Deals

A leading Australian venture capital firm

Advising a leading Australian venture capital firm on its fund financing arrangements to support its investments in the tech sector. At the time, this was a first in market fund financing for a venture capital fund in Australia.

The lenders to a private equity fund

Advised the lenders to a leading Australian private equity fund on multiple separate fund financing transactions across a series of funds and strategies.

A major infrastructure investor

Advised a major infrastructure investor on all of its fund financing facilities, including its first capital call and NAV facilities and two separate GP financings.

A wholesale debt fund

Advised a wholesale debt fund providing high-volume business loans on a structured financing transaction involving fund finance and securitisation.

A wholesale debt fund

Advised a wholesale debt fund, acting as borrower, with respect to multiple multi-billion-dollar facilities from syndicates of domestic and offshore banks and funds, used to fund commercial loans to Australian borrowers.

McGrath Nicol and Qenos Holdings

Advised Qenos, the largest polyethylene manufacturer, in exploring either the sale of its business as a going concern, or a liquidation and shutdown of its operations and realisation of its land assets following remediation. Most recently advised Qenos (and its subsidiaries) with respect to the potential availability for the directors to seek the protection of the ‘safe harbour’ regime and maintain that protection through various developments to the restructuring plan.

KPMG and Tritium DCFC

Advising NASDAQ listed Tritium DCFC on its sale and recapitalisation process and the subsequent voluntary administration and liquidation of the insolvent estate.

EY

Advised EY in their capacity as administrators of Orange Private Hospital on its sale by deed of company arrangement to Ramsay Healthcare.

Global asset management firm

Advised a global asset management firm on the management of its loan exposure to Panthera Finance, including the appointment of administrators and two successful sale transactions for substantially all of Panthera’s business and assets.

Deutsche Bank

Advised a lending syndicate led by Deutsche Bank on the acquisition and restructuring of a senior debt facility over a portfolio of operating hotels and development projects owned and operated by Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group.

A global investment bank

Advising a global investment bank on its NAV financing arrangements in Australia.

Various sponsors and lenders

Advised multiple sponsors and lenders on several GP facilities.

A leading Australian bank

Advising a leading Australian bank on capital call facilities to various private equity funds.

Mineral Resources Limited

Advised ASX-50 diversified resources company Mineral Resources Limited on its refinancing of the existing secured debt owed by SGX-listed Alita Resources Ltd and its subsequent acquisition of the operating Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia.