Recent deals in the market
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Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lead lawyer |
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Allens |
Mitsui & Co. stake in National Plant & Equipment |
A$100 million plus |
Mitsui & Co. |
Steve Clifford |
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Allens |
St John of God Health Care’s new Midland Health Campus (PPP) |
Undisclosed |
St John of God Health Care |
Nigel Papi, Michael Hollingdale |
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Allens |
Caltex subordinated notes offer |
A$300 million |
Caltex |
Stuart McCulloch, Robert Pick, Alan Maxton, James Darcy |
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Allens |
Caltex’s supply contracts and Kurnell refinery closure |
Undisclosed |
Caltex |
Anthony Patten |
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Allens |
Crux AC/L9 joint venture |
Undisclosed |
Osaka Gas Co. |
Igor Bogdanich |
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Allens |
Quadrant Private Equity acquires CQMS Holdings |
A$ 170 million (approx) |
Macquarie Capital |
Cameron Price |
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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 |
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Arnold Bloch Leibler |
Buxton Group’s acquisition of Rylands of Brighton from FKP Property Group |
Undisclosed |
The Buxton Group |
Jeremy Leibler, Jeremy Lanzer |
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Ashurst |
Seven West Media’s entitlement offer |
A $440 million |
Underwriters: CBA Equities, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan & UBS |
Sarah Dulhunty |
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Ashurst |
Thakral refinancing |
A$460 million |
Thakral |
Martin Coleman |
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Ashurst |
Red Fork Energy equity raising |
A$50 million |
Lead manager: Euroz Securities |
Roger Davies |
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Baker & McKenzie |
Crescent Capital Partners rejected bid for ClearView Wealth |
A$220 million |
ClearView Wealth |
Guy Sanderson |
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Baker & McKenzie |
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) acquisition of Maptel |
Undisclosed |
ESRI |
Ben McLaughlin |
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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 |
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Baker & McKenzie |
Langham Hotels’ acquisition of the Observatory Hotel Sydney |
Undisclosed |
Orient-Express Hotels (seller) |
Roy Melick |
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Clayton Utz |
Caltex subordinated notes offer |
A$300 million |
Joint structuring advisers and joint lead managers Citigroup and UBS |
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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 |
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
Baosteel and Fortescue Metals Group’s agreement to develop FMG Iron Bridge |
Undisclosed |
Fortescue Metals Group |
Peter Jarosek, Tighe Whelan |
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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 |
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DLA Piper |
Sunshine Coast University Hospital PPP |
A$1.8 billion |
Lend Lease Project Management & Construction |
Alex Guy, Scott Alden, Kim Broadbent, Dan Brown |
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Freehills |
Calibre Group IPO |
A$75 million |
Calibre Group |
Michael Ziegelaar, Simon Reed |
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Freehills |
Global Forest Partners acquisition of forestry assets and related facilities from Elders |
Undisclosed |
Elders |
Robert Nicholson, Alistair Donald |
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Freehills |
Westpac Banking Corporation’s Subordinated Notes offer |
A$1.5 billion |
Joint lead managers: Westpac Institutional Bank, ANZ Securities, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and UBS |
Philippa Stone, Lauren Magraith |
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Freehills |
Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) PPP |
A$2 billion |
Queensland Government |
Peter Butler, Erin Wakelin, Phil McMahon, Kirsty Faichen, Steve Smith |
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Freehills |
Lend Lease notes issue |
SIN$275 million |
Lend Lease |
Patrick Lowden, Justin Pelly, Justin O’Farrell |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
DuluxGroup takeover offer of Alesco Corporation |
A$200 million |
DuluxGroup |
Neil Pathak, Alex Danne, Tony Bancroft |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Orica’s joint venture with Yara and Apache to build an ammonium nitrate plant |
US$800 million |
Orica |
Neil Pathak |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Pacific Equity Partners proposed takeover of Spotless Group |
A$1.6 billion (enterprise value) |
Pacific Equity Partners |
Andrew Bullock, Rachael Bassil, David Clee |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Vodafone New Zealand’s acquisition of TelstraClear |
