Banking & Finance

"We work with our clients to
get the deal done"

We provide our banking and finance clients with practical advice aimed at identifying and solving problems fast, so our clients can get on with business. We're known for our "can-do" attitude and our personal approach. For us, our clients really do matter.

Our practice area covers:

• asset based finance
• banking regulation and compliance
• capital markets
• corporate finance
• electronic banking
• financial and alternative markets, futures and derivatives regulation
• project finance
• property finance
• receivables finance
• retail banking and finance
• securitisation
• structured finance
• workouts and debt reconstruction

We enjoy an enviable reputation as banking and finance specialists, acting for a broad range of clients, including international banks, boutique financiers, fund managers, professional trustee companies and global exchanges. Our breadth of expertise and quality of personnel means we can deliver outstanding results on a variety of complex transactions.

Our track record includes:

• recommended for Banking & Finance by Chambers Global 2006/07,  The Asia Pacific Legal 500 2006/07 and PLC Which Lawyer? 2007
• acting for a major international real estate fund manager and developer in relation to the $370 million financing of its Australian and New Zealand retail property portfolio, and subsequent CMBS program
• acting for the issuer in the securitisation of $700 million train and tram rolling stock operating lease receivables, backed by state government concessions and credit support
• acting for a major Australian bank in relation to the restructuring of its syndicated and bilateral facilities to a significant industrial conglomerate based in Europe and the negotiation of standstill arrangements with the Group's other major financiers worldwide
• acting for a global bank to establish internet enabled mortgage origination arrangements for the bank's network of brokers in Australia
• acