Samantha advises private and public health operators, aged care and retirement village providers, not-for-profit organisations and Local Health Districts in relation to corporate transactions, restructures, M&A transactions, governance and regulatory compliance.

Biography

Samantha regularly acts for private and public hospital operators, Local Health Districts, not-for-profit organisations, aged care and retirement village operators and Primary Health Networks. Her practice is concentrated in the health, aged care, retirement villages and not-for-profit sectors.

Samantha advises on acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructures, commercial arrangements, Corporations Act and ACNC compliance. She advises on governance frameworks, director duties and regulatory obligations specific to health, aged care and not-for-profit entities.

Samantha's practice addresses the regulatory complexity of health, retirement villages and aged care transactions, where corporate activity intersects with sector-specific regulatory obligations, registration, accreditation, funding arrangements and privacy obligations. She advises clients operating across state and federal regulatory frameworks, and regulatory advising NSW government health entities.

Samantha has developed specialist expertise in the health, aged care, retirement village and charity sectors, giving her direct understanding of the commercial, regulatory and governance settings that shape transactions and operations in these industries. Her practice with not-for-profit entities includes ACNC compliance, tax concessions and registration and establishing charitable structures.

Credentials

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Samantha's experience

Health sector — Corporate restructures

Acted for St Vincent's Health Australia group on multiple corporate restructures across multiple jurisdictions, including public and private hospital entities, aged care provider and retirement village operator, including navigation of health sector licensing, government funding requirements and regulatory frameworks.

Aged care and retirement villages — Corporate acquisition

Advised Opal Healthcare on its acquisition of the BlueCross group, involving 31 aged care residences, 3 retirement villages and its home care operations. 

Not-For-Profit — Corporate advisory

Acted for Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research on its collaboration with South Western Sydney Local Health District, University of New South Wales and University of Western Sydney on the Ingham Institute Macarthur translational research hub.

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