Banking and Finance

On the financing of the ground breaking $8 billion merger with Chemist Warehouse Group to create a leading ASX-listed wholesaler, distributor, and retail pharmacy franchisor.

On the financing of its $959 million acquisition and take private of Estia Health.

As lead banking legal counsel on the acquisition of healthcare operator Healthia by way of scheme of arrangement for an enterprise value of $360 million.

On the $350 million acquisition financing for Blackstone in relation to StudentOne (3 Student Accommodation assets in Brisbane, Australia).

On the acquisition facilities to finance the $8.9 billion acquisition of the shares in the Crown Group by way of scheme of arrangement.

On its US$1 billion refinancing of corporate debt facilities and $1.15 billion acquisition of OTR Group.

On Brookfield’s $1.45 billion refinancing of Aveo Group’s corporate debt.

On the $450 million refinancing of The Star Entertainment Group’s debt facilities.

On its $1.3 billion refinancing of its debt facilities.

On the global refinance of its debt facilities and its acquisition of Mackie.

On its $1.1 billion refinancing of TEG’s debt facilities.

On the $1.14 billion social loan linked corporate facilities provided to APM - the first of their kind in the Australian market.

On all aspects of its bid for the Gippsland Secured Investments non-performing loan portfolio valued at over $100 million.

On the acquisition of multiple debt tranches of a property development company, including negotiation of intercreditor arrangements and debt and security restructure.

On acquiring Wittner Group’s secured debt, followed by finance and corporate restructuring, including a newco, equity, debt facilities and new corporate governance arrangements.

On all aspects of its bid for BOSI's $2 billion non-performing loan portfolio disposal.

For the senior lender syndicate regarding certain secured facilities provided to Bluewaters for the coal-fired power station that Bluewaters owns and operates.

On successful bid and purchase of a $240 million distressed loan portfolio.

On EIG’s joint bid with Brookfield for Origin Energy. This gained extensive media attention, dubbed the “400-day takeover of the decade”.

On the $950 million refinancing of Port of Newcastle’s syndicated debt facilities, including a new innovative ‘green loan’ and ‘sustainability linked loan’ structure.

For the Destination Brisbane Consortium in a role that secured $1.6 billion in debt funding for the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane integrated resort development.

On all aspects of the financing for three bidders in connection with the Ground Lease Model 2 PPP (VIC) and loans to various Community Housing Providers for development of social and affordable housing and related infrastructure.

On the $950 million refinancing of the debt facilities of Perth Airport.

On various syndicated, bilateral, capex and working capital facilities to Ausgrid and Transgrid.

On the successful $1.15 billion sale of its OTR convenience retail business to Viva Energy and related property financing arrangements involving a network of 200+ fuel supply stations across multiple jurisdictions.

The mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners to ESR on the ~$3.8 billion acquisition of Milestone Logistics Portfolio from Blackstone (Australia’s largest ever direct real estate acquisition).

On its $300 million strategic partnership with National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation and housing community provider St George Community Housing to develop affordable housing.

On its $262 million green loan refinancing of its stake in the office tower at 388 George Street, Sydney.

The mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners to Blackstone on the $1.45 billion green loan financing for their Australian Core Property portfolio of 84 Australian logistics properties.

On the $750 million refinancing of existing debt for Chifley Tower Trust, which owns 2 Chifley Square and oversees the Chifley South Tower construction facilities.

The mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners on the $4.6 billion sustainability linked loan to AirTrunk, the largest SLL in the Australian market and the largest data centre SLL in the global market.

On the $385 million green loan facility for the Melbourne Quarter Tower building in Docklands, Melbourne.

On its prepaid forward structures to build a scalable ACCU financing platform.

On its $300 million refinancing of DCI’s existing facilities as a green loan and a sustainability linked loan.

On the funding of its prepaid forward facilities to landowners building ACCU generation capacity.

On structuring and advising on carbon market derivatives and ACCU financing involving secured prepayment structures.