King & Wood Mallesons has acted for BG Group on its binding agreements with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for the sale of certain additional interests in the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project in Australia for $1.93 billion and for the supply of an additional 5 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) (more…)
Ashurst has advised Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas) on its A$125 million issuance of medium term notes (MTNs) (more…)
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised long-standing Chinese oil and gas client, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on the acquisition of additional interests in the Queensland Curtis LNG project, Australia (QCLNG) and new exploration acreage in the Bowen Basin and CNOOC on the purchase of increased volumes of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) (more…)
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised QIC on the acquisition for $614.5 million of seven CBD buildings by QIC Funds from the Queensland Government and the leaseback of those buildings to the Queensland Government. The deal involved the creation of new investment funds to acquire the buildings, the negotiating and drafting of the acquisition agreements and lease terms with the State and associated debt funding arrangements (more…)
Airtrain is the holding company of Airtrain Citylink Limited, which owns and operates the Brisbane Airport Rail Link (“BARL”) connecting the Brisbane International and Domestic Airports to over 140 railway stations within the Queensland Rail network. USS Axle Pty Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited of the United Kingdom, a £34 billion superannuation fund (more…)
Ashurst has advised the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd, Sydney Branch (BTMU Sydney) on its A$3 billion transferable certificates of deposit (TCD) programme update and A$300 million inaugural trade (more…)
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Leighton Properties on its sale of 567 Collins Street in Melbourne to the ASX-listed Investa Office Fund (IOF) and Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF) for approximately A$462 million (more…)
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Blue Star Group Australia, jointly owned by Wolseley Private Equity and Caxton, on its acquisition of print assets from the GEON Group (more…)
The Brisbane office of global law firm K&L Gates has added Deborah Bean as a partner in the finance practice. She joins the firm from Gadens Lawyers (more…)
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Healthscope Group on its offer of new ASX listed subordinated notes launched earlier today. The offer is seeking to raise A$150 million with the ability to raise more or less (more…)
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has expanded its market leading energy and resources practice with the appointment of James Minchinton to partner in Brisbane (more…)
Herbert Smith Freehills advised PetroChina on its acquisition of an interest in two Western Australian exploration assets from ConocoPhillips (more…)
