Senior finance and infrastructure lawyers Tony Holland, Damian McNair and Luke Westmore will join Gilbert + Tobin in Melbourne in the firm’s national Banking and Finance practice
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Gilbert + Tobin Advises Pura Vida Energy on a Landmark Farmout to Freeport McMoRan
Gilbert + Tobin is pleased to have advised Pura Vida Energy on the farm-out of a 52% operating interest in its Mazagan asset, offshore Morocco, to Freeport McMoRan for USD 230 million
Read moreSquire Sanders Hires Senior Energy Lawyer
Squire Sanders has announced the appointment of senior corporate and energy lawyer Clare Pope. Ms. Pope, who joins the firm as Of Counsel, was previously at Herbert Smith Freehills in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, and
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Attracts Leading Tax Partner
King & Wood Mallesons has strengthened the ranks of its Tax team with the lateral partner appointment of renowned tax expert Michael Perez
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Goldman Sachs on FKP Property Group’s A$232 Million Entitlement Offer
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd in relation to its role as sole lead manager and underwriter of FKP Property Group’s (FKP) underwritten A$232 million accelerated pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer announced
Read moreClifford Chance Advises Sumitomo on US$1 Billion Purchase with Glencore of Rio Tinto Coal Mine Stake in Queensland
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised longstanding client Sumitomo Corporation on its joint purchase with Glencore Xstrata plc of a 50.1 per cent interest in the Clermont coal mine in Queensland, Australia from
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advised Virgin Australia on Asia Pacific’s First US$797.2 Million Enhanced Equipment Notes Offering
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Virgin Australia Holdings Limited on its ground breaking US$797.2 million enhanced equipment note offering, the first of its kind in Asia Pacific. The offering closed on 22 October
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Boral on USG Joint Venture
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Boral Limited on its US$1.6 billion 50/50 plasterboard and ceilings joint venture with USG Corporation (announced 17 October 2013). The transaction combines USG’s best-in-class building products technologies and strategic assets
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Mitsui on Its Acquisition of Australian Assets from GDF SUEZ
Herbert Smith Freehills advised Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. Ltd, on its acquisition of 28% equity stake in International Power (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd (“IPAH”) from French electric utility company GDF SUEZ S.A.. IPAH
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises on OzForex IPO
Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd and Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited in relation to their role as joint lead managers of OzForex Group’s initial public offering and listing on the Australian
Read moreK&L Gates Appoints Five New Partners Across Australia, Bolstering Labor & Employment, Resources, Finance, and Tax Practices
Global law firm K&L Gates continues its rapid growth in Australia, having appointed five new partners across three of the firm’s Australian offices
Read moreGilbert + Tobin Advises Westpac on $1.45 Billion Acquisition of Lloyds Banking Australian Businesses
Gilbert + Tobin is pleased to be advising Westpac in connection with its agreement to acquire Lloyds Banking Group’s (Lloyds) Australian asset finance business and corporate loan portfolio
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