Caroline Mathie

Special Counsel
Sydney

Biography

Caroline is a Special Counsel in our Banking and Projects group.

She has experience in a wide range of banking and financing transactions, including project finance, acquisition and general corporate financing, acting for both borrowers and lenders in Australia and in various countries around Asia.

Prior to joining G+T, Caroline worked as a senior associate at another top-tier Australian law firm as well a top-tier international law firm.

Caroline holds a BA Honours degree in History from the University of Durham in England and a Diploma in Law from the College of Law in Guildford, England. In addition to being admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, she has been admitted as a solicitor at the Supreme Court of England & Wales and the High Court of Hong Kong.

Experience

Caroline’s experience includes advising:

  • Housing Australia to support the Homegrown Communities Consortium’s bid in respect of the GLM2 PPP (procured by Homes Victoria) to finance, design, construct, manage and maintain various social, affordable and disability housing dwellings under a 40-year State lease, as well as on a number of other loans to various community housing providers for the development of social and affordable housing and related infrastructure.

  • The mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners on the due diligence aspects of EIG’s joint bid with Brookfield for Origin Energy, as well as the acquisition of assets from Tokyo Gas (which, despite the unsuccessful Origin Bid, proceeded via a separate financing).

  • Alinta Energy on the $368 million syndicated debt financing to fund the Yandin Wind Farm in the mid-west of Western Australia.

  • Tilt Renewables on the project financing of the Waipipi Wind Farm in New Zealand which included advising on its NZ$277 million debt facilities.

  • Tilt Renewables on the standalone project financing package for the operational Snowtown 2 Wind Farm asset. The package included a five‐year $616 million term debt facility provided by a syndicate of eight Australian and overseas commercial banks.

  • The syndicate of lenders to the Destination Brisbane Consortium on the due diligence aspects of the $1.6 billion funding for Brisbane's Queen's Wharf resort development.

  • Reliance Rail on the $2 billion refinancing and recapitalisation of the NSW government rolling stock PPP contract.

  • The financiers on the senior secured debt funding of the winning consortium bid for the $10.3 billion privatisation of electricity distributor TransGrid by way of a 99-year lease.

  • The sponsors on their bid for the financing and operation of the Australian National University purpose-built student accommodation project.

  • The financier in relation to the University of Canberra student accommodation project.

  • The financiers to a consortium in relation to a bid for the University of Wollongong Student Accommodation Project PPP.

  • A syndicate of banks on the $530 million acquisition of Cairns Airport and the $208.8 million acquisition of Mackay Airport by Hastings Funds Management.

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers 2025

    Recognised in the areas of Project Finance and Development Practice