Deals

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.

ESR

Advised ESR Group Limited on the disposal of ESR’s 30.7% stake in ASX-listed Cromwell Property Group (Cromwell) in two tranches.

Paladin

Advised Paladin Energy Ltd (Paladin) on a fully underwritten equity raising of A$300 million to be used primarily to advance the development of the Patterson Lake South project (PLS).

Lenders to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Advised a number of leading Australian banks on a Program Agreement with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation for the co-financing of discounted green home loans through the Household Energy Upgrades Fund, enabling homeowners to install eligible clean energy technologies.

Dealers and joint lead managers to Powerco

Advised the dealers and joint lead managers on the establishment of Powerco’s A$5 billion Debt Issuance Programme and its inaugural issuance of A$350 million 6.425% Fixed Rate Green Notes.

Lenders to Bluecurrent

Advised the lenders and the joint sustainability coordinators to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) on an A$1.6 billion Climate Bonds Certified green loan in connection with the acquisition of a 50% interest in Bluecurrent, a leading smart metering services provider in New Zealand and Australia. Subsequently, advised the lenders to Bluecurrent on its bank debt, including a green loan of NZ$2.5 billion comprising a A$1.08 billion and a NZ$1.36 billion tranche.

Lender to Northquest

Advised the lender on the procurement and leasing of medical imaging equipment to Northquest and Siemens Healthcare for NSW Health Western Sydney Local Health District, Barwon Health and Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Lender to Transdev

Advised the lenders on the construction financing and leasing of nine River Class ferries to Transdev to support its contract with Sydney Ferries.

Lender to the Aircraft Owners and Lessors

Advised the lenders on all Australian law matters in relation to the world’s first authentic Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option financing of eight Leonardo AW139 air ambulance helicopters to support Toll Aviation Australia’s ongoing contract with NSW Air Ambulance.

SEB Group

Advised SEB Group, the leading Nordic financial services group, on its financing arrangements with the State of NSW in relation to the cross-border leases of rolling stock.