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

Allens

Mt Mercer Wind Farm

A$260 million (approximate value of the project)

Meridian Energy Australia

Anna Collyer, Michael Graves, Chris Schulz

Allens

Wiri Men's Prison PPP

NZ$840 million

Syndicate of banks

James Darcy, Ren Niemann

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

Ashurst

Washington H. Soul Pattinson’s (WHSP) acquisition of Exco Resources

A$94 million

Exco Resources

Roger Davies, Antonella Pacitti

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

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

Cortona Resources and Unity Mining merger

A$90 million (combined value)

Unity Mining

Richard Lustig

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

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

Clifford Chance

Ausdrill’s acquisition of the Best Tractor Parts

A$165 million

Ausdrill

Justin Harris

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

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

Freehills

GrainCorp Oils establishment and financing

A$472 million

Goodman Fielder

Rebecca Maslen-Stannage,  Sarah Kenny

Freehills

CBA’s PERLS VI and concurrent PERLS IV Reinvestment Offer

A$750 million

CBA

Philippa Stone, Fiona Gardiner-Hill, Patrick Lowden

Freehills

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) preference shares

A$125 million

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BEN)

Patrick Lowden, Philippa Stone

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

Gilbert + Tobin

Bauer Media Group’s acquisition of ACP magazines

A$500 million (approximate)

Nine Entertainment Co. (seller)

Rachel Launders, Tim Gole

Gilbert + Tobin

Zhongrun Group’s stake in Noble Mineral Resources

A$85 million

Zhongrun Group

Marcello Cardaci

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

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

Kennedys

NRL five year broadcast agreement

A$1 billion

NRL

Tony O'Reilly

King & Wood Mallesons

Ascendas Group IPO and listing of securities

SIN$385 million

Ascendas Group

John Sullivan, Evie Bruce

King & Wood Mallesons

CBA’s PERLS VI and concurrent PERLS IV Reinvestment Offer

A$750 million

The joint lead managers

King & Wood Mallesons

Shandong Gold’s deed with Focus Minerals

A$227.5 million

Focus Minerals

Nicola Charlston

King & Wood Mallesons

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) preference shares

A$125 million

Joint lead managers

Evie Bruce

King & Wood Mallesons

Buru Energy’s acquisition of Gujarat NRE Oil

A$36 million

Buru Energy

Daniel Kirk, David Perks

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

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

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

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

Caulfield Village construction appointment

Undisclosed  (Entire project is worth A$1 billion)

Melbourne Racing Club

Arthur Chong

Norton Rose Australia

Washington H. Soul Pattinson’s acquisition of Exco Resources

A$94 million

(WHSP)

Shaun Clyne

Squire Sanders

TransAlta Corporation’s acquisition of the Solomon Power Station

US$300 million

TransAlta Corporation

Duncan Maclean

Squire Sanders Australia

B2Gold’s acquisition of CGA Mining

C$1.1 billion

B2Gold Corporation

Neil Fearis, Robert Eastwood and Bennett Greenhalgh