King & Wood Mallesons’ market leading Environment, Planning & Native Title practice has attracted another prominent practitioner, partner Mark Beaufoy, who will join the firm’s Melbourne office this month
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Clayton Utz Congratulates Australia Pacific LNG on Its Groundbreaking US$8.5 Billion Project Financing Deal
Clayton Utz congratulates Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) and its sponsors on the successful close of the US$8.5 billion financing for APLNG’s liquefaction plant and facilities on Curtis Island
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Advises Cathay Fortune Corporation on Discovery Metals Takeover
On October 23, 2012, King & Wood Mallesons advised Cathay Fortune Corporation (CFC), on its combined off-market takeover with the China-Africa Development Fund (CAD Fund) to acquire Discovery Metals Ltd. (DML) for AUD1.70 per share,
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises CBA, UBS and Wilson HTML on Drillsearch Energy Limited’s $50 Million Equity Raising
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised CBA Equities Limited, UBS AG, Australia Branch and Wilson HTM Corporate Finance Ltd as joint lead managers, and CBA Equities Limited and UBS AG, Australia Branch as joint underwriters and
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises KKR and Allegro on Loan Portfolio Acquisition
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co L.P. and affiliates (KKR) and Allegro Funds on their joint acquisition of a portfolio of commercial loans from BOS International, a subsidiary of Lloyds International
Read moreLeading Finance Lawyer Onno Bakker to Join DLA Piper
DLA Piper today announces that leading specialist finance lawyer, Onno Bakker, is joining the firm as a partner in early 2013. He is joining DLA Piper’s Asia Pacific Finance and Projects practice and will be
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Wolseley Private Equity on Its Purchase of Blue Star Group
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Wolseley Private Equity on its acquisition of Blue Star Group’s Australian operations
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises CNOOC on Its Heads of Agreement to Acquire QCLNG Stake and New LNG Supply
Herbert Smith Freehills has recently advised China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on its entry into a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with BG Group for the acquisition of major interests in the Queensland Curtis LNG
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills – Whitehaven A$1.2 Billion Bank Debt Financing
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Whitehaven Coal Limited (Whitehaven) in respect of its underwritten committed A$1.2 billion senior secured bank facilities from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
Read moreDLA Piper Advises Aviva on AVELS Trust Creation and Acquisitions
DLA Piper lawyers have advised global asset management giant Aviva Investors (Aviva) on the creation of their new wholesale trust, the Australian Value Enhanced Logistics Trust, and the Trust’s acquisition of three industrial properties in
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Buru and Mitsubishi on Canning Basin Stage Gas Agreement
Herbert Smith Freehills advised Buru and Mitsubishi on the unique Canning Basin Stage Gas Agreement
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited on Its $269 Million Issue of CPS and RPS Reinvestment Offer
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BEN) on its issue of Convertible Preference Shares (CPS) and concurrent Reset Preference Share Reinvestment Offer, which completed yesterday and raised approximately $269 million. CPS
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