Gilbert + Tobin is advising the Joint Lead Managers to the Healthscope IPO, Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited, UBS AG (Australia Branch), CIMB Capital Markets (Australia) Ltd, Credit Suisse (Australia) Limited, Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Limited and Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited. The listing will give Healthscope an implied market capitalisation of $3.3 – $3.8 billion at the offer price, making this the largest IPO in Australia since QR National in 2010.
Lead partner, Peter Cook, commented “It was great to act for the Joint Lead Managers and to be involved in such a significant transaction for the market, Healthscope and its current owners, TPG and The Carlyle Group.”
Corporate Advisory partner Peter Cook and senior lawyer Adam D’Andreti led the team and were supported by Sean Meehan.
Gilbert + Tobin’s capital markets team advises issuers, investment banks, underwriters, private equity funds and institutional investors across the range of Australian capital markets transactions. Gilbert + Tobin was ranked 1st by Thomson Reuters for the first quarter 2014 in advising both the issuer and the joint lead managers and underwriters on relevant transactions (by deal count). The firm has advised on a number of other IPOs in the past 12 months for both issuers and brokers, including, Spotless Group, Genworth, Nine Entertainment Co., Dick Smith, Virtus Health, Cover-more, iSentia, PAS Group and SG Fleet. Our involvement in these transactions demonstrates we are one of Australia’s leading capital markets legal teams.
