Ashleigh Le

Ashleigh has a distinguished track record in corporate advisory and transactional law. Known for her strategic acumen and commercial pragmatism, Ashleigh advises clients across a broad spectrum of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and restructures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, shareholder arrangements, capital raise and governance. 

Ashleigh brings a global perspective to her practice, having completed executive education in Mergers and Acquisitions: Structuring and Leading Deals at Harvard Law School and Negotiation Mastery at Harvard Business School. Her approach is grounded in delivering commercially favourable outcomes while navigating complex legal frameworks.  

Ashleigh is a trusted advisor to founders, executives, and boards, and advises domestic and international clients. She regularly takes the lead in negotiations and deal structuring to help clients achieve their commercial goals while ensuring their interests are well protected. Her recent engagements highlight her ability to deliver customised legal strategies in complex and fast-moving commercial settings. 

Ashleigh’s other relevant experience includes:  

• Acting for founders in the divestment of their businesses, including the sale of:  

• • an allied health business to a listed healthcare company; 

• • an health education provider to a company backed by private equity;  

• • a technology business; 

• • an energy transition business; 

• • an infrastructure manufacturing business;  

• • Chefgood to MarleySpoon (ASX:MMM); 

• • a security, identity and access management solutions company to CyberCX, a BGH Private Equity company; and  

• • the Australian contingent workforce company to a US-based global workforce deployment group.  

• Acting for buyers in the acquisition of several enterprises, including acting for:  

• • the Australian subsidiary of a Swiss listed company in the acquisition of a number of business in Australia;   

• • the Australian subsidiary of a Thai listed company in the acquisition of the company in the manufacturing and distribution of 4WD applications;  

• • US Private Equity firm in the acquisition of the total issued share capital of the company operating a labour-hire business (circa $30 million); 

• • a large privately-owned company in the acquisition of shares in the chemical manufacturing company (circa $50 million);  

• • ASX listed company in the acquisitions of several businesses, including the business of manufacturing and distributing agricultural chemicals based in NSW and Qld, the business of manufacturing and distributing a wide range of water treatment chemicals and other related products; and the acquisitions of the total issued share capital of several companies, including the company operating a manufacturing and distributing agricultural chemicals business based in WA, the company operating a business of producing and distributing motor vehicle diesel exhaust fluid, and the company operating a business of manufacturing and distribution of a wide range of products ranging from therapeutic goods, personal care, industrial, insecticides, and household products; and 

• • a corporate health group in the acquisition of 10 different allied health practices.   

• Acting for joint venture parties in several joint ventures including a technology commercialisation joint venture, as well as retail, manufacturing and distribution joint ventures.