Deals

Heartland Group

Advised Heartland Group on the regulatory aspects of its acquisition of Challenger Bank.

Google

Advised Google on a financial services regulatory project concerning the screening of financial products advertised on its platform.

Equity Trustees

Advise in connection with its roles as financial vehicle statutory trustee of the NSW Scheme Financial Vehicle and the South Australian Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism.

Australian Payments Plus (AP+)

Advised Australian Payments Plus on a major regulatory uplift project.

AML/CTF Advisory

Advising a range of major institutional clients on their AML/CTF uplift projects, including the development and enhancement of training materials and compliance frameworks in response to the significant reforms to Australia’s anti money laundering and counter terrorism financing regime.

Stonepeak

Advised Stonepeak-Plus Infra Debt Limited on a $300 million initial public offering of Stonepeak-Plus INFRA1 Notes, an ASX-listed note offering, and admission as an ASX Debt Listing.

Revolution / EQT

Advised Revolution and Equity Trustees on a $400 million initial public offering of Revolution Private Credit Income Trust, a debt-focused ASX-listed investment trust.

L1 Group

Advised L1 Capital on its merger with ASX-listed Platinum, creating a combined investment platform with approximately A$16.5 billion in funds under management, strengthening scale and capability within the Australian funds management sector.

BWPM

Advised BWP Management Limited on AFSL variations to support its A$246.8 million acquisition of Newmark Property REIT.

AZ NGA and Entireti

Advised AZ Next Generation Advisory Limited and Entireti on their acquisitions from AMP.

Avenue Capital

Advised Avenue Capital on obtaining ASIC individual relief from AFSL requirements for marketing funds to Australian wholesale investors.

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.

MLAUBs to Foxtel

Advised the Mandated Lead Arrangers, Underwriters and Bookrunners on a A$1.8 billion of syndicated facilities provided to Foxtel, Australia’s leading provider of subscription television and sports broadcasting services, as part of its acquisition by DAZN.

Coca-Cola European Partners

Advised Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) on multiple iterations of its €1.95 billion (A$3.2 billion) sustainability-linked facility agreement, including in connection with the financing utilised to acquire Coca-Cola Amatil. The facility includes a number of sustainability targets relating to different aspects of CCEP’s business and operations.