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Firm Deal Value Client Lead lawyer Allens Wiri Men's Prison PPP NZ$840 million Syndicate of banks James Darcy, Ren Niemann Allens Origin Energy’s debt raising A$2.4 billion Origin Energy Alan Maxton Allens ING Direct’s residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) A$1 billion ING Direct Ian Wallace Arnold Bloch Leibler Nufarm Australia’s issuance of notes in the U.S. US$325 million Nufarm Australia Jonathan Wenig, Genevieve Sexton Ashurst Washington H. Soul Pattinson’s (WHSP) acquisition of Exco Resources A$94 million Exco Resources Roger Davies, Antonella Pacitti Ashurst Base Resources entitlements offer and placement A$40 million Base Resources Roger Davies Ashurst Drillsearch’s off-market takeover for Acer Energy A$118 million Drillsearch Bill Koeck, Steve Smith, Erin Cartledge, Peter McCullough Baker & McKenzie ASPEN Group's accelerated rights issue A$101.4 million UBS (lead manager and underwriter) Craig Andrade, Andrew Reilly Baker & McKenzie Glentel stake in AMT Group Australia A$70.6 million Glentel Inc. James Halliday Baker & McKenzie Cortona Resources and Unity Mining merger A$90 million (combined value) Unity Mining Richard Lustig 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 Clayton Utz Chubu Electric Power Co.’s stake in Ichthys LNG Project 0.735% of the project Chubu Electric Power Co. Kevin O'Sullivan, Adel van der Walt Clifford Chance MGPA’s entry into the Australian market Undisclosed MGPA Richard Graham, Scott Bache Corrs Chambers Westgarth Coca Cola Amatil’s stake in Australian Beer Company Up to A$47 million NAB Corrs Chambers Westgarth Bauer Media Group’s acquisition of ACP magazines A$500 million (approximate) Bauer Media Andrew Lumsden DLA Piper Sunshine Coast University Hospital PPP A$1.8 billion Lend Lease Project Management & Construction Alex Guy, Scott Alden, Kim Broadbent, Dan Brown DLA Piper K-REIT Asia’s stake in a Mirvac Group development A$165 million K-REIT Asia Les Koltai, David Nancarrow, Brian Pass, Tim L'Orange Freehills Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) preference shares A$125 million Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BEN) Patrick Lowden, Philippa Stone Gilbert + Tobin Bauer Media Group’s acquisition of ACP magazines A$500 million (approximate) Nine Entertainment Co. (seller) Rachel Launders, Tim Gole Gilbert + Tobin Zhongrun Group’s stake in Noble Mineral Resources A$85 million Zhongrun Group Marcello Cardaci Gilbert + Tobin CHAMP Private Equity stake in Miclyn Express Offshore A$199 million CHAMP Private Equity Peter Cook, Janine Ryan Gilbert + Tobin Northern Iron entitlement offer A$55.5 million Goldman Sachs Australia Rachael Bassil Gilbert + Tobin Mayne Pharma Group entitlement offer A$65 million Credit Suisse and UBS Janine Ryan Gilbert + Tobin Nine Entertainment Co.’s recapitalisation A$150 million Nine Entertainment Co. Dominic Emmett Henry Davis York Investec Bank’s acquisition of Alliance Equipment Finance Undisclosed Alliance Equipment Finance management and shareholders Glenn Hughes Henry Davis York ACI Worldwide’s acquisition of Distra US$48.75 million ACI Worldwide Robert Tracy Herbert Smith Freehills Guildford Coal South Gobi project Undisclosed Guildford Coal Shane Kyriakou, Lucy McCullagh Herbert Smith Freehills SCA Property Group’s IPO A$425 million to A$506 million Citigroup Global Markets Australia Philippa Stone, Lauren Magraith Kennedys NRL five year broadcast agreement A$1 billion NRL Tony O'Reilly King & Wood Mallesons Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) preference shares A$125 million Joint lead managers Evie Bruce King & Wood Mallesons Buru Energy’s acquisition of Gujarat NRE Oil A$36 million Buru Energy Daniel Kirk, David Perks King & Wood Mallesons K-REIT Asia’s stake in a Mirvac Group development A$165 million Mirvac Group Felicity Savage, Sonya Harris King & Wood Mallesons Australia Post and Qantas freight transactions A$410 million (approximate) Australia Post Craig Semple King & Wood Mallesons QR National selective share buy-back A$1 billion QR National John Humphrey, David Friedlander Peter Stirling King & Wood Mallesons Drillsearch’s off-market takeover for Acer Energy A$118 million Acer Energy King & Wood Mallesons Origin Energy’s debt raising A$2.4 billion Syndicate of 38 banks Yuen-Yee Cho King & Wood Mallesons Ausdrill’s debt facility A$550 million Ausdrill Nathan Collins, Nicholas Creed King & Wood Mallesons Algeco Scotsman Group’s acquisition and debt financing US$3.4 billion 9 Joint Lead Arrangers Richard Hayes Maddocks Super Retail Group’s 50 percent stake in VBM Retail Undisclosed Velocity Brand Management Andrew McNee Maddocks Shangri-La Asia’s acquisition of the Shangri-La Sydney Hotel A$352 million Shangri-La Lisa Chung, Bronwyn Badcock, Andrew McNee Middletons B2Gold’s acquisition of CGA Mining C$1.1 billion B2Gold Corporation Simon Salter and Adam Levine Mills Oakley Stage 2 of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) redevelopment A$186 million AW Edwards Andrew Wallis Mills Oakley Ampliphi’s acquisition of Special Phages Services Undisclosed AmpliPhi Australia Andrew Walker Minter Ellison Qube Logistics’ acquisition of Independent Transport Group and two rail sites A$100 million Independent Transport Group Keith Rovers, Mark Standen, David Pratley, Nathan Deveson, James Beaton, David Crane Minter Ellison Lazard Australia’s acquisition of O’Sullivan Partners Undisclosed Lazard Australia Daniel Scotti, Daniel Malouf Minter Ellison Shandong Gold’s deed with Focus Minerals A$227.5 million Shandong Gold International James Philips, Sophie Chen, Adam Handley Minter Ellison Buru Energy’s acquisition of Gujarat NRE Oil A$36 million Gujarat NRE Mineral Resources Callen O'Brien Norton Rose Australia Washington H. Soul Pattinson’s acquisition of Exco Resources A$94 million (WHSP) Shaun Clyne Squire Sanders Australia B2Gold’s acquisition of CGA Mining C$1.1 billion B2Gold Corporation Neil Fearis, Robert Eastwood and Bennett Greenhalgh
Where no exact deal value can be obtained by ALB we will use approximates based on available market data or media coverage.