Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lead  lawyer

Allen & Overy

GrainCorp capital raising

A$159 million

Credit Suisse

Tony Sparks

Allens

Caltex’s supply contracts and Kurnell refinery closure

Undisclosed

Caltex

Anthony Patten

Allens

Crux AC/L9 joint venture

Undisclosed

Osaka Gas Co.

Igor Bogdanich

Allens

Quadrant Private Equity acquires CQMS Holdings

A$ 140 million

Macquarie Capital

Cameron Price

Allens

DEXUS’s acquisition of Sydney office from Retail Employees Superannuation Trust

A$58 million

DEXUS Property Group

Mark Stubbings

Allens

DEXUS Property Group capital partnership

A$360 million

DEXUS Property Group

Mark Stubbings, Nigel Papi

Allens

Charter Hall-led acquisition of the Bay Village Shopping Centre

A$164 million

Charter Hall

Nicholas Cowie

Arnold Bloch Leibler

Icon Construction and Southern Cross Constructions merger

A$400 million (value of new group)

Icon Construction

Jonathan Wenig, Nathan Briner, Jeremy Lanzer, Laila De Melo

Arnold Bloch Leibler

Buxton Group’s acquisition of Rylands of Brighton from FKP Property Group

Undisclosed

The Buxton Group

Jeremy Leibler, Jeremy Lanzer

Ashurst

Seven West Media’s entitlement offer

A $440 million

Underwriters: CBA Equities, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan & UBS

Sarah Dulhunty

Ashurst

Thakral refinancing

A$460 million

Thakral

Martin Coleman

Ashurst

Red Fork Energy equity raising

A$50 million

Lead manager: Euroz Securities

Roger Davies

Ashurst

Crown’s notes offer

A$400 million

Crown Limited

Paul Jenkins, Corporate: Elspeth Arnold, Lisa Simmons

Ashurst

PetroChina’s acquisition of Molopo Energy’s assets in QLD

A$42.4 million

Molopo Energy

Simon Brown, Murray Wheater, Elspeth Arnold, Gavin Scott, Ian Kellock

Ashurst

Coca Cola Amatil’s stake in Australian Beer Company

Up to A$47 million

Coca Cola Amatil

Murray Wheater

Ashurst

Cameco Corporation’s acquisition of Yeelirrie uranium

US$430 million

BHP Billiton

Geoff Gishubl, Antonella Pacitti

Ashurst

Fuji Film’s acquisition of Business Process Outsourcing

A$375 million

Fuji Film

Ian Williams, Natsuko Ogawa

Baker & McKenzie

Crescent Capital Partners rejected bid for ClearView Wealth

A$220 million

ClearView Wealth

Guy Sanderson

Baker & McKenzie

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) acquisition of Maptel

Undisclosed

ESRI

Ben McLaughlin

Baker & McKenzie

Country Road’s acquisition of Witchery and Mimco

A$172 million

Gresham Private Equity (Witchery & Mimco owner)

Craig Andrade, Tyson May, Tim Sherman, Bryan Paisley, David Jones

Baker & McKenzie

Langham Hotels’ acquisition of the Observatory Hotel Sydney

Undisclosed

Orient-Express Hotels (seller)

Roy Melick

Baker & McKenzie

IMS Health’s acquisition of Life Science Partners 

Undisclosed

IMS Health

Candice Heggelund, Ben McLaughlin

Baker & McKenzie

CO2 Group joint venture with Asia Energy Development Partners (AEDP)

A$50 million (approximate)

CO2 Group

Martijn Wilder

Baker & McKenzie

Quadrant Private Equity’s stake in Super A-Mart  and Barbeques Galore

A$500 million (approximate)

Ironbridge Capital

Mark McNamara

Clayton Utz

Caltex subordinated notes offer

A$300 million

Joint structuring advisers and joint lead managers Citigroup and UBS

Clayton Utz

APA Group's hybrid notes offer

A$350 million

Joint lead managers: Credit Suisse, Evans & Partners, Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley, RBS and RBS Morgans

Brendan Groves

Clayton Utz

Nippon Steel joint venture with BlueScope Steel

US$1.36 billion

Nippon Steel

Graham Taylor, Linda Evans

Clayton Utz

Quadrant Private Equity’s stake in Super A-Mart 

A$500 million (approximate)

Ironbridge Capital (seller)

