Deals

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.

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.

Flight Centre

Advised Flight Centre, an ASX-listed business, in relation to various corporate financing transactions, including its syndicated multi-option corporate facilities.

Central Asia Metals

Advising Central Asia Metals PLC, a UK-incorporated AIM-listed base metals producer, on its A$232 million proposed acquisition of 100% of the issued shares in Cygnus Metals Limited by way of an Australian Court-approved scheme of arrangement.

Greenstone Resources

Advised Greenstone Resources II L.P., as manager of Omico Copper Limited (an incorporated joint venture with International Base Metals Limited), on the sale of a 95% equity interest in Craton Mining and Exploration (Proprietary) Limited to Appian Omega Bidco Limited.

Vault Minerals merger

Advised Vault Minerals on merger to create new A$11 billion major Australian gold company

L1 Gold Fund Limited A$950 million ASX IPO

Advised L1 Gold Fund Limited (L1 Gold Fund) (ASX:LGF) on its A$950 million initial public offering and admission to the Official List of the Australian Securities Exchange.

Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure’s Secured A$ Medium Term Note Programme and inaugural issuance

Advised the dealers and joint lead managers (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Barclays Bank PLC, Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited and Westpac Banking Corporation) on the establishment of Dalrymple Bay Finance Pty Ltd's secured A$ medium term note programme and its inaugural issuance of A$350 million 6.234% fixed rate notes due 24 March 2031.

Wheaton

Advising Wheaton Precious Metals International Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., on a precious metals streaming transaction to partially fund the construction and development of the Jervois Copper Project in Australia's Northern Territory.

Whiteoak investment in Zeus Street Greek

Advised Whiteoak Growth Fund II LP on its investment in Zeus Street Greek.

Next Capital and Silverfern

Advised Next Capital Pty Limited and The Silverfern Group on the proposed sale of Eptec Holdco Pty Ltd and its defence-related subsidiaries to Arlington Capital Partners.

Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone

Advised the ACEREZ Partnership (ACCIONA, COBRA and Endeavour Energy) on its successful bid to develop the transmission network infrastructure for Australia’s first Renewable Energy Zone, under a regulated concession model. Advising ACEREZ as Network Operator on delivery and the multi-billion dollar project financing arrangements, including bank debt and CEFC funding. The project won PFI’s Asia Pacific Power Deal of the Year 2025 and APLMA’s Syndicated Project Finance Deal of the Year 2025.

Whiteoak

Advised Whiteoak Growth Fund II LP on its acquisition of Arcadia Consolidated Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries.

Pan African Resources

Advised LSE/JSE-listed Pan African Resources plc on its proposed A$311 million acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in ASX-listed Emmerson Resources Ltd by way of a recommended court-approved scheme of arrangement.