Joni specialises in strategic transactions, including public and private M&A, JVs, capital raisings, restructures, divestments, and corporate governance. She regularly deals with key corporate regulators. Joni works across a range of sectors, focusing on infrastructure, energy, resources and agriculture.

Joni's experience

  • Advised the founders of a Utility-scale battery developer on its sale of a majority interest and ongoing shareholder arrangements with an investor, following a competitive auction.

  • Advised Australian-owned and operated solar project developer Terrain Solar on the 100% sale of the Marulan Solar Farm in New South Wales to RATCH-Australia Corporation.

  • Advised Optavi Limited (formerly EyeQ Optometrists Limited) with the sale of its EyeQ Operations business to Luxottica Retail Australia Pty Ltd (EssilorLuxottica).

  • Advising GEV Holdings Limited on its acquisition of the Rigcom Group, a leading provider of construction, installation and maintenance services to wind turbine and other infrastructure operators.

  • Advised Australian-owned energy company Firm Power on the sale of a proposed 500MW/1GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project to Octopus Investments Australia (Blackstone). The Blackstone project, located 30 kilometres from Brisbane, is the largest proposed standalone BESS project in Queensland.

  • Advising an offshore wind developer on the sale of its early stage offshore wind energy projects in Australia in preparation for licence applications in the first declared offshore wind zone in Gippsland.

  • Advising an Australian renewable energy developer on the sale, and provision of ongoing development services, in respect of one solar and one wind farm project.

  • Advising Terrain Solar on the sale of the Marulan Project to Ratch.

  • Advising AwareSuper on the sale of the Lake Boga farming portfolio to agricultural investment firm goFarm.

  • Advised a renewable energy company on the joint development agreement and the sale of its Wind Farm and Solar Farm Projects to an European green energy provider.

Credentials

  • 2022
    Joined Pinsent Masons
  • 2013
    University of Cambridge - PhD
  • 2007
    University of Cambridge - MPhil
  • 2003
    Qualified Australia
  • 2000
    Qualified New Zealand
  • 2000
    Victoria University of Wellington - LLB Hons / BA Hons
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Out-Law / Insight by Joni Henry

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