About
Mapa is an Associate in Freshfields' Global Transactions practice in Abu Dhabi. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions and has advised private equity sponsors, infrastructure funds, strategic corporates and venture capital funds on a broad range of transactions globally, including private acquisitions and disposals, public takeovers and schemes of arrangement, joint ventures, venture capital fund raises and equity capital markets transactions.
Qualified to practise law in Australia (Victoria) in 2021, Mapa trained at Herbert Smith Freehills in Melbourne and worked at Travers Smith in London before joining Freshfields in May 2026.
Representative Matters
- Metcor Group – £130m investment in Metcor Group, a specialist mechanical and environmental services provider by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance.
- Sandbrook Capital – Advised founders and management on Sandbrook Capital’s US$250m investment in Krios Infrastructure Limited, a business which identifies and develops pre-construction sites for large-scale data centres across Europe.
- Solar Archive – Acquisition of email archiving business by Ziff Davis, US-based digital media company.
- AMS Accountants – Investment in AMS Accountants Group, a full-service professional services firm by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance.
- Manx Telecom – Basalt Infrastructure Partner’s sale of Manx Telecom to a strategic partnership of CVC DIF and Jersey Telecom following a competitive auction process.
- Oakley Capital – Oakley Capital’s investment in Thomas’s London Day Schools.
- Viatel Technology Group Limited – Investment in a digital technology and cyber security provider by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance.
- Zenzero Solutions Limited – Acquisition of a UK-based IT Managed Services provider by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance.
- Steve Madden’s acquisition of Kurt Geiger – Acquisition of leading UK-based global fashion retailer Kurt Geiger by Steve Madden, a US-based prominent international fashion retail group.
- Dragon LNG Group – Sale of 50% interest in Dragon LNG Group by Ancala Partners to VTTI.
- IT consultancy company – Attempted sale of domestic IT consultancy company by a corporate seller based in Australia.
- Falanx Cyber Defence – £4.2m acquisition of cyber security services provider by Wavenet (backed by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance).
- Ancala Partners – Unsuccessful bid to acquire veterinary diagnostic imaging company.
- Amara Nzero – Sale of majority stake in Amara NZero, a leading energy transition B2B supplier, from ProA Capital to Cinven.
- Vetfamily – Acquisition of Australian-based veterinary supplier/distributor (not announced).
- Epuron – Sale of wind and solar energy developer to Ark Energy (owned by Korea Zinc).
- Retirement villages – Unsuccessful bid to acquire large portfolio of retirement villages.
- BGH Capital – Sale of 51% stake in TripADeal to Qantas.
- BGH Capital – Management/employee incentive plans for portfolio companies.
- TPG Capital – Foreign Investment Review Board application and ongoing legal advice for portfolio company.
Public M&A
- Alliance Pharma PLC – DBAY Advisor’s recommended cash offer for Alliance Pharma plc, valued at approximately £350 million by way of scheme of arrangement.
- TT Electronics PLC – Unsuccessful takeover proposal by Volex PLC of TT Electronics PLC valued at approximately £250 million.
- Crown Resorts – $8.9bn sale of Crown Resorts to Blackstone by way of a scheme of arrangement.
- Cashrewards – ANZ’s $100m takeover bid of Cashrewards.− ASX100 Listed Entity: Proposed sale of ASX100 listed entity (not announced).
- SPAC – Acted for SPAC on unsuccessful bid to acquire listed ASX listed entity for US$325m (not announced).
ECM
- Selkirk Group PLC – AIM listing of an investing company (cash shell) with primary objective of acquiring undervalued businesses headquartered in the UK.
- Main Market Reverse Takeover – Acting as counsel for the Joint Bookrunners in relation to reverse takeover transaction on the Main Market.
Venture Capital
- Dovetail Research – US$63m Series A capital raise.
- Mr Yum – $89m Series A capital raise.
- Linktree – $110m Series A-2 capital raise.
- Baymatob – $4.25m Series A capital raise.
- CryptoTaxCalculator – $4m Series Seed capital raise.
- Dataweavers – $5m Series A capital raise.
- 6Clicks – $10m capital raise.
- Cake Equity – $16m convertible note investment.
- Advanced Energy Tech – Advice on shareholders’ agreement.
- Biza – $7.5m Series A capital raise.
- Gamurs – US$12m Series A capital raise.
- Generational Finance – Advice on incorporation and shareholders agreement.
- OncoRes – $10m Series A-2 capital raise.
- Startup Galaxy – $783k Series Seed capital raise.
- Zepto – $25m Series A capital raise.
- Zitcha – $4.8m Series Seed capital raise.
Other
- Satago – Renegotiation of shareholders’ agreement and articles of association.
- Trilogy Funds – Proposed sale of property and mortgage fund.
- Sands Heritage Limited – Corporate reorganisation.
*This deal list includes work that Mapa completed while at a prior firm.

Mapa Madhawa
Unit 11, Level 6, Al Sila Tower
Abu Dhabi Global Market Square
Al Maryah Island
Abu Dhabi