The following is a list of deals and advisors reported to ALB over the past two weeks. Please note that this information does not purport to be exhaustive and some advisors are not listed where ALB was not able to ascertain this information in time for publication.
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Deal Value Firm Client Lead lawyers Archer Daniels Midland bid for GrainCorp A$3.4bn Corrs Chambers Westgarth Archer Daniels Midland Braddon Jolley, Sandy Mak Archer Daniels Midland bid for GrainCorp A$3.4bn Gilbert + Tobin GrainCorp John Williamson-Noble, Peter Cook Murray Goulburn/ Coles milk supply agreement A$2bn Lander & Rogers Coles Jackie Solakovski Murray Goulburn/ Coles milk supply agreement A$2bn Corrs Chambers Westgarth Murray Goulburn David Hallam Fitness First Group restructuring A$910m Ashurst Oaktree Capital & Marathon Capital (Majority Senior Lenders) James Marshall Fitness First Group restructuring A$910m Allens Majority senior lenders QIC purchase/ lease back of Qld gov’t properties A$615m Herbert Smith Freehills QIC Phillip McMahon QIC purchase of Moomba to Adelaide pipeline A$400m Allens QIC Chelsey Drake Coalspur senior secured debt facility US$350m Allens EIG Global Energy Partners Phillip Cornwell Coalspur senior secured debt facility US$350m Hardy Bowen Coalspur Banksia loan portfolio sale to Deutsche Bank A$239m Ashurst McGrath Nicol Jamie Ng, Timothy Sackar, Michael Sloan Banksia loan portfolio sale to Deutsche Bank A$239m Herbert Smith Freehills Deutsche Bank, One Investment Group Banksia loan portfolio sale to Deutsche Bank A$239m Clayton Utz Banksia loan portfolio sale to Deutsche Bank A$239m Henry Davis York Australian Executor Trustees Billabong – consortium bid A$287m Gilbert + Tobin Sycamore Partners LLP; Paul Naude Peter Cook and Rachael Bassil Far East Orchard/ Toga Group JV A$225m King & Wood Mallesons Far East Orchard David Friedlander, Stuart Dixon-Smith Far East Orchard/ Toga Group JV A$225m Bell Gully Far East Orchard Far East Orchard/ Toga Group JV A$225m Clifford Chance Toga Group Far East Orchard/ Toga Group JV A$225m Corrs Chambers Westgarth Toga Group TA Associates acquisition of Nintex A$225m Gilbert + Tobin TA Associates John Williamson-Noble, David Clee James Lewis Yili acquisition of Oceania Dairy Group NZD$214 m Simpson Grierson Yili Robert McLean Yili acquisition of Oceania Dairy Group NZD$214 m Buddle Findlay vendors Chevalier acquisition of 70% stake in Moraitis Group A$210m Gilbert + Tobin Vendor and senior lenders Charles Bogle Chevalier acquisition of 70% stake in Moraitis Group A$210m Minter Ellison Chevalier Michael Barr-David Troy Resources takeover of Azimuth Resources A$188m Gilbert + Tobin Troy Resources Marcello Cardaci Sarah Turner Envestra share placement A$130m Johnson Winter & Slattery Envestra John Keeves Envestra share placement A$130m Gilbert + Tobin Goldman Sachs Rachael Bassil Satara/EastPack merger NZ$112m Buddle Findlay Satara Co-operative Group Limited Grant Dunn Satara/EastPack merger NZ$112m Simpson Grierson EastPack Drillsearch Energy convertible bond offer US$100m Herbert Smith Freehills Goldman Sachs International Patrick Lowden, Philippa Stone Revera disposal of assets to Telecom NZ$96.5m Simpson Grierson Revera Limited Michael Pollard Tox Free acquisition of Wanless Enviro Services and ors A$85m Clayton Utz Tox Free Mark Paganin Norfolk/ RCR Tomlinson scheme of arrangement A$78m Allens Norfolk Robert Pick Norfolk/ RCR Tomlinson scheme of arrangement A$78m King & Wood Mallesons RCR Tomlinson Galoc oil field phase two financing A$37m Allens Galoc, Otto Energy Ben Farnsworth Zijin Mining Group placement/ strategic partnership with NKWE Platinum A$20m Minter Ellison Zijin Mining Group Marcus Best Freedom Foods entitlement offer A$17m Gilbert + Tobin Freedom Foods Rachael Bassil Rum Jungle Resources bid for Central Australian Phosphate Limited A$16m Gilbert + Tobin Central Australian Phosphate Sarah Turner Norton Gold Fields bid for Kalgoorlie Mining Company HopgoodGanim Norton Gold Fields Michele Muscillo SBI Jefferies Asia Fund strategic investment in Panviva Holding Redlich SBI Jefferies Darren Pereira SBI Jefferies Asia Fund strategic investment in Panviva Arnold Bloch Liebler East Energy Resources acquisition of stake in Idalia Coal Pty Ltd Clayton Utz Noble Group (vendor) Matthew Johnson East Energy Resources acquisition of stake in Idalia Coal Pty Ltd Nova Legal East Energy Resources Frank Knezovic Farmlands/ Combined Rural Traders merger Buddle FIndlay Farmlands Trading Society Grant Dunn, Alistair Hercus Farmlands/ Combined Rural Traders merger Anderson Lloyd Combined Rural Traders