HOW WE CAN HELP
We have extensive experience in dealing with the key issues that drive financial sponsors’ businesses, including funds management and fiduciary concerns, cash and efficient capital structures, financial and operational leverage, close working relationships with portfolio company managers and superior transaction execution. In the structures, advice, diligence and agreements we prepare, we maintain a clear focus on these key commercial issues for our clients.
Our team works with regulated M&A experts to help solve complex public-to-private transactions as well as our banking and infrastructure experts who look at the strategic and financial needs of our clients. We bring disciplined, effective and experienced management to large structured deals, leverage technology and remain flexible and open to novel opportunities.
Our services
- Providing highly developed governing documents and advising on the establishment of private equity, infrastructure and other funds.
- Advising Limited Partners on investments in Australian funds (and relevant offshore parallel fund vehicles).
- Negotiating and documenting a range of investment transactions and subsequent divestment transactions (LBOs, MBOs, trade sales, mergers or floats). We have particular expertise in follow-on transactions and the legal and commercial issues they raise, including where follow-on investment comes from different funds within the financial sponsor’s franchise.
- Acting for both financial sponsors and lending banks on leveraged acquisitions and leveraged joint ventures.
- Advising the boards of portfolio companies, sponsors and banks on recapitalisations and refinancings of leveraged transactions.
- Advising on the full range of public market transactions including PIPES, P2Ps and joint ventures with publicly listed companies.
- Structuring Management Equity Plans.
- Foreign investment advice and clearances.
- Providing best-of-breed, market-accepted transaction documentation.
- Undertaking vendor and acquisition legal due diligence with a focus on financial sponsor’s issues including the range of issues of typical concern for acquisition financiers.
On the $2.6 billion acquisition of Bingo Industries by way of scheme of arrangement.
On the $3.5 billion acquisition of Vocus Group by scheme of arrangement.
On its acquisition of a minority stake in Australian cyber technology business Penten.
On the $650 million acquisition of childcare operator Affinity Education from Anchorage Capital.
On the acquisition of a majority stake of Coco Republic.
In connection with its majority investment in Vets Central.
On the proposed acquisition of a 55% interest in Colonial First State (valued at $3.4 billion) and establishment of a joint venture with Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
On its $3 billion proposed acquisition of Tilt Renewables by scheme of arrangement.
On the acquisition of the Spotless commercial laundries business from Downer and the subsequent establishment of a joint venture between Adamantem Capital and Downer.
