Baker McKenzie’s Sydney office will soon welcome Banking & Finance partner, Bryan Paisley from Hogan Lovells. After nearly five years at Hogan Lovells in Sydney, Bryan returns to Baker McKenzie, where he had previously been a partner (2007-2020).
Baker McKenzie’s national managing partner, Anne-Marie Allgrove stated: “Bryan has 25+ years’ experience in private practice having worked in Australia, London, and Northern Ireland. He is a highly respected banking and finance partner at the top of his game. We are delighted to welcome him back.”
Bryan’s corporate finance experience includes acting for banks, credit funds, investors and borrowers on a range of corporate debt facilities, leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, real estate deals, fund financings, secondary debt transactions and distressed refinancing. A well-regarded market practitioner, he has been ranked for corporate finance by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2013 and is a Legal 500 Hall of Fame member for banking and finance.
In joining Baker McKenzie, Bryan stated: “I am excited to return to Baker McKenzie at a time of significant growth. The Firm offers an unrivalled global platform that will provide my clients access to both local and international markets with the ability to execute effectively, virtually anywhere in the world. In the coming months I look forward to reconnecting with old friends and familiar faces.”
Some of Bryan’s notable recent matters include:
Advised HMC Capital fund DigiCo Infrastructure REIT on the AUD 1.25 billion (USD 800 million) Australian debt financing concerning the acquisition of Global Switch Australia and iseek as part of DigiCo’s listing on ASX
Advising founder Robin Khuda on debt financing aspects of his ongoing 5% equity stake in hyperscale data centre operator and developer AirTrunk following its AUD 24 billion (USD 16 billion) sale by Macquarie and PSP to Blackstone and CPPIB, the largest M&A deal in Australia in 2024
In November, Baker McKenzie welcomed Melanie Harwood, a new construction partner in Brisbane. Melanie joined the Firm from MPC Kinetic, where she held the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary.