Niro Ananda, Jonathan Donald, Geoff Geha

Clayton Utz

Spotless Group takeover

A$1.2 billion

Spotless

Clayton Utz

Rockwood Holdings merger with Talison Lithium

C$724 million (A $729 million)

Talison Lithium

Heath Lewis

Clayton Utz

Cameco Corporation’s acquisition of Yeelirrie uranium

US$430 million

Cameco Corporation

Heath Lewis, Brett Cohen

Clayton Utz

Fuji Film’s acquisition of Business Process Outsourcing

A$375 million

Salmat Limited

Geoff Hoffman

Clifford Chance

Ausdrill’s acquisition of the Best Tractor Parts

A$165 million

Ausdrill

Justin Harris

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Baosteel and Fortescue Metals Group’s agreement to develop FMG Iron Bridge

Undisclosed

Fortescue Metals Group

Peter Jarosek, Tighe Whelan

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Stage 2 of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) redevelopment

A$186 million

The Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust

Andrew Chew, Robert Regan

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Coca Cola Amatil’s stake in Australian Beer Company

Up to A$47 million

NAB

DLA Piper

Sunshine Coast University Hospital PPP

A$1.8 billion

Lend Lease Project Management & Construction

Alex Guy, Scott Alden, Kim Broadbent, Dan Brown

Freehills

GrainCorp Oils establishment and financing

A$472 million

Goodman Fielder

Rebecca Maslen-Stannage,  Sarah Kenny

Gilbert + Tobin

Country Road’s acquisition of Witchery and Mimco

A$172 million

Country Road

Hiroshi Narushima, Janine Ryan, James Lewis

Gilbert + Tobin

Silver Lake Resources’ acquisition of Integra Mining

A$426 million

Silver Lake Resources

Marcello Cardaci

Gilbert + Tobin

Spotless Group takeover

A$1.2 billion

PEP

Andrew Bullock, Hiroshi Narushima, Rachael Bassil, David Clee

Gilbert + Tobin

Quadrant Private Equity acquires CQMS Holdings

A$140 million

Quadrant Private Equity

Peter Cook,

Charles Bogle

Gilbert + Tobin

Rockwood Holdings merger with Talison Lithium

C$724 million (A $729 million)

Rockwood Holdings

Peter Cook, David Clee

Gilbert + Tobin

GrainCorp Oils establishment and financing

A$472 million

GrainCorp

John Williamson-Noble,  John Schembri, James Lewis

Henry Davis York

Investec Bank’s acquisition of Alliance Equipment Finance

Undisclosed

Alliance Equipment Finance management and shareholders

Glenn Hughes

Kennedys

NRL five year broadcast agreement

A$1 billion

NRL

Tony O'Reilly

King & Wood Mallesons

RREEF Real Estate’s acquisition of Pittwater Place Shopping Centre

A$56.6 million

RREEF Real Estate

Mark Bayliss

King & Wood Mallesons

APA Group notes offer

A$350 million

APA Group

David Eliakim, Philip Harvey

King & Wood Mallesons

BlueScope Steel joint venture with Nippon Steel Corporation

US$1.36 billion

BlueScope Steel

Diana Nicholson

King & Wood Mallesons

Ascendas Group IPO and listing of securities

SIN$385 million

Ascendas Group

John Sullivan, Evie Bruce

Mills Oakley

Stage 2 of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) redevelopment

A$186 million

AW Edwards

Andrew Wallis

Minter Ellison

RREEF Real Estate’s acquisition of Pittwater Place Shopping Centre

A$56.6 million

Brookfield

Virginia Briggs, Paul Thomas

Minter Ellison

OM Holdings entitlement offer

A$72.5 million

OM Holdings Limited

Daniel Scotti

Minter Ellison

Quadrant Private Equity’s stake in Super A-Mart  and Barbeques Galore

A$500 million (approximate)

Quadrant Private Equity

Callen O'Brien

Minter Ellison

FKP Property Group stapled securities offer

A$208 million

FKP Property Group

Gary Goldman, Daniel Scotti, Ian Lockhart

Minter Ellison

GrainCorp Oils establishment and financing

A$472 million

GrainCorp and Gardner Smith

Costas Condoleon, Anthony Borgese,

Gordon Williams, Antra Hood

Norton Rose Australia

Caulfield Village construction appointment

Undisclosed  (Entire project is worth A$1 billion)

Melbourne Racing Club

Arthur Chong