Corporate Finance

Acted for a syndicate of two lenders led by Westpac in connection with $234 million term and revolving facilities for the acquisition by Blackstone of the Greensborough Plaza Shopping Centre in Melbourne. The transaction involved the senior debt underwrite and sell-down to Deutsche Bank and a $25 million mezzanine finance piece, which involved complex intercreditor negotiations with the mezzanine debt provider.

Acted for Wesfarmers' Coles Group on its funding in relation to the Alphington Paper Mill acquisition and redevelopment.

Advising Wilmington Trust in relation to Altamont Capital Partners' Billabong refinancing.

Acted for a syndicate of seven lenders led by Westpac and NAB in connection with the $400m refinance of the Valad Property Group's multi-currency corporate facilities. The transaction involved Danish, German, Scottish, English, Dutch and New Zealand elements.

Acted for the US based SWK Funding LLC, a specialist lender in the pharmaceuticals industry, on an innovative secured revenue interest refinancing of the (Australian) Parnell Pharmaceuticals group to finance its expansion in the USA

Acted for Commonwealth Bank of Australia in relation to A$132 million construction and term debt facilities to a joint venture between the Leighton Property Group and the Devine Group in connection with the 'Riverside Hamilton Harbour' precinct development in Brisbane.

Advising on debt restructuring.

Acted for Commonwealth Bank of Australia on its $80.2 million facilities to Arrow Funds Management Ltd including to fund the $57 million acquisition (on sale and leaseback terms) of five farm properties from Baiada Poultry Group

Australian Unity Limited: Acted on a A$230 million syndicated refinancing as part of Australian Unity's acquisition of Westpac Funds Management Limited and, in particular, its Diversified Property Fund

Acted for ANZ Banking Group on construction-related facilities to the Toga Group including $88 million land, construction and bank guarantee facilities for Hampton Court at Kings Cross, a residential/retail development, and $92 million construction and takeout facilities for 'Boheme' at Bondi Beach, Sydney mixed use development comprising an Adina apartment Hotel, 45 residential apartments, retail space and car parking.

Advised ALS Limited on both the capital raising and debt financing elements of ALS Limited's US$533 million acquisition of Reservoir Group.

To provide funding to the CSC Treasury Trust for on-lending to the ARIA Property Fund and PSS/CSS A Property Trust.

Acted for Elders Ltd on its $145 million syndicated bank debt facilities refinancing and associated share placement and recapitalisation in November 2014.

Acted for the banking syndicate on the A$900 million syndicated secured corporate debt facilities to then Macquarie Office Trust (now Charter Hall Office Trust), a listed Australian commercial property REIT.

Advised on the provision of a $162 million facility to assist CBD Property Pty Ltd  with the construction of a mixed use (residential, retail and commercial office) building, including 558 residential apartments, at 568 Collins Street, Melbourne.

Acted for the Elders Group in debt restructure negotiations with a syndicate of banks (and consequentially, in the sale of its agricultural services business and managing a staged exit of their forestry business).