Spiro Papadolias

Spiro’s experience includes advising:

• Goldman Sachs on its $1.1 billion refinancing of TEG’s debt facilities.

• Viva Energy Group on its US$1 billion refinancing of corporate debt facilities and $1.15 billion acquisition of OTR Group.

• Waypoint REIT on its initial ASX listing as a REIT, including its $837 million syndicated debt facilities for the sale and lease-back of 425 Shell/Coles Express petrol stations and subsequent refinancings.

• AXA Investment Managers on its strategic partnership with NHFIC and community housing provider St George Community Housing to develop affordable housing including its inaugural 350 dwelling affordable housing project.

• GIC (Realty) on various real property investments including The Chifley Plaza & Tower and Westfield Parramatta.

• The lenders to Stanmore Resources on its US$625 million acquisition of BHP’s 80% interest in BHP Mitsui Coal.

• Goodstart Childcare on the refinancing of its senior debt facilities and the original $165 million acquisition of the ABC Learning Childcare business.

• APN Property on its acquisition by DEXUS Property Group (covering $3 billion+ of real estate assets) and the refinancing of its Convenience Retail REIT debt financing facilities.

• Peregrine Corporation on the sale of the OTR Group, including a network of 226 stores (with 195 fuel and convenience stores and 31 standalone stores) and the related restructure of its existing debt facilities.

• Pacific Equity Partners on various acquisition facilities including UP Education, Healthe Care, Cranky Health and Citadel.

• Colinton Capital Partners on the financing aspects of various acquisitions including AMA Group, Buildsafe and Midas Healthcare.

• For Purpose Investment Partners in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation on the acquisition and development financing for various disability accommodation property assets.