Deals

Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning

Acted for Department in Planning and Environment Court appeal defending decision to refuse development application by pastoralist to clear 13,000+ hectares of protected vegetation.

Transgrid

Advised Transgrid as proponent of major critical state significant infrastructure projects on biodiversity matters, including the application of the NSW Biodiversity Offset Scheme in line with Nature Positive reforms. Conducted detailed legal reviews of environmental assessment documentation, with a particular focus on Biodiversity Development Assessment Reports (BDARs) and proposed biodiversity offset strategies.

Lenders to Kinetic Transport

Advised a syndicate of domestic and global lenders, being 14 lenders in total, to the Kinetic Group, Australia and NZ's largest bus network, on a refinancing of ~A$1.1 billion of acquisition, growth capital expenditure, maintenance capital expenditure and working capital facilities. As part of the refinancing, the parties added a specialist green financing platform to the lending structure to finance the roll-out of electric buses in New Zealand.

Lenders to SEEK Limited

Advised lead arrangers on a circa A$1.4 billion cross-border multi-currency syndicated facility to SEEK Limited, Australia’s leading HR consulting company, involving advice in Brazil, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore provided by a syndicate of 20 domestic and international banks.

MLAs to Woolworths

Advised the Mandated Lead Arrangers on Woolworths’ syndicated facilities, a complex multi-lender engagement involving over 30 domestic and international lenders, providing syndicated and bilateral commitments totalling over A$1.5 billion for one of Australia’s largest retail groups.

Flight Centre

Advised Flight Centre (ASX: FLT) in relation to various corporate financing transactions, including its syndicated multi-option corporate facilities.

Discovery Holiday Parks

Advised Discovery Holiday Parks, Australia’s largest operator of lifestyle parks, on its financing arrangements, including on their recent $775 million corporate refinancing.

Coca-Cola European Partners

Advised Coca-Cola on its €1.95 billion Sustainability Linked Facility which formed part of the financing utilised to acquire Coca-Cola Amatil Coca-Cola European Partners (now known Coca-Cola Europacific Partners after the merger).

Copper Mountain Mining Corporation

Advised on the court-approved plan of arrangement between Hudbay and Copper Mountain pursuant to which Hudbay acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Copper Mountain.

Global Lithium Resources

Advised Global Lithium Resources on the acquisition of 100% of the Manna Lithium Project together with an associated capital raising.

Adamantem Capital

Advised the major lender in respect of debt facilities provided to Adamantem Capital to fund the acquisition of PAC Trading, a sustainable packaging solutions company. This was the first investment made by Adamantem Capital’s Environmental Opportunity Fund.

Next Capital

Advised private equity investor Next Capital on three significant transactions – the acquisition of Country Care Group funded by a combination of equity and syndicated debt facilities; the acquisition of Compare Club which included both senior debt and vendor financing; and the take private of Alloggio (ASX:ALO), conducted via a scheme of arrangement.

Adora Fertility and Genea Limited

Advised the senior lenders to Liverpool Partners on the acquisition of all of the shares in Adora Fertility and Genea Limited, each being leading suppliers of fertility treatments.

Pacific Metals Group

Advised Roc Partners on behalf of the Victorian Business Growth Fund (VBGF) on its investment to acquire a controlling interest of the Pacific Metals Group. Managed by Roc Partners, the VBGF is a A$250 million program established by the Victorian Government and First State Super to support long-term growth opportunities for businesses across Victoria.