The following is a list of deals and advisors reported to ALB over the past month. Please note that this information does not purport to be exhaustive and some advisors are not listed where ALB was not able to ascertain this information in time for publication.
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New information received since our last deals wrap appears in red.
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Deal |
Value |
Firm |
Client |
Lead lawyers |
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NSW Ports Consortium bid for Port Botany/ Port Kembla |
A$5.07 bn |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
NSW Ports Consortium |
Josh Sgro, Brendan Quinn and Gerard Pike |
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NSW Ports Consortium bid for Port Botany/ Port Kembla |
A$5.07 bn |
Minter Ellison |
NSW Government |
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NSW Ports Consortium bid for Port Botany/ Port Kembla |
A$5.07 bn |
King & Wood Mallesons |
financiers |
|
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Apollo Global Management acquisition of McGraw-Hill education business |
US$2.4 bn |
Minter Ellison |
Apollo |
Bart Oude-Vrielink |
|
Cement Australia JV |
|
King & Wood Mallesons |
HeidelbergCement |
Adrian Perkins |
|
Cement Australia JV |
|
Ashurst |
Holcim |
|
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Suncorp subordinated notes |
A$500m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Suncorp |
Ian Paterson, Evie Bruce |
|
Suncorp subordinated notes |
A$500m |
Clayton Utz |
Joint lead managers |
|
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Ramsay Health Care JV with Sime Darby Berhad |
A$500m |
Baker & McKenzie |
Ramsay |
Ben McLaughlin |
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Ramsay Health Care JV with Sime Darby Berhad |
A$500m |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Sime Darby Berhad |
|
|
GE Acquisition of Allianz Loan Book |
A$400m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
GE Capital Australia |
Peter Stirling |
|
GE Acquisition of Allianz Loan Book |
A$400m |
Allens |
Allianz |
|
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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ A$300 million floating rate TCDs |
A$300m |
Ashurst |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ |
Paul Jenkins |
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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ A$300 million floating rate TCDs |
A$300m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International |
|
|
Australian Aged Care Partners acquisition of Lend Lease aged care business |
A$270m |
Allens |
Lend Lease |
Tom Story |
|
St Barbara senior secured notes |
US$250m |
Ashurst |
St Barbara Limited |
Bruce Whittaker |
|
St Barbara senior secured notes |
US$250m |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Deutsche Bank and Barclays |
|
|
St Barbara senior secured notes |
US$250m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
NAB |
|
|
M2 Telecommunications acquisition of Dodo Australia and Eftel Limited |
A$250m |
Minter Ellison |
M2 |
Alberto Colla, Richard Dammery |
|
M2 Telecommunications acquisition of Dodo Australia and Eftel Limited |
A$250m |
Addisons |
Dodo |
|
|
Pepper Australia acquisition of commercial mortgage portfolio from Citigroup |
A$250m |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Pepper |
Mark Crean |
|
Pepper Australia acquisition of commercial mortgage portfolio from Citigroup |
A$250m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Citi |
|
|
Pepper Australia acquisition of commercial mortgage portfolio from Citigroup |
A$250m |
Ashurst |
Westpac |
Paul Jenkins |
|
Pepper Australia acquisition of commercial mortgage portfolio from Citigroup |
A$250m |
Allens |
Goldman Sachs |
|
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Pepper Australia acquisition of commercial mortgage portfolio from Citigroup |
A$250m |
Corrs |
Permanent custodians |
|
|
Anchorage Capital Partners Fund II |
A$250m |
Minter Ellison |
Fund II |
Nathan Cahill |
|
PE bid for Nintex Group |
A$222m |
Allens |
Nintex |
Robert Pick |
|
Dingyi Group bid for Elemental Minerals |
A$200m |
Norton Rose |
Dingyi Group |
James Stewart |
|
Grosvenor Australia partial sale of property asset to Motor Accident Commission of South Australia |
A$195m |
Allens |
Grosvenor Australia |
Victoria Holthouse |
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Grosvenor Australia partial sale of property asset to Motor Accident Commission of South Australia |
A$195m |
Thomsons Lawyers |
Motor Accident Commission of South Australia |
|
|
Clough selldown of Forge stake |
A$187m |
Clayton Utz |
Macquarie Capital |
Brendan Groves |
|
Clough selldown of Forge stake |
A$187m |
Ashurst |
Clough |
Sarah Dulhunty |
|
Mesoblast capital raising |
A$170m |
K&L Gates |
Mesoblast |
Andrew Gaffney |
|
Mesoblast capital raising |
A$170m |
Clayton Utz |
Lead managers |
|
|
Corporation Service Company acquisition of DBS |
A$153m |
Gilbert + Tobin |
Corporation Service Company |
David Clee |
|
Corporation Service Company acquisition of DBS |
A$153m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Melbourne IT (vendor) |
Craig Semple, Nicola Charlston |
|
Peet equity raising |
A$116m |
Allen & Overy |
Merrill Lynch |
Tony Sparks |
|
Peet equity raising |
A$116m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Peet |
|
|
USS Axle Pty Ltd acquisition of Airtrain Holdings Limited |
A$110m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Airtrain |
John Humphrey, Stefan Luke |
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USS Axle Pty Ltd acquisition of Airtrain Holdings Limited |
A$110m |
Johnson Winter & Slattery |
USS Axle |
Damian Reichel, Tim Bowley |
|
Blue Star acquisition of GEON assets |
|
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Blue Star Group |
Peter Dunne |
|
Peet bid for CIC |
A$76m |
Baker & McKenzie |
CIC |
Guy Sanderson |
|
Peet bid for CIC |
A$76m |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Peet |
|
|
Lion Selection Group IPO |
A$62m |
Herbert Geer |
Lion |
Adam Brooks |
|
Carsales.com stake acquisition in iCar Asia Ltd |
A$13m |
Arnold Bloch Leibler |
carsales.com |
Jonathan Wenig |
|
Australian Renewable Fuels capital raising |
|
Baker & McKenzie |
Australian Renewable Fuels |
Richard Lustig |
|
Grundfos acquisition of BKB Pumps & Tanks |
|
Baker & McKenzie |
Groundfos |
Richard Lustig |
|
Grundfos acquisition of BKB Pumps & Tanks |
|
Moores Legal |
Vendors |
|
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Allied Mills acquisition of Grain Products Australia starch processing business |
|
Gadens |
Allied Mills |
Paul Brown, John Grimble and Anthony Whealy |
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Allied Mills acquisition of Grain Products Australia starch processing business |
|
Henry Davis York |
McGrathNicol |
|
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Garden City Plastics acquisition of Décor |
|
Baker & McKenzie |
Garden City Plastics |
Richard Lustig |