Deals

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).

Challenger

Advised Challenger Investment Management on a target $350 million initial public offering of Challenger IM LiFTS 1 Notes, an ASX-listed note offering.

Wambal Bila

Advised Wambal Bila Limited (Wambal Bila), on its groundbreaking deal to establish an equity partnership between renewable energy developer AMPYR Australia Pty Ltd (AMPYR) and the Wellington Aboriginal Community.

Port of Newcastle

Advised Port of Newcastle on the establishment of its A$1 billion Secured Debt Issuance Programme and inaugural issuance of A$300 million Guaranteed Senior Secured Notes.

Brigalow Pipeline Project

Acted as Lead Tax Advisor to APA Group (APA) on the Brigalow Pipeline Project – a major new energy infrastructure development supporting the transformation of Queensland's energy market.

L1 Capital

Advised on the $950 million initial public offering of L1 Gold Fund Limited (ASX: LGF), a listed investment company with a long–short gold and other precious metals strategy.

MyState

Advised MyState on its domestic funding programmes including issuances of Additional Tier 1 Capital, Tier 2 Capital and, mostly recently, on its A$250 million Floating Rate Senior Notes.

Frasers Property Industrial

Advised Frasers Property Industrial on the establishment of a logistics joint venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing and the associated sale of a 50% interest in eight industrial and logistics properties. Following establishment, the portfolio will be valued at approximately A$600 million.

Stockland Supalai Residential Communities Partnership

Advised Stockland Supalai Residential Communities Partnership on its A$1.06 billion acquisition of 12 masterplanned communities from Lendlease.

DAZN

Advised DAZN Group Limited, a UK-based global sports streaming platform, on its approximately A$3.4 billion acquisition of 100% of the Foxtel Group from shareholders News Corp and Telstra.

Azure Minerals Limited

Advised ASX-listed Azure Minerals Limited on its A$1.7 billion joint acquisition by Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, by way of a dual scheme of arrangement and takeover bid structure.

Anglo American

Advised Anglo American on the sale of an iron ore royalty relating to the Onslow Iron Project in the Pilbara, Western Australia to Taurus Funds Management.

Mineral Resources Ltd

Advised ASX-50 company, Mineral Resources (MinRes), on its acquisition of Singapore listed, Alita Resources, the owner of the Bald Hill lithium mine. Alita was subject to a failed deed of company arrangement. The MinRes transaction was structured as a forced debt payment through a court process, which converted to a consensual debt acquisition, and a credit bid plus additional consideration for the assets.