Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised administrators Brian McMaster and Scott Kershaw of KordaMentha on the sale of Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd (administrators appointed) to Indian company Lanco Infratech for an undisclosed sum. The
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Clayton Utz Advises Regent Pacific on BC Iron Acquisition
Clayton Utz has acted for Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed diversified mining group Regent Pacific Group Limited (Regent Pacific) on its bid for Australian junior iron ore miner BC Iron Limited (BC Iron), to be implemented
Read moreMiddletons acts for Mesoblast on the largest biotech deal ever completed in Australia and one of the largest in the world
Middletons recently acted for Mesoblast on the largest biotech deal ever completed in Australia and one of the largest in the world. Mesoblast was established in 2004 to develop therapies for patients with bone and
Read moreDLA Piper and DLA Phillips Fox to fully integrate by mid year
DLA Piper International LLP (DLA Piper) and leading Australian business law firm DLA Phillips Fox are pleased to announce that terms have been agreed for the full integration of DLA Phillips Fox into DLA Piper
Read moreWeil Advises PCCW in the Restructuring of Reach with Telstra
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is representing PCCW Limited in the restructuring of Reach Ltd., its 50/50 international connectivity joint venture with Australian-based Telstra Corporation. The restructuring will result in the division of
Read moreSkadden: Yahoo!7 Acquires Spreets
Skadden is representing Yahoo! in Yahoo!7’s acquisition of the leading Australian online group-buying site, Spreets Pty Ltd, and its New Zealand operations, announced January 20. Yahoo!7 is a 50-50 partnership between Yahoo! Inc. and the
Read moreAllens Advises Catalyst on Components of Airconditioning Acquisition
Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has advised leading Australasian private equity firm Catalyst Investment Managers Pty Ltd on its leveraged buyout of Australia’s largest air-conditioning wholesaler, AC Components
Read moreNorton Rose Advises ANZ and HSBC on AsiaMoney Award Winning US$1.3B and A$600M Syndicated Loan Facilities
Norton Rose Group, the international legal practice, has advised Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A on its US$1.3 billion and A$600 million syndicated loan
Read moreAllens Advises BAE Systems on Offer to Acquire Irish Counter-fraud Firm
Allens Arthur Robinson’s (Allens) Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong offices have advised UK defence group BAE Systems on its offer to acquire Norkom Group PLC, a Dublin-based provider of innovative counter fraud and anti-money laundering
Read moreFord & Harrison Adds Louis D. Wilson to Melbourne Office
Ford & Harrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Louis D. Wilson as counsel in the firm’s Melbourne office
Read moreDLA Phillips Fox Acts on Australia’s Largest Super Fund Change of Custodian
DLA Phillips Fox client, the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST), recently announced that it has appointed State Street to provide custody, fund accounting and tax services to the $18 billion super fund in what is
Read moreWHITE & CASE ADVISES ON CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK FINANCING OF PERILYA’S BID FOR GLOBESTAR MINING
Global law firm White & Case LLP represented China Development Bank (CDB) in its financing of Perilya Canada Limited’s US$183 million acquisition of GlobeStar Mining Corporation
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