Our finance team is strategically positioned to focus on the finance needs of Australian corporate borrowers.

We are unique in having top tier finance capability without the constraints imposed through panel relationships with Australia’s major trading banks. While bank panel commitments can give rise to conflicts of interest which may affect the willingness of panel firms to act assertively in commercial negotiations with banks, we are not constrained by:

  • contractual or commercial restrictions on acting against banks in contentious or potentially contentious matters
  • having previously advised banks to insist on or reject particular facility provisions, or
  • a bank-centric view of market practice.

Our clients include significant entities listed on the ASX or other major international stock exchanges, as well as large private or unlisted companies and trusts. The breadth of our borrower focussed practice ensures we are cognisant of current market practices and the expectations of major lenders.

Our experience covers the full spectrum of debt finance work, including:

  • bilateral and syndicated bank debt facilities
  • debt capital markets
  • project and infrastructure finance
  • property finance
  • leveraged and acquisition finance
  • securitisation and structured products
  • derivatives
  • receivables financing
  • convertible and hybrid securities
  • restructuring, insolvency and workouts.

We are experienced in major bank debt and capital markets raisings in the Australian, US and European markets, and have strong relationships with leading firms in those jurisdictions.

In workouts and restructurings, our debt finance partners work closely with our specialist insolvency and restructuring partners to provide an integrated, cross-disciplinary team with the full range of skills which may be required.

Experience

Recent matters

Adelaide Brighton

Advised on the refinancing of Adelaide Brighton’s senior club facilities totalling AUD900 million.

Australian Gas Networks

Advised AGN on its approximately AUD1.8 billion secured debt program, which includes credit wrapped notes, MTNs, syndicated and bi-lateral facilities and FX and interest rate hedging arrangements.

Infrastructure Capital Group

Advised on its successful bid to acquire Enwave Australia from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Negotiated a debt finance package from a syndicate of banks to refinance the Enwave Australia existing debt and partially fund the acquisition of the group.

Lineage Logistics (Bay Grove Private Equity- US)

Advising on all Australian aspects of its financing for its acquisition of Emergent Cold, comprising US term loan B and asset backed loan facilities with an incremental loan being raised to partly fund acquisition of Emergent Cold. Advised on the financing for its purchase of five separate cold storage facilities from US private equity group Blackstone.

Potentia Capital

Advised Potentia in relation to the senior facilities provided by Tanarra Capital and Challenger to finance Potentia’s acquisition of the electronics payment business PC-EFTPOS.

Illion (Archer Capital) 

Advising Illion in relation to its ongoing debt facilities including in relation to Macquarie Capital’s investment in 2020.

Abacus Property Group

Advising on all debt matters both as lender and as borrower, including structuring and managing complex mezzanine and joint venture structures to facilitate significant debt and equity investments.

AP Eagers Limited

Advising on all financing matters including in relation to its off-market bid for Automotive Holdings Group.

Archer Capital

Advising on its acquisition financing requirements and its portfolio companies’ debt financing requirements.

Battery Ventures

Advising in relation to its note purchase facilities for its acquisition of PageUp People.

Crescent Capital Group

Acting as Australian counsel to the client as second lien lender supporting KKR’s A$2 billion bid to acquire the publicly listed MYOB.

Flinders Ports

Advising on its common terms for bank debt and all other financing requirements including recent refinancings and issuance of USPP.

GFG Alliance

Advising on its debt and derivative transactions including the addition of A$650 million in credit lines for working capital management and planned growth opportunities, a new project financing facility and proposed IPO-related senior debt.

Kestrel Coal

Advising senior and mezzanine lenders financing EMR and Adaro consortium’s US$2.25 billion acquisition of the Kestrel Coal Mine from Rio.

Panthera Finance

Advising on its senior bank syndicated facilities and subordinated loan note facilities.

Royal Wolf

Advising on its core debt requirements, including the refinancing by Deutsche Bank of senior facilities previously put in place in connection with its takeover by General Finance Corporation.

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