Deals

AusNet

Advised AusNet on its hybrid note issuances in Australia and Europe, including acting for the Joint Lead Managers on AusNet’s record-breaking A$1.1 billion corporate hybrid note issuance. Previously advised AusNet on updates of its EMTN and AMTN programmes and issuances.

Qube

Advised the Dealers and Joint Lead Managers on the establishment of Qube’s A$2 billion AMTN programme and debut A$600 million issuance.

Hollard

Advised Hollard Insurance on its issuance of A$115,000,000 Tier 2 Capital notes.

Kangaroo bonds

Advised on the establishment of a number of kangaroo bond programmes.

Alceon Private Equity

Advised Alceon Private Equity on the sale of efex to Advent Partners.

Sunshine Coast Airport

Advised Sunshine Coast Airport on a refinancing of bank debt facilities, a construction facility, and a working capital facility.

St Gobain

Advised Paris Stock Exchange-listed Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. on its A$4.5 billion acquisition of CSR Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement.

Realm Investment House

Advised on a $425 million initial public offering of Dominion Income Notes 1, an ASX-listed note offering, and admission as an ASX Debt Listing.

Gold Road

Advised Gold Road in connection with the acquisition by Gold Fields Limited of 100% of the shares in Gold Road by way of a Court-approved scheme of arrangement.

EQT

Advised EQT and its portfolio companies on a number of recent transactions, including the acquisitions of Compass Education and PageUP People Development, the sale of EduCo and the acquisition of School Bytes by Compass as well as the take-private of SAI Global Limited and the divestment of SAI Global’s Standards and Assurance divisions.

L1 Capital

Advised L1 Capital and its shareholders on the merger with Platinum Asset Management via the sale of L1 Capital to Platinum pursuant to a merger implementation deed.

CoStar

Advising CoStar on its approximately A$3 billion proposed takeover of Domain by way of a scheme of arrangement, including its A$450 million pre-bid acquisition of a 16.9% stake in Domain.

ESR Group

Advised on the global offering and listing of its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange, which raised US$1.6 billion and implied a market capitalisation for ESR of US$6.7 billion as well as the sale of its stakes in Centuria Capital Group and Cromwell Property Group via a block trade.

Realm Investment House and Equity Trustees Limited

Advised on the recent IPO of Dominion Income Trust 1, an innovative debt-focused ASX-listed investment trust.