Deals

MLAs to Woolworths Group

Advised the Mandated Lead Arrangers on Woolworths Group’s syndicated facilities, which included a complex multi-lender engagement involving over 30 domestic and international lenders. The MLAs provided syndicated and bilateral commitments totalling over A$1.5 billion for one of Australia’s largest retail groups.

Flight Centre

Advised Flight Centre (ASX: FLT) in relation to various corporate financing transactions, including its syndicated multi-option corporate facilities.

Discovery Holiday Parks

Advised Discovery Holiday Parks, Australia’s largest operator of lifestyle parks, on its financing arrangements, including on their recent $775 million corporate refinancing.

Coca-Cola European Partners

Advised Coca-Cola on its €1.95 billion Sustainability Linked Facility which formed part of the financing utilised to acquire Coca-Cola Amatil Coca-Cola European Partners (now known Coca-Cola Europacific Partners after the merger).

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Advised AWS on the establishment of its cloud computing business in Sydney and across the Asia-Pacific, including establishment of the required data centre and telecommunications infrastructure and hardware such as racks, servers, CPUs and GPUs.

Big 4 Bank

Advising on its data centre co-location strategy including its contractual terms with a multinational data centre company.

Copper Mountain Mining Corporation

Advised on the court-approved plan of arrangement between Hudbay and Copper Mountain pursuant to which Hudbay acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Copper Mountain.

Global Lithium Resources

Advised Global Lithium Resources on the acquisition of 100% of the Manna Lithium Project together with an associated capital raising.

Adamantem Capital

Advised the major lender in respect of debt facilities provided to Adamantem Capital to fund the acquisition of PAC Trading, a sustainable packaging solutions company. This was the first investment made by Adamantem Capital’s Environmental Opportunity Fund.

Next Capital

Advised private equity investor Next Capital 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 (ASX:ALO), conducted via a scheme of arrangement.

Adora Fertility and Genea Limited

Advised the senior lenders to Liverpool Partners on the acquisition of all of the shares in Adora Fertility and Genea Limited, each being leading suppliers of fertility treatments.

Pacific Metals Group

Advised Roc Partners on behalf of the Victorian Business Growth Fund (VBGF) on its investment to acquire a controlling interest of the Pacific Metals Group. Managed by Roc Partners, the VBGF is a A$250 million program established by the Victorian Government and First State Super to support long-term growth opportunities for businesses across Victoria.

Architectus

Advised private equity investor Mercury Capital on acquisition financing for a 50% stake in Architectus, a top tier commercial architecture and design firm.

Virtus Health Limited (ASX: VRT)

Advised Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs lending to UK private equity firm, CapVest Partners, for its takeover bid for Virtus Health Limited. The structure included documenting facilities which allowed for the bid to occur by way of either a scheme of arrangement or, if the scheme was not approved, an off-market takeover offer.