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Australia Asia Pacific A&O in Australia 24 partners 20+ years average partner experience 55+ awards won in Australia since 2011 100+ A&O lawyers At Allen & Overy, we advise on our client s most strategically important business decisions. With a track record of advising on complex, Australian and cross-border matters for market leading organisations, we are able to offer you the best of both worlds: the expertise and resources of a global elite law practice coupled with seasoned practitioners with Australian and international experience, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. We bring you peace of mind knowing you are in safe hands. We focus on innovative and expert legal solutions across a broad range of areas: mergers and acquisitions; private equity; capital markets; regulatory and funds; anti-trust/competition; litigation and dispute resolution; banking and finance; infrastructure and projects; energy and resources; communications, outsourcing and technology and tax. As an extension of your team, we bring commitment, industry know-how, plus the latest legal developments in any market around the world to you. Equity Market Deal of the Year VIVA Energy REIT IPO The Australasian Law Awards 2017 Best IPO The Link Administration IPO FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2015 Asia-Pacific Telecoms Deal of the Year Crown Castle Acquisition IJ Global Awards 2015 Debt Market Deal of the Year SMART ABS Series securitisation The Australasian Law Awards 2017 Asia-Pacific Road Deal of the Year Toowoomba Second Range Crossing PPP PFI 2015 and IJ Global Awards 2015 Allen & Overy LLP 2017
Australia Asia Pacific Our experience Banking Competition and Anti-trust Debt Capital Markets and Securitisation The lenders on a syndicated refinancing of AUD1.7 billion term loan facilities for Vodafone Hutchison Finance Pty Ltd. The lenders on the amendment and extension of Orora s existing AUD750 million facility, and a new USD200m facility, together with a shift to a common terms deed platform. AMB Holdings in relation to the financing of its participation in the consortium led by Macquarie Capital, which, together with Brookfield, established Quadrant Holdings Ltd and acquired Apache Energy s Western Australian oil and gas assets. Qantas Airways in connection with the EXIM guaranteed financing of three Boeing 787 aircraft financed by J.P. Morgan. Reckitt Benckiser in relation to proceedings commenced by the ACCC in the Federal Court of Australia alleging contraventions of Australian Consumer Law. TNT Express N.V. in relation to APAC analysis and necessary merger filings for the approximately EUR5.4bn sale of TNT to FedEx. Global private equity firm Advent International and its portfolio company Allnex on the acquisition of chemicals company Nuplex Industries Limited for an enterprise value of NZD1.18bn. DuluxGroup Limited in relation to proceedings commenced by the ACCC in the Federal Court of Australia relating to false or misleading advertising claims. Bank of Queensland on the establishment of its Conditional Pass-through Covered Bonds Programme. Macquarie Leasing on its SMART ABS Series 2016-2 U.S. Trust transaction, the first public securitisation by an Australian issuer into the U.S. since implementation of the revised Regulation AB (Reg AB II) requirements. Citigroup, UBS, DBS and HSBC on the structuring, execution and issuance of Securities by AusNet Services Holdings Pty Ltd guaranteed on a subordinated basis. Ranked Tier 1 Capital Markets IFLR1000 2017 Australian Securitisation Deal of the Year Kanga News Awards 2016 Allen & Overy LLP 2017
Dispute Resolution Equity Capital Markets M&A Sage Group plc on the successful defence of a AUD200m damages claim brought by Archer Capital. Lanco Infratech on a AUD150m dispute concerning the proper construction of certain letters of credit; and on a misleading and deceptive conduct claim in relation to the sales process for the Griffin Coal Mining Company. The claimed damages exceed AUD150m. A national sporting federation in relation to high profile allegations of corruption within the sport s global governing body. A multinational oil and gas company in a significant dispute regarding operational and maintenance defects on an FPSO, which is to be resolved by ICC arbitration. Link Administration Holdings Limited on their cornerstone investment and as issuer s counsel on its AUD2.2bn initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the largest initial public offering on the ASX for 2015. Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd on U.S. securities law matters in connection with the AUD911m initial public offering by Viva Energy REIT, a newly established real estate investment trust housing 425 petrol retail outlets under Shell and Coles Express branding. BT Investment Management (BTIM) on the AUD670m sell down by Westpac Banking Group of part of its shareholding in BTIM via a fully underwritten institutional offer and a non-underwritten retail offer to eligible Westpac and BTIM shareholders. Chow Tai Fook Enterprises on its reported AUD4bn plus acquisition of Alinta Energy. Crown Castle International in a competitive auction process to sell Crown Castle Australia (now renamed Axicom Group), the largest independent telecommunications tower operator in Australia, for AUD2bn. Aquarius Platinum Limited on the acquisition of the entire issued capital of Aquarius (ASX, LSE and JSE listed) by Sibanye Gold. The transaction valued the entire share capital of Aquarius at approximately USD300m. EMR Capital on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in in MMG Golden Grove which owns the Golden Grove copper-zinc-leadprecious metals mine. Asia Pacific Mining & Metals and Asia Pacific Overall Deal of the Year IJ Global Asia Pacific Awards 2014 Midsize M&A deal of the year for Asian Legal Business (ALB) South East Asia Law Award 2017 for the Go-Jek deal
Australia Asia Pacific Private Equity Project Finance Regulatory and Funds U.S. private equity investor General Atlantic on its acquisition of a 49% interest in leading Australian fashion retailer Zimmermann International Pty Ltd for circa AUD70m. Sigdo Koppers and CHAMP on its investment in ASX listed company Bradken, by way of convertible redeemable preference shares. TPG and The Carlyle Group on their AUD740m consortium proposal to acquire Greencross Limited, an ASX-listed pet health care and equipment services company. Resource Capital Funds on the project financing for Wolf Minerals Hemerdon tungsten and tin project in the UK, including RCF s USD75m secured equity bridge facility. Asia-Pacific Multi-sourced Deal of the Year 2016 IJGlobal Awards 2017 for the VICT Container Terminal The lenders on the multi-awarded financing of the Victoria International Container Terminal Project at the Port of Melbourne. The financiers on the award winning AUD1.6bn Toowoomba Second Range Crossing toll road PPP in Queensland, Australia. Inpex Corporation and Total S.A. on the development and complex financing of the integrated USD34bn Ichthys LNG project, involving eight export credit agencies and 24 commercial banks. The financiers and export credit agencies on the funding of the Roy Hill iron ore mine and port and rail project, the world s largest project financing in the mining sector. Aviva on its disposal of the Aviva Investors Real Estate Asia Pacific business to J.P. Morgan Asset Management Holdings. e-shang Cayman Limited on all fund and asset management issues arising from its merger with the Redwood Group. A competitive tender process for The New South Wales Government, New South Wales Treasury Corp (TCorp), SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) and Insurance and Care New South Wales (icare) in relation to the selection of a single custody services provider for in excess of AUD70 billion of state assets. An international sovereign investor on their recent investment into a private equity fund operated by KKR. The deal involved consideration of the laws of England and Wales, Cayman Islands, Japan, New York and Delaware. Ranked Tier 1 Project Finance IFLR1000 2017 Allen & Overy LLP 2017
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