DLA Piper expands Perth office with Hardy Bowen corporate team

Global law firm DLA Piper announces today that Michael Bowen, Scott Gibson and Marc Wilshaw of leading Perth corporate law firm Hardy Bowen have agreed to join the firm as partners, effective 1 July 2015, in a move which significantly increases DLA Piper’s corporate capability and makes its Perth office one of the largest in the market for a global firm.

The three partners will be accompanied by their team of nine corporate lawyers and five support staff, growing DLA Piper’s Perth office to a 115 person strong team. More >>

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Clifford Chance advises a consortium of lenders in relation to Glencore’s USD15.25 billion Revolving Credit Facilities

International law firm Clifford Chance has advised a consortium of 60 lenders in relation to Glencore’s USD15.25 bn revolving credit facilities, with HSBC acting as sole coordinators.

The deal involved the refinancing of Glencore’s existing revolving credit facilities signed in June 2014, comprising of a new USD8,450,000,000 revolving credit facilities agreement and an amendment to an existing facility, expanding it to USD6,800,000,000. The new facilities will be used for general corporate purposes. More >>

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Herbert Smith Freehills advises the financiers on the A$2 billion acquisition of Crown Castle Australia Limited

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the financiers on the A$2 billion acquisition by a consortium of investors, led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, of Crown Castle Australia Limited, the largest independent telecommunications tower operator in Australia.

Following a competitive bidding process, a consortium of investors led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has acquired all shares in Crown Castle Australia Limited from its US-based parent and majority shareholder, Crown Castle International, and its New Zealand-based minority shareholder, Todd Corporation, which completion being achieved on 28 May 2015. More >>

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Herbert Smith Freehills advises Toll Group on its A$8 billion scheme of arrangement with Japan Post

Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to have advised leading Australian transport and logistics provider Toll Group on its acquisition by Japan Post, in one of the largest ever public company acquisitions in Australia.

Toll Holdings Limited (Toll Group) is the Asia Pacific Region’s leading provider of transport and logistics, employing approximately 40,000 people across some 1,200 locations in more than 50 countries. More >>

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Herbert Smith Freehills advises consortium on the financing of the A$8.2 billion acquisition of GE’s Australia and New Zealand consumer finance business

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the consortium of KKR, Värde Partners and Deutsche Bank on its financing of the A$8.2 billion acquisition of GE’s Australian and New Zealand consumer lending business.

GE’s consumer finance business has over three million customers in Australia and New Zealand and provides consumer financial products including credit cards, personal loans, consumer credit insurance and sales finance. More >>

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Herbert Smith Freehills advises on oOh!media IPO

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised oOh!media Limited (oOh!media) in relation to its initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The offer consists of an institutional offer, broker firm offer and priority offer (Offer) and values oOh!media at A$365.5 million at the offer price of A$1.93 per share.

oOh!media is Australia’s largest out of home media company and provides advertisers with access to a diverse range of audiences across its national portfolio of out of home advertising spaces throughout Australia and New Zealand. More >>

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Herbert Smith Freehills advises Aconex Limited on its A$312.3m Initial Public Offering

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Aconex Limited (Aconex) on its successful A$312.3 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Aconex is one of the world’s largest providers of ‘software as a service’ collaboration solutions for information and process management on construction and engineering projects. Aconex provides software products for the residential and commercial, government and infrastructure, and energy and resources sectors. More >>

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Herbert Smith Freehills advises Virgin Australia on its US$300 million issue of Senior Notes

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Virgin Australia Holdings Limited, Australia’s second largest airline group, on its US$300 Rule 144A/Regulation S issue of Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”), which completed on 21 November 2014. The issue represents Virgin Australia’s debut issue of unsecured notes in the international debt capital markets. More >>

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K&L Gates Acts for PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure TBK in US$1.3 Billion Financing

Global law firm K&L Gates has advised PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure TBK (TBIG) in connection with a US$1.3 billion financing to assist in the refinancing of the group’s existing debt program. The facilities include a US$1 billion syndicated credit agreement involving a term loan facility and two revolving credit facilities. It also consists of a separate US$300 million syndicated revolving credit agreement, each with a syndicate of international banks, on an unsecured basis. More >>

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