Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lead  lawyer

 Allen & Overy

Wheatstone LNG Project stake and joint venture

Undisclosed

Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen (NYK)

Simon Black, Angus Jones

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

Allens

Charter Hall Retail REIT fund raising

A$100 million

Charter Hall Retail REIT

Stuart McCulloch

Allens

ALE Property Group fund raising

A$80 million

ALE Property Group

Stuart McCulloch

Allens

Rio Tinto power agreement

Undisclosed

Rio Tinto 

Igor Bogdanic, Anna Collyer, Kate Axup

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

Ashurst

Coca-Cola Amatil capital raising

A$150 million

Coca-Cola Amatil

Paul Jenkins, Teresa Dyson

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

QR National selective share buy-back

A$1 billion

Queensland Treasury Holdings (QTH)

Tim Reid, Stuart Byrne

Clayton Utz

Discovery Metals takeover

A$830 million

ACRT

Fran Rush

Clayton Utz

Charter Hall Retail REIT fund raising

A$100 million           

Macquarie Capital

Brendan Groves

Clayton Utz

Sale of EYE Corp

A$113 million

Outdoor Media (oOh!media) and CHAMP Private Equity

John Elliott, Mark Williamson, Geoff Geha

Clifford Chance

6-10 O’Connell Street Sydney sale

A$105.1 million

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

DLA Piper

Discovery Metals takeover

A$830 million

China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund)

Esther Leung

DLA Piper

South Africa's renewable energy project Phase 1

Undisclosed  

16 of the 28 successful bidders

Damian McNair

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

Gilbert + Tobin

Endocoal takeover offer

A$71 million

Endocoal

John Williamson-Noble

Gilbert + Tobin

Sale of EYE Corp

A$113 million

Ten Network

Bill Spain, Paula Gilardoni

GTR Lawyers

Discovery Metals takeover

A$830 million

Discovery Metals

Scott Standen, Glenn Vassallo

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

Herbert Smith Freehills

6-10 O’Connell Street Sydney sale

A$105.1 million

Private Property Syndicate (seller)

Greg Hing

Herbert Smith Freehills

PETRONAS’ RAPID project EPC

Undisclosed

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)

James Bremen, Stephen Byrne

Herbert Smith Freehills

BG Group’s sale of interests in LNG assets

A$1.93 billion

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)

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

King & Wood Mallesons

Discovery Metals takeover

A$830 million

Cathay Fortune Corporation (CFC)

Stephen Minns

King & Wood Mallesons

Retail assets investment

A$436 million

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)

John Sullivan, Stuart Dixon-Smith

King & Wood Mallesons

iiNet syndicated debt facility

A$330 million

Banking syndicate

Nicholas Creed

King & Wood Mallesons

BG Group’s sale of interests in LNG assets

A$1.93 billion

BG Group

Craig Rogers,  Joshua Cole

King & Wood Mallesons

Coca-Cola Amatil capital raising

A$150 million

Westpac

Philip Harvey, Angela Chung

Middletons

B2Gold’s acquisition of CGA Mining

C$1.1 billion

B2Gold Corporation

Simon Salter and Adam Levine

Middletons

iiNet syndicated debt facility

A$330 million

iiNet

Chris Scott, Simon Salter

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

Mills Oakley

Ardent Leisure Group’s acquisition of Fenix Fitness and capital raising

A$60.9 million

Ardent Leisure

David Nolan

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

Minter Ellison

Endocoal takeover offer

A$71 million

U&D Mining Industry

Core team

Ben Liu,

Fai-Peng Chen, Brendan Clark,

Theo Kindynis,

Joseph Pace

Norton Rose Australia

Washington H. Soul Pattinson’s acquisition of Exco Resources

A$94 million

(WHSP)

Shaun Clyne