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

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

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

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

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

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)

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 

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

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

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

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