Brad specialises in infrastructure, project finance and corporate finance and international and domestic debt capital markets and securitisation. He advises borrowers, lenders, arrangers and institutional fixed income investors across these areas.
Brad's lending clients include ANZ, Westpac, CBA, Macquarie Bank, MUFG, UOB, IFM Investors and other direct fixed income investors.
Brad is a member of the International Project Finance Association and the Asia Pacific Loan Markets Association.
Key deals
Fortescue Metals Group
Advised joint lead managers on a US$2.04 billion senior unsecured bridge loan facility and initial US Rule 144A high yield bond take out and on five subsequent high yield bond offerings. Advised joint lead managers on the establishment of Fortescue Metals Group’s US$600 million Syndicated Revolving Facility and US$1.5 billion Term Loan Facility.
Victorian Power Networks
Advised syndicate lenders on A$1 billion Syndicated Facility Agreement and lenders on other bilateral and club facilities.
SA PowerNetworks
Advised borrower on A$500 million syndicated facility agreement and on other bilateral loan transactions and US private placement note issues.
Southern Cross Media
Advised borrower on its A$540 million Equity Bridge Facility and A$755 million Senior Debt Facility to finance its take over of Austereo Group Limited.
Securitisation
Advised senior and/or mezzanine noteholders on numerous securitisation warehouse and structured loan investments for sponsors including Pepper, Resimac, Eclipx, Firstmac, Columbus Capital, Assetsecure, Mortgage House, Metro Finance and Arch Finance.
US Private Placements
Advised US noteholders on numerous US private placement transactions for Australian issuers including issuers from the airports, ports, electricity and A-REIT sectors and on credit tenant lease and other structured property transactions.
Governments, sponsors and financiers on PPP transactions
Advised on numerous PPP transactions including Single Leap II Defence Housing; Gold Coast Rapid Transit, Northern Territory Prisons, New Royal Adelaide Hospital, Peninsula Link, Victorian Desalination, SA Schools, Royal North Shore Hospital, Royal Children’s Hospital, OSARs, NSW Regional Rail, Melbourne Metro, Cross River Rail and student accommodation projects including ANU, Melbourne University and University of Tasmania.