities and telecommunication providers. Nutun Australia’s customer base and its strong service offering will enable Allegro Funds to broaden these service and capabilities in Australia, New Zealand and abroad. This transaction was a collaborative effort on the sell side involving, Tim Miles, Gareth Cope and Stephen Bowring from Miles Advisory and Peter Hague and Tim Hall from PWC and further cements Deutsch Miller’s reputation as a leading legal adviser in mid-market M&A space.

Feb 2024

Deutsch Miller welcomes new litigation partner, Rosemary Kanan.

Deutsch Miller is delighted to welcome new litigation partner, Rosemary Kanan, to our firm. Rosemary is an experienced commercial litigator specialising in complex commercial disputes and reputation-sensitive regulatory matters. Rosemary will undoubtedly elevate our capabilities and contribute to the firm’s continued success.