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

Allens

40 Creek Street, Brisbane sale

A$84.5 million

PGA (buyer)

Paul Newman

Allens

Woolworths property fund Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group sale

A$.1.4 billion

Woolworths

Stuart McCulloch

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

Ashurst

Woolworths property fund Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group sale

A$.1.4 billion

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group RE

Sarah Dulhunty, Nick Terry, Chris Mitchell, Melinda Harris, Lisa Simmons, Rehana Box

Ashurst

Kintyre mining agreement

Undisclosed

Cameco Australia

Geoff Gishubl, Jean Bursle, Andrew Gay

Ashurst

BKI Investment Company capital raising

Undisclosed

BKI Investment Company

David Ryan

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

Algeco Scotsman Group’s acquisition and debt financing

US$3.4 billion

TDR Capital

George Harris, Joanna Byers, Julie Hutton

Baker & McKenzie

Cortona Resources and Unity Mining merger

A$90 million (combined value)

Unity Mining

Richard Lustig

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

Clayton Utz

QR National selective share buy-back

A$1 billion

Queensland Treasury Holdings (QTH)

Tim Reid, Stuart Byrne

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

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Asset Super’s merger with CareSuper

A$6.5 billion (combined value of the new entity)

A.S.S.E.T Limited

Michael Chaaya

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

DLA Piper

Cintra and super funds alliance

Undisclosed

Super Investment Management and Retail Employees Superannuation Trust

Dr Gerry Bean

Freehills

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) preference shares

A$125 million

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BEN)

Patrick Lowden, Philippa Stone

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

Herbert Smith Freehills

The Campbell Group’s acquisition of SA Government plantations

A$670 million

The Campbell Group (OneFortyOne)

Peter Butler

Herbert Smith Freehills

BHP Billiton’s bond issuance

A$1 billion

BHP Billiton

Andrew Booth

Kelly & Co.

The Campbell Group’s acquisition of SA Government plantations

A$670 million

South Australian Government

Jamie Restas, Nick Karagiannis

Kennedys

NRL five year broadcast agreement

A$1 billion

NRL

Tony O'Reilly

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

King & Wood Mallesons

DBP Group debt facility

A$155 million

DBP Group

Nicholas Creed

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

Mills Oakley Lawyers

40 Creek Street, Brisbane sale

A$84.5 million

Charter Hall (seller)

Michael Nixon

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