The new $330 million syndicated debt facility provided by Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank Limited consists of a $247.5 million 3 year tranche and an $82.5 million 4 year tranche which replaces the iiNet’s previous club facility (more…)
Maddocks law firm has advised one of the world’s best known motor vehicle brands, Chrysler, on the new distribution arrangements for Alfa Romeo and Fiat brand vehicles, parts and accessories in Australia and New Zealand (more…)
DLA Piper in Australia and DLA Phillips Fox New Zealand have acted in the first public private partnership to reach financial close in New Zealand (more…)
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts welcomes Quentin Lowcay and Richard Gordon to the partnership, and has promoted construction and property expert Janine Stewart to the rank of Partner (more…)
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has acted for SCF Partners, a US-based private equity firm which focuses primarily on the oil and gas service sectors, on their acquisition of the Western Australian-based Nortrus business from Viburnum Funds, and their acquisition of the Vause Group, which operates in Australia and New Zealand (more…)
Mallesons has acted as Australian legal counsel to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and ANZ Capel Court Limited in the successful establishment of ANZ’s US$20,000,000,000 Global Covered Bond Programme and the inaugural forthcoming issue by ANZ of $US1.25 billion in covered bonds under the programme, which is the first ever issue of covered bonds to be priced and sold by an Australian bank (more…)
Clifford Chance has advised MacLean Group on its purchase of the business and operations of ASX-listed Dulhunty Power International Limited (ASX: DUL) (more…)
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Programmed Group on a A$785 million integrated alliance contract with Western Australia’s Water Corporation (more…)
Mallesons Stephen Jaques, a leading law firm in the Asian region, has acted for HRZ Wheats Pty Ltd on a significant deal enabling the continued investment in the creation of unique germplasm targeting the high rainfall zone of Australia, following an equity investment into the company by Dow AgroSciences Australia Ltd (more…)
Taylor Wessing has advised investment company Infrastructure India plc (‘IIP’) on its £11 million takeover of AIM listed Indian Energy Limited (more…)
Ropes & Gray is representing Bain Capital on the private equity firm’s acquisition of MYOB, Australia’s largest business software developer, announced on Aug. 21 (more…)
