Leveraged and Acquisition Finance

Corrs is a trusted adviser for leveraged and acquisition finance in Australia, acting on landmark large-cap buy-outs through to the most active segments of the mid-market. We represent leading private equity sponsors, strategic corporates and domestic and international financiers on their most complex and time-critical transactions.

Leveraged finance transactions demand speed, technical precision and commercial judgment under pressure. Our team is known for navigating complex deal structures, evolving market terms and high-stakes negotiation points with clarity, ensuring our clients are positioned to execute with confidence and achieve the best possible outcome. We draw on Corrs’ preeminent M&A, private equity, energy and infrastructure and tax practices to deliver fully integrated advice at every stage of the deal lifecycle.

We have a deep bench of leading partners with a long track record of advising on the full range of acquisition finance structures for leveraged buyouts, public-to-private acquisitions and schemes of arrangement, recapitalisations, refinancings and bolt-on acquisition financings. This spans all debt products, including unitranche, senior secured, second lien and mezzanine debt facilities, asset-backed loans, acquisition bridge facilities, syndicated debt and private credit.

We act for both sponsors and financiers, providing a genuine dual-sided perspective that is rare in the Australian market. Our experience extends across diverse industries and the broader Asia-Pacific region, including cross-border mandates for international private equity sponsors and offshore financiers.

The Corrs team distinguishes itself based on its dedication, persistence and creative problem-solving.

Chambers & Partners

Lenders to Crescent Capital Partners

Advised the lenders on the A$250 million debt facilities provided to Crescent Capital Partners to fund its acquisition of Bremick, a large engineering company, and its subsidiaries.

EQT

Advised EQT on various leveraged finance transactions, including the acquisitions of PageUp, a leading talent acquisition software provider; Compass Education, a school management software company operating across Australia, the UK, and Ireland; and PropertyME, an Australian cloud-based property management platform.

Quadrant Private Equity

Advised Quadrant Private Equity on various leveraged finance transactions, including the acquisitions of Circuitwise, an electronics manufacturer; Connetico, a leading cloud and data services provider; and LegalVision, a commercial law firm.

Anchorage Private Equity

Advised Anchorage Private Equity on various leveraged finance transactions, including the acquisition of AWCON, a civil construction company, which involved complex intercreditor arrangements with bond providers.

Five V Capital

Advised Five V Capital, a leading private equity and venture capital firm, on its A$366 million acquisition of Questas, Australia’s top hydraulics and fluid power provider.

Macquarie Asset Management

Advised Macquarie Asset Management and Macquarie Korea on the provision of debt facilities to fund the acquisition of Linen Services Australia from Adamantem and Spotless Services.

MLAs to Bain Capital

Advised the Mandated Lead Arrangers on the debt facilities provided to Bain Capital to fund the take-private acquisition of Estia Health, an aged care operator and ASX-listed business. The transaction was structured as a scheme of arrangement with an enterprise value of A$959 million.

Next Capital

Advised Next Capital, a private equity investor, on three significant transactions: the acquisition of Country Care Group, funded by a combination of equity and syndicated debt facilities; the acquisition of Compare Club, which included both senior debt and vendor financing; and the take-private of Alloggio, an ASX-listed business, conducted via a scheme of arrangement.