Deals

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.

United Rentals

Advised United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental company, on asset finance and security release arrangements in relation to its acquisition of the aerial equipment assets from an Australian equipment rental company.

Lender to Metrea

Advised the lender on the financing of eleven fixed-wing aircraft (3 Bombardier Global 6500 and 8 King Air Series 300) in relation to Metrea's Aerial Surveillance Services Contract with the Commonwealth of Australia, represented by the Department of Home Affairs.

Liebherr-Australia

Advised Liebherr-Australia on establishing a revolving bank guarantee facility with a four-bank international syndicate to support supply agreements for clean technology mining machinery.

Challenger

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

Bank of New York Mellon

Advised Bank of New York Mellon on various securitisation matters, including in relation to its roles as Trustee, Security Trustee, Backup Servicer and Custodian (among others), in connection with multiple Pepper Money asset-backed securitisation transactions, involving the issuance of over A$5 billion in aggregate of asset-backed notes and other securities across Pepper’s securitisation vehicles.

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.