NZ$840 million |
Telstra |
Bill Spain |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Calibre Group IPO |
A$75 million |
Underwriters: Goldman Sachs and UBS |
Peter Cook |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Gate Gourmet acquisition of Qantas Catering |
A$375 million |
Gate Gourmet |
Adam Laura |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Australian Infrastructure Fund’s management interneralisation |
A$2 billion |
Australian Infrastructure Fund |
Adam Laura |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Utilities Trust Australia and Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec’s acquisition Diversified Utilities Fund |
A$1.4 billion |
Utilities Trust Australia |
John Williamson-Noble |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Crescent Capital Partners bid to acquire ClearView (rejected) |
A$220 million |
Crescent Capital Partners |
John Williamson-Noble |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
CHAMP’s proposed acquisition of Gerard Lighting |
A $186 million |
CHAMP Private Equity |
Peter Cook, Rachael Bassil, John Schembri |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Aurora senior note offering |
US$165 million |
Aurora Oil & Gas |
Marcello Cardaci and Janine Ryan |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Country Road’s acquisition of Witchery and Mimco |
A$172 million |
Country Road |
Hiroshi Narushima, Janine Ryan, James Lewis |
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Gilbert + Tobin |
Silver Lake Resources’ acquisition of Integra Mining |
A$426 million |
Silver Lake Resources |
Marcello Cardaci |
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Herbert Geer |
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group recapitalisation |
US$380 million |
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group |
Peter Nankivell, Michael Truelove |
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Henry Davis York |
Investec Bank’s acquisition of Alliance Equipment Finance |
Undisclosed |
Alliance Equipment Finance management and shareholders |
Glenn Hughes |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
IOOF Holdings acquisition of Plan B Group Holdings |
A$49.1 million |
IOOF Holdings |
Joe Muraca and Peter Stirling |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
DuluxGroup takeover offer of Alesco Corporation |
A$200 million |
Alesco Corporation |
Adrian Perkins, David Friedlander |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
Westpac Banking Corporation subordinated notes |
A$1.5 billion |
Westpac Banking Corporation |
Greg Hammond, Philip Harvey, David Friedlander, Richard Snowden |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
RREEF Real Estate’s acquisition of Pittwater Place Shopping Centre |
A$56.6 million |
RREEF Real Estate |
Mark Bayliss |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
APA Group notes offer |
A$350 million |
APA Group |
David Eliakim, Philip Harvey |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
BlueScope Steel joint venture with Nippon Steel Corporation |
US$1.36 billion |
BlueScope Steel |
Diana Nicholson |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
Ascendas Group IPO and listing of securities |
SIN$385 million |
Ascendas Group |
John Sullivan, Evie Bruce |
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Mills Oakley |
Metroplex at Westgate development |
A$1.5 billion development |
Metroplex Management |
Andrew Johnson |
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Mills Oakley |
kikki.K international expansion |
Undisclosed |
kikki.K |
Warren Scott |
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Mills Oakley |
Jones the Grocer merger with L Capital |
Undisclosed |
Jones the Grocer |
Andrew Walker |
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Mills Oakley |
Clancy Exploration takeover bid for Genesis Resources |
Unknown |
Genesis Resources |
Andrew Walker |
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Minter Ellison |
Blackthorn Resources equity capital raising |
A$40.1 million |
Blackthorn Resources |
Ron Forster, Daniel Scotti |
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Minter Ellison |
Global Forest Partners acquisition of forestry assets and related facilities from Elders |
Plus A$61 million |
Global Forest Partners |
Callen O'Brien, Martin Bennett |
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Minter Ellison |
Downer EDI’s Meandu Mine mining services contract |
$600 million - A$800 million |
Stanwell Corporation and TEC Coal |
David Pearce, Ian Briggs, Julie Whitehead |
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Minter Ellison |
RREEF Real Estate’s acquisition of Pittwater Place Shopping Centre |
A$56.6 million |
Brookfield |
Virginia Briggs, Paul Thomas |
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Norton Rose |
Accolade Wines and Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) reciprocal contract |
Undisclosed |
Accolade Wines |
Greg Hipwell, Andrew Riordan and Allison McLeod (Australia) Mike Knapper, Michael Grenfell, Dominic Stuttaford and Jane Berry (London) |