Iain Laughland
Partner. Sydney.
+61 2 9210 6506 | Iain.Laughland@corrs.com.au | vCardIain Laughland’s experience involves advising large corporations on major deals and projects involving complex structuring.
A corporate advisory expert in high demand, Iain has extensive experience, in public and private M&A transactions including takeovers and schemes of arrangements. He also provides regular advice to corporate clients on Corporations Act requirements, directors’ duties, joint ventures and commercial contracts.
Iain also has extensive expertise in equity capital markets work. He regularly advises issuers, underwriters and lead managers in relation to a number of public offerings and secondary capital raisings, including IPOs, share subscriptions, rights issues and institutional placements, including a number of multi-jurisdictional placements.
Iain Laughland’s experience involves advising large corporations on major deals and projects involving complex structuring.
A corporate advisory expert in high demand, Iain has extensive experience, in public and private M&A transactions including takeovers and schemes of arrangements. He also provides regular advice to corporate clients on Corporations Act requirements, directors’ duties, joint ventures and commercial contracts.
Iain also has extensive expertise in equity capital markets work. He regularly advises issuers, underwriters and lead managers in relation to a number of public offerings and secondary capital raisings, including IPOs, share subscriptions, rights issues and institutional placements, including a number of multi-jurisdictional placements.
Iain's Expertise
- Suncorp-Metway Ltd Acted for and advised Suncorp in a range of matters including in its unique fully underwritten $1.17 billion RAPIDs entitlement offer to part-finance its acquisition of Promina Group Ltd; its adoption of a new non-operating holding company (NOHC) structure by way of scheme of arrangement; and its $8 billion scheme of arrangement with Promina Group.
- Alinta Energy Ltd (ALB Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year, 2011) Acting for international hedge funds in a $2.1 billion lender led deleveraging solution for Alinta Energy, including complex equity arrangements for new shareholding structure. The deal won the "2011 ALB Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year".
- Equigold Ltd Acted in its $9 billion merger with Lihir Gold by way of scheme of arrangement.
- The Griffin Coal Mining Co Pty Ltd Acted for the administrators of Griffin Coal in relation to international sales process and ultimate sale to Lanco Infratech Limited of India for $750 million, reported at the time to be the largest Indian investment in Australia.
- Acted for South American Ferrous Metals Ltd in connection with its back door listing on ASX.
- Hastie Group Ltd Acted for Hastie Group Ltd in connection with its $160 million entitlement offer and cornerstone investment by Lazard Australia.
What others say
- “An extraordinary lawyer with exceptional attention to detail”
Iain's Leadership
- Law Society of New South Wales Member
- Law Society of Scotland Member
- Law Society of England and Wales Member
- Australian British Chamber of Commerce Member