Law firms announcing deals include Allens, Ashurst Perkins Coie, Baker McKenzie, Corrs, G+T, HWLE
Allens, Ashurst Perkins Coie, Baker McKenzie, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Gilbert + Tobin, HWLE Lawyers, Mallesons, and Nicholas O’Donohue & Co. were among the law firms that recently announced their involvement in transactions across Australia.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth shared that it served as lead tax adviser to APA Group on the Brigalow Peaking Power Plant project, a $1.3bn gas power station development in Queensland seeking to support the state’s renewable energy transition.
Partner Luke Imbriano and head of tax Cameron Blackwood led the Corrs team assisting APA with the project’s tax aspects. Special counsel Nathan Unitt and associate Cameron Dimeck provided support.
Lynas Rare Earths Limited, advised by Mallesons, proposed to acquire Meteoric Resources Limited, guided by Allens, through a scheme of arrangement. The all-scrip transaction implied an equity deal value of around $968m.
Partner Robert Kelly led the Mallesons team with support from senior associate Ailsa Wallace and solicitors Bella Crulli and Natasha Holman.
The Allens legal team included David Gray as lead partner and Alexandra Meade as managing associate. Support came from partners Igor Bogdanich and Charles Ashton, senior associate Emily May, associate Linda Cao, and lawyers Lily Mackereth, Sajini Dassanayake, and Ainslie Morris.
Mallesons advised SharonAI Holdings Inc. on its inaugural US$356m senior secured debt facility to deploy graphics processing unit (GPU) compute infrastructure. Gilbert + Tobin guided a lender group including marquee Australian, Asian, and global lenders.
Partners Yuen-Yee Cho and Stephen Sharpe led Mallesons’ financing team, supported by partner Amy Maguire (projects/infrastructure), senior associate Simon Mackley, and solicitors Jiashu Wang, Robert Merrillees-Larsen, and Michael Kallidis. Partner Daryl Cox led Mallesons’ digital infrastructure team, supported by senior associates Daniel Chan and Aaron Ong.
Partner John Schembri and special counsel James Frixou led the G+T team with support from Edmund Poon, Carol Chai, Kosta Patsiotis, and Phyllis He. Technology partner Michael Caplan and Astan Ure led on the material contract due diligence and intercompany IP and management arrangements. Partner Anna Schwartz (banking and projects) also provided support.
Ashurst Perkins Coie guided clinical AI company Heidi through its US$340m funding package, comprising a US$100m Series C round and a US$240m growth investment from General Catalyst’s customer value fund.
Partner Stuart Dullard led the Ashurst Perkins Coie team with assistance on the Series C round from senior associate David Lee and lawyer Connor Shorten (corporate transactions). Partner David Dedyo (corporate transactions) and associate Nathan Christie (global loans and global markets) helped with the growth investment from General Catalyst.
Baker McKenzie served as Australian legal adviser to Sunrise Energy Metals Limited, valued at about $3.6bn, on the intended redomiciliation of the Sunrise group’s parent company from Australia to the US via a scheme of arrangement.
Corporate partners Richard Lustig and Rick Troiano led the Baker McKenzie team with support from associates Isaac Burnett, Addison Naylor, and Jed Lehmann.
Restaurant group Trader House, advised by Nicholas O’Donohue & Co., purchased the St Kilda beachfront restaurant Stokehouse from the van Haandel Group, guided by HWLE Lawyers.
Partner Laura Young and special counsel Nicole Butler led the HWLE team, supported by associate Erin Upson and solicitor Maddie King (corporate and commercial); partner Matthew Powell and associate Alex van Haandel (property); partners Chris Egan and Tony Lawrence, special counsel Katherine Aistrope, and senior associate Dustin Grant (employment); and partner Sheranga Fernando and associate Zac Lucic (banking and finance).
Adrian Lynch, managing partner and Samantha Ho, associate, led the team at Nicholas O’Donohue & Co.
Here are some other news stories focusing on transactions announced across Australia.
According to a prior deals roundup, Mallesons and Corrs confirmed their involvement in billion-dollar transactions, while Clifford Chance shared that it helped with a strategic investment.
Mallesons and Corrs previously acted on the financing for Blackstone’s acquisition of HSBC’s $36bn home loan portfolio as the bank departed from Australia’s retail banking market.
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