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Firm Deal Value Client Lead lawyer Allen & Overy GrainCorp capital raising A$159 million Credit Suisse Tony Sparks Allens Caltex’s supply contracts and Kurnell refinery closure Undisclosed Caltex Anthony Patten Allens Crux AC/L9 joint venture Undisclosed Osaka Gas Co. Igor Bogdanich Allens Quadrant Private Equity acquires CQMS Holdings A$ 140 million Macquarie Capital Cameron Price Allens DEXUS’s acquisition of Sydney office from Retail Employees Superannuation Trust A$58 million DEXUS Property Group Mark Stubbings Allens DEXUS Property Group capital partnership A$360 million DEXUS Property Group Mark Stubbings, Nigel Papi Allens Charter Hall-led acquisition of the Bay Village Shopping Centre A$164 million Charter Hall Nicholas Cowie 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 Arnold Bloch Leibler Buxton Group’s acquisition of Rylands of Brighton from FKP Property Group Undisclosed The Buxton Group Jeremy Leibler, Jeremy Lanzer Ashurst Seven West Media’s entitlement offer A $440 million Underwriters: CBA Equities, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan & UBS Sarah Dulhunty Ashurst Thakral refinancing A$460 million Thakral Martin Coleman Ashurst Red Fork Energy equity raising A$50 million Lead manager: Euroz Securities Roger Davies Ashurst Crown’s notes offer A$400 million Crown Limited Paul Jenkins, Corporate: Elspeth Arnold, Lisa Simmons Ashurst PetroChina’s acquisition of Molopo Energy’s assets in QLD A$42.4 million Molopo Energy Simon Brown, Murray Wheater, Elspeth Arnold, Gavin Scott, Ian Kellock Ashurst Coca Cola Amatil’s stake in Australian Beer Company Up to A$47 million Coca Cola Amatil Murray Wheater Ashurst Cameco Corporation’s acquisition of Yeelirrie uranium US$430 million BHP Billiton Geoff Gishubl, Antonella Pacitti Ashurst Fuji Film’s acquisition of Business Process Outsourcing A$375 million Fuji Film Ian Williams, Natsuko Ogawa Baker & McKenzie Crescent Capital Partners rejected bid for ClearView Wealth A$220 million ClearView Wealth Guy Sanderson Baker & McKenzie Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) acquisition of Maptel Undisclosed ESRI Ben McLaughlin 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 Baker & McKenzie Langham Hotels’ acquisition of the Observatory Hotel Sydney Undisclosed Orient-Express Hotels (seller) Roy Melick Baker & McKenzie IMS Health’s acquisition of Life Science Partners Undisclosed IMS Health Candice Heggelund, Ben McLaughlin Baker & McKenzie CO2 Group joint venture with Asia Energy Development Partners (AEDP) A$50 million (approximate) CO2 Group Martijn Wilder Baker & McKenzie Quadrant Private Equity’s stake in Super A-Mart and Barbeques Galore A$500 million (approximate) Ironbridge Capital Mark McNamara Clayton Utz Caltex subordinated notes offer A$300 million Joint structuring advisers and joint lead managers Citigroup and UBS 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 Clayton Utz Nippon Steel joint venture with BlueScope Steel US$1.36 billion Nippon Steel Graham Taylor, Linda Evans 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 Clifford Chance Ausdrill’s acquisition of the Best Tractor Parts A$165 million Ausdrill Justin Harris Corrs Chambers Westgarth Baosteel and Fortescue Metals Group’s agreement to develop FMG Iron Bridge Undisclosed Fortescue Metals Group Peter Jarosek, Tighe Whelan 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 Corrs Chambers Westgarth Coca Cola Amatil’s stake in Australian Beer Company Up to A$47 million NAB DLA Piper Sunshine Coast University Hospital PPP A$1.8 billion Lend Lease Project Management & Construction Alex Guy, Scott Alden, Kim Broadbent, Dan Brown Freehills GrainCorp Oils establishment and financing A$472 million Goodman Fielder Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Sarah Kenny Gilbert + Tobin Country Road’s acquisition of Witchery and Mimco A$172 million Country Road Hiroshi Narushima, Janine Ryan, James Lewis Gilbert + Tobin Silver Lake Resources’ acquisition of Integra Mining A$426 million Silver Lake Resources Marcello Cardaci Gilbert + Tobin Spotless Group takeover A$1.2 billion PEP Andrew Bullock, Hiroshi Narushima, Rachael Bassil, David Clee Gilbert + Tobin Quadrant Private Equity acquires CQMS Holdings A$140 million Quadrant Private Equity Peter Cook, Charles Bogle Gilbert + Tobin Rockwood Holdings merger with Talison Lithium C$724 million (A $729 million) Rockwood Holdings Peter Cook, David Clee Gilbert + Tobin GrainCorp Oils establishment and financing A$472 million GrainCorp John Williamson-Noble, John Schembri, James Lewis Henry Davis York Investec Bank’s acquisition of Alliance Equipment Finance Undisclosed Alliance Equipment Finance management and shareholders Glenn Hughes Kennedys NRL five year broadcast agreement A$1 billion NRL Tony O'Reilly King & Wood Mallesons RREEF Real Estate’s acquisition of Pittwater Place Shopping Centre A$56.6 million RREEF Real Estate Mark Bayliss King & Wood Mallesons APA Group notes offer A$350 million APA Group David Eliakim, Philip Harvey King & Wood Mallesons BlueScope Steel joint venture with Nippon Steel Corporation US$1.36 billion BlueScope Steel Diana Nicholson King & Wood Mallesons Ascendas Group IPO and listing of securities SIN$385 million Ascendas Group John Sullivan, Evie Bruce Mills Oakley Stage 2 of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) redevelopment A$186 million AW Edwards Andrew Wallis Minter Ellison RREEF Real Estate’s acquisition of Pittwater Place Shopping Centre A$56.6 million Brookfield Virginia Briggs, Paul Thomas Minter Ellison OM Holdings entitlement offer A$72.5 million OM Holdings Limited Daniel Scotti Minter Ellison Quadrant Private Equity’s stake in Super A-Mart and Barbeques Galore A$500 million (approximate) Quadrant Private Equity Callen O'Brien Minter Ellison FKP Property Group stapled securities offer A$208 million FKP Property Group Gary Goldman, Daniel Scotti, Ian Lockhart Minter Ellison GrainCorp Oils establishment and financing A$472 million GrainCorp and Gardner Smith Costas Condoleon, Anthony Borgese, Gordon Williams, Antra Hood Norton Rose Australia Caulfield Village construction appointment Undisclosed (Entire project is worth A$1 billion) Melbourne Racing Club Arthur Chong
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