Deals

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.

Estia Health Limited (ASX: EHE)

Advised the mandated lead arrangers in respect of debt facilities being provided to Bain Capital to fund the proposed take-private acquisition of aged care operator Estia Health Limited (ASX:EHE) for an enterprise value of A$959 million.

National Australia Bank

Appointed by the Big 4 bank on a major test case over unreasonable additional employee work hours in violation of the Fair Work Act.

Meta (Facebook)

Representing Meta in its defence of a class action claim brought on behalf of members of the cryptocurrency industry alleging that Meta and Google engaged in cartel conduct.

Santos

Advised Santos on its most complex, high-value disputes arising out of this multi-billion dollar CSG to LNG project, including presently representing Santos in one of Australia’s largest Supreme Courts cases opposite Fluor.

Google

Defending against a landmark piece of litigation commenced by Epic Games, the US$30 billion gaming leader responsible for the popular “Fortnite” game.

Arranger and Joint Lead Managers to Southland Building Society

Advised the Arranger and Joint Lead Managers on Southland Building Society’s establishment of a A$2 billion Debt Issuance Programme and its inaugural issuance of A$200 million Senior Floating Rate Notes.

Macquarie

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, comprising acquisition, capital expenditure, and working capital facilities.

Lenders to QBE

Advised a syndicate of 12 lenders on the A$1.11 billion refinancing of QBE's multicurrency revolving credit facilities. QBE is one of Australia’s largest insurers. 

Adamantem Capital

Advised Adamantem Capital on its investments including Micro Grid Power, Servian (including its sale to Accenture) and HyGain and MitaVite, including its sale.

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.

Major Australian banks

Advised a leading Australian bank, Metrics Credit Partners, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Westpac (the original financiers) in respect of A$250 million debt facilities provided to Crescent Capital to fund its acquisition of a large engineering company Bremick and its subsidiaries.

Dealers and Joint Lead Managers to Mirvac

Advised the Dealers and Joint Lead Managers on MWOF Finance Company’s AMTN programme establishment and inaugural issuance.