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Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lead lawyer |
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Allen & Overy |
Blackthorn Resources equity capital raising |
A$40.1 million |
UBS AG Australia Branch |
Tony Sparks |
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Allens |
Billabong's accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer |
A$225 million |
Billabong |
Vijay Cugati, Stuart McCulloch |
|
Allens |
Western Desert Resources capital raising |
A$102.5 million |
Western Desert Resources |
Robert Pick |
|
Allens |
Metcash’s stake in Automotive Brands Group (ABG) |
A$53.8 million |
Automotive Brands Group |
Mark Malinas, David McLeish, Tim Golder, Simon Dewberry |
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Allens |
Osaka Gas, Toho Gas and Tokyo Gas stake in INPEX’s LNG Ichthys Project |
Undisclosed |
INPEX |
Igor Bogdanich, Tim Lester |
|
Allens |
Brenntag AG’s acquisition of the ISM and Salkat groups |
A$100 million |
ISM and Salkat groups |
Steve Clifford |
|
Allens/ Clayton Utz |
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) acquisition of Nestle Australia’s Peters Ice Cream |
A$250 million plus |
Pacific Equity Partners |
Tom Story, Mark Kidston |
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Allens |
Mitsui & Co. stake in National Plant & Equipment |
A$100 million plus |
Mitsui & Co. |
Steve Clifford |
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Allens |
St John of God Health Care’s new Midland Health Campus (PPP) |
Undisclosed |
St John of God Health Care |
Nigel Papi, Michael Hollingdale |
|
Ashurst |
St Barbara’s acquisition of Allied Gold Mining |
A$556 million |
St Barbara |
Marie McDonald (Australia) Karen Davies (UK) |
|
Ashurst |
Seven West Media’s entitlement offer |
A $440 million |
Underwriters: CBA Equities, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan & UBS |
Sarah Dulhunty |
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Baker & McKenzie |
Consortium’s stake in Challenger LBC Terminal Jersey (LBC) from Challenger Infrastructure Fund |
US$277.8 million |
Consortium: PGGM, Algemene Pensioen Groep (APG) and an Australian superannuation investor ) |
Hugh Stewart (London), Kenneth Gray (Australia |
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Baker & McKenzie |
Brenntag AG’s acquisition of the ISM and Salkat groups |
A$100 million |
Brenntag AG |
Ben McLaughlin,Justin Gross, Toby Patten |
|
Baker & McKenzie |
Crescent Capital Partners rejected bid for ClearView Wealth |
A$220 million |
ClearView Wealth |
Guy Sanderson |
|
Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
Baosteel and Fortescue Metals Group’s agreement to develop FMG Iron Bridge |
Undisclosed |
Fortescue Metals Group |
Peter Jarosek, Tighe Whelan |
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DLA Piper |
Department of Human Services agreements with Telstra |
A$474 million |
Department of Human Services |
Anthony Willis |
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Freehills |
CIMB TrustCapital Australian acquisition of Brisbane property from Stockland and Walker Group |
A$56 million |
CIMB TrustCapital |
David Sinn |
|
Freehills |
Calibre Group IPO |
A$75 million |
Calibre Group |
Michael Ziegelaar, Simon Reed |
|
Freehills |
Global Forest Partners acquisition of forestry assets and related facilities from Elders |
Undisclosed |
Elders |
Robert Nicholson, Alistair Donald |
|
Freehills |
Westpac Banking Corporation’s Subordinated Notes offer |
A$1.5 billion |
Joint lead managers: Westpac Institutional Bank, ANZ Securities, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and UBS |
Philippa Stone, Lauren Magraith |
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Freehills |
Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) PPP |
A$2 billion |
Queensland Government |
Peter Butler, Erin Wakelin, Phil McMahon, Kirsty Faichen, Steve Smith |
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Freehills |
Lend Lease notes issue |
SIN$275 million |
Lend Lease |
Patrick Lowden, Justin Pelly, Justin O’Farrell |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
Orica’s joint venture with Yara and Apache to build an ammonium nitrate plant |
US$800 million |
Orica |
Neil Pathak |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
Pacific Equity Partners proposed takeover of Spotless Group |
A$1.6 billion (enterprise value) |
Pacific Equity Partners |
Andrew Bullock, Rachael Bassil, David Clee |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
Vodafone New Zealand’s acquisition of TelstraClear |
NZ$840 million |
Telstra |
Bill Spain |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
Calibre Group IPO |
A$75 million |
Underwriters: Goldman Sachs and UBS |
Peter Cook |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
Gate Gourmet acquisition of Qantas Catering |
A$375 million |
Gate Gourmet |
Adam Laura |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
Australian Infrastructure Fund’s management interneralisation |
A$2 billion |
Australian Infrastructure Fund |
Adam Laura |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
Utilities Trust Australia and Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec’s acquisition Diversified Utilities Fund |
A$1.4 billion |
Utilities Trust Australia |
John Williamson-Noble |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
Crescent Capital Partners bid to acquire ClearView (rejected) |
A$220 million |
Crescent Capital Partners |
John Williamson-Noble |
|
Gilbert + Tobin |
CHAMP’s proposed acquisition of Gerard Lighting |
A $186 million |
CHAMP Private Equity |
Peter Cook, Rachael Bassil, John Schembri |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
Australian Food Group’s (PEP) acquisition of Peters Ice Cream business from Nestlé |
A$250 million plus |
Nestlé |
Michael Barker, Katrina Rathie, Lee Horan, Yuen-Yee Cho, Scott Bouvier |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
IOOF Holdings acquisition of Plan B Group Holdings |
A$49.1 million |
IOOF Holdings |
Joe Muraca and Peter Stirling |
|
King & Wood Mallesons |
DuluxGroup takeover offer of Alesco Corporation |
A$188.4 million |
Alesco Corporation |
Adrian Perkins, David Friedlander |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
Westpac Banking Corporation subordinated notes |
A$1.5 billion |
Westpac Banking Corporation |
Greg Hammond, Philip Harvey, David Friedlander, Richard Snowden |
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Mills Oakley |
Metroplex at Westgate development |
A$1.5 billion development |
Metroplex Management |
Andrew Johnson |
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Mills Oakley |
kikki.K international expansion |
Undisclosed |
kikki.K |
Warren Scott |
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Mills Oakley |
Jones the Grocer merger with L Capital |
Undisclosed |
Jones the Grocer |
Andrew Walker |
|
Mills Oakley |
Clancy Exploration takeover bid for Genesis Resources |
Unknown |
Genesis Resources |
Andrew Walker |
|
Minter Ellison |
Blackthorn Resources equity capital raising |
A$40.1 million |
Blackthorn Resources |
Ron Forster, Daniel Scotti |
|
Minter Ellison |
Global Forest Partners acquisition of forestry assets and related facilities from Elders |
Plus A$61 million |
Global Forest Partners |
Callen O'Brien, Martin Bennett |
|
Minter Ellison |
Downer EDI’s Meandu Mine mining services contract |
$600 million - A$800 million |
Stanwell Corporation and TEC Coal |
David Pearce, Ian Briggs, Julie Whitehead |
|
Norton Rose |
St Barbara’s acquisition of Allied Gold Mining |
A$556 million |
Allied Gold Mining |
Raj Karia, Paul Whitelock (London); Pierre Dagenais, Monique Fry (Canada); Liz Allnutt (Australia) |
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Norton Rose |
Funtastic’s capital raising |
A$24.6 million |
Funtastic Limited |
Robert Sultan, Chris Mitchell, Andrew Fisken |