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Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lead lawyer |
Allen & Overy |
Taralga Wind Farm |
A$250 million (entire project value) |
Santander |
Adam Stapledon |
Allen & Overy |
Lynas Corporation share placement |
A$200 million |
J.P. Morgan Australia |
Tony Sparks |
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 |
Allens |
Emergency Alerting System PPP hand-back |
A$100 million (approximately) |
AMP Capital |
David Donnelly, David McLeish |
Allens |
Evolution Mining corporate facility |
A$200 million |
Evolution Mining |
Phillip Cornwell |
Allens |
Australia Pacific LNG Project financing |
US$8.5 billion |
17 lenders |
Phillip Cornwell, Nigel Papi, Ben Farnsworth, David Maloney, Rob Watt, Grant Anderson, Jim Parker |
Allens |
Lynas Corporation share placement |
A$200 million |
Lynas |
Julian Donnan |
Allens |
OceanaGold Corporation’s share offering |
C$93 million |
OceanaGold |
Julian Donnan |
Allens |
Sydney Airport refinancing |
A$300 million |
Syndicate of 10 major domestic and international lenders |
Renee Boundy |
Allens |
Hobart Airport refinancing |
A$175 million |
Three financiers |
Renee Boundy |
Allion Legal |
Galaxy Resources capital raising |
A$81 million |
Galaxy Resources |
Stuart Mengler, Phil Lucas |
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 |
Ashurst |
Rio Tinto Exploration’s purchase of Taroborah North Coal Project |
Undisclosed |
SK Networks Resources Australia and KORES Australia |
Ian Williams, Tony Denholder, Ian Kellock, Bill Cannon |
Ashurst |
Karara Mining debt facility |
US$250 million |
Karara Mining |
Gaelan Cooney |
Ashurst |
Drillsearch Energy entitlement offer |
A$50 million |
Drillsearch Energy |
Bill Koeck |
Ashurst |
YTC Resources fund raising |
A$158 million |
YTC Resources |
Murray Wheater, Simon Irvine |
Ashurst |
Supply agreement between Fonterra and Bonlac Supply Company and Fonterra Shareholders' Fund float |
Undisclosed |
Bonlac Supply Company |
Don Maloney, John Sartori, Ian Kellock, Geoff Mann |
Ashurst |
Essendon Airport refinancing |
A$150 million |
Lenders (ANZ, Westpac, CBA) and BOS International |
Martin Coleman, Jock O'Shea |
Ashurst |
Western Areas NL share placement |
A$65 million |
UBS AG, Australia Branch (underwriter) |
Roger Davies |
Baker & McKenzie |
Matrix Capital and Valar Ventures investment in Xero |
NZ$82 million |
Matrix Capital |
Ben McLaughlin |
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 |
Clayton Utz |
Ridley Corporation’s purchase of BPL Melbourne |
A$77 million |
Ridley Corporation |
Michael Linehan |
Clayton Utz |
Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) financing |
US$8.5 billion |
APLNG |
Andrew Smith, Graham Taylor, Bruce Cooper |
Clayton Utz |
CK Life Sciences’s acquisition of Cheetham Salt owned by Ridley Corporation |
A$150 million |
Ridley Corporation |
Michael Linehan |
Clayton Utz |
Nido Petroleum’s share purchase plan |
A$11.6 million |
Nido Petroleum |
Mark Paganin |
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 |
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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 |
Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
Essendon Airport refinancing |
A$150 million |
Essendon Airport |
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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 |
DLA Piper |
Aviva Investors wholesale trust and acquisitions |
A$65.3 million |
Aviva Investors |
Tom Cantwell |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Sale of EYE Corp |
A$113 million |
Ten Network |
Bill Spain, Paula Gilardoni |
Gilbert + Tobin |
Mayne Pharma Group’s debt facility |
US$44.5 million |
UBS and Credit Suisse |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Cam Iron mining agreement with the State of Cameroon for the Mbalam/Nabeba project |
US$4.5 billion (project value) |
Cam Iron (Cameroonian subsidiary of Sundance Resources) |
Michael Blakiston |
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 |
Henry Davis York |
Ridley Corporation’s purchase of BPL Melbourne |
A$77 million |
Baiada |
Scott Murray |
Herbert Geer |
Canadian pension fund’s investment in the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Project (VCCC Project) |
A$40.5 million |
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) |
Martin Irwin, Michael Truelove |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
BG Group’s sale of interests in LNG assets |
A$1.93 billion |
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) |
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Herbert Smith Freehills |
KKR and Allegro’s acquisition of loans |
A$350 million (approximate) |
KKR and Allegro |
John Nestel |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Goodman Group’s institutional placement |
A$400 million |
Macquarie Capital |
Philippa Stone |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Whitehaven Coal credit facilities |
A$1.2 billion |
Whitehaven Coal |
Joel Rennie |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Wolseley Private Equity’s acquisition of Blue Star Group operations |
Undisclosed |
Wolseley Private Equity |
Peter Dunne |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Drillsearch Energy’s capital raising |
A$50 million |
Joint lead managers and underwriters |
Philippa Stone |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Ivanhoe Australia’s entitlement offer |
A$80 million |
Ivanhoe Australia |
Tim McEwen |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
AJ Lucas buy-back of shares from Goldman Sachs |
A$60 million |
Goldman Sachs |
Philip Podzebenko, Bruce Ramsay |
Holding Redlich |
Shanghai Zhongfu appointment to the Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project |
A$700 million (value of the project) |
Shanghai Zhongfu Group |
David Walker, Amanda Davidson |
Holding Redlich |
AJ Lucas buy-back of shares from Goldman Sachs |
A$60 million |
AJ Lucas Group |
David Walker, Jon Cane |
Holding Redlich |
AJ Lucas entitlement offer |
A$51.3 million |
AJ Lucas Group |
David Walker, Jon Cane |
HWL Ebsworth |
Taralga Wind Farm agreement |
A$250 million (entire project value) |
CBD Energy |
Peter Dreher, Paul O'Donnell |
Kelly & Co. |
The Campbell Group’s acquisition of SA Government plantations |
A$670 million |
South Australian Government |
Jamie Restas, Nick Karagiannis |
Kelly & Co./ Crown Solicitor’s Office |
SA Government’s sale of Lotteries contract to Tatts Group |
A$427 million |
South Australian Government |
Jamie Restas |
Kennedys |
NRL five year broadcast agreement |
A$1 billion |
NRL |
Tony O'Reilly |
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 |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Evolution Mining corporate facility |
A$200 million |
ANZ and Macquarie Bank |
Nicholas Creed |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Goodman Group’s institutional placement |
A$400 million |
Goodman Group |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
Ausdrill’s U.S. notes issue |
US$300 million |
Ausdrill and Ausdrill Finance |
Nicholas Creed, Nathan Collins |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Damco’s acquisition of Pacific Network Global Logistics |
Undisclosed |
Damco |
Meredith Paynter |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline Group note issue |
A$300million |
Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline Group |
Nicholas Creed |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Karara Mining debt facility |
US$250 million |
China Development Bank Corporation |
Nicholas Creed |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Fonterra Shareholders' Fund float |
NZ$525 million |
Fonterra |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
OceanaGold Corporation’s share offering |
C$93 million |
Citigroup Global Markets Canada and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada (underwriters) |
David Friedlander, David Eliakim |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Ten Network Holding entitlement offer |
$230 million (approximate) |
Citigroup Global Markets |
David Friedlander, David Eliakim |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Shelf Drilling’s acquisition of assets from Transocean |
US$1.05 billion |
CHAMP Private Equity (Shelf Drilling part owner) |
Mark McNamara |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Sydney Airport refinancing |
A$300 million |
Sydney Airport |
Yuen-Yee Cho |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Hobart Airport refinancing |
A$175 million |
Hobart Airport |
Yuen-Yee Cho |
Lander & Rogers |
Charter Hall & Telstra Super’s acquisition of Bunnings stores |
A$207 million |
Bunnings |
Lisa Zonta, Lisa Gaddie |
McCullough Robertson |
Cardno’s acquisition of Hard & Forester |
Undisclosed |
Cardno |
Mark West |
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 |
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 |
Emergency Alerting System PPP hand-back |
A$100 million (approximately) |
Victorian State Government |
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Minter Ellison |
KKR and Allegro’s acquisition of loans |
A$350 million (approximate) |
BOS International |
Victoria Mathewson |
Minter Ellison |
Emergency Alerting System PPP hand-back |
A$100 million (approximately) |
Victorian State Government |
Kylie Diwell, Mitzi Gilligan |
Minter Ellison |
Mayne Pharma Group’s acquisition of Metrics and capital raising |
US$120 million |
Mayne Pharma Group |
Nick Broome, Peter Kay |
Minter Ellison |
Supply agreement between Fonterra and Bonlac Supply Company |
Undisclosed |
Fonterra |
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Norton Rose Australia |
Washington H. Soul Pattinson’s acquisition of Exco Resources |
A$94 million |
(WHSP) |
Shaun Clyne |
Piper Alderman |
Charter Hall & Telstra Super’s acquisition of Bunnings stores |
A$207 million |
Charter Hall and Telstra Super |
Lexia Wilson |
Thomsons Lawyers |
Damco’s acquisition of Pacific Network Global Logistics |
Undisclosed |
Pacific Network Global Logistics |
Loretta Reynolds |
Thomsons Lawyers |
Cardno’s acquisition of Hard & Forester |
Undisclosed |
Hard & Forester |
Brendon Noney |
Thomsons Lawyers |
CK Life Sciences’ acquisition of Cheetham Salt owned by Ridley Corporation |
A$150 million |
CK Life Sciences International |
David Zwi |
Where no exact deal value can be obtained by ALB we will use approximates based on available market data or media coverage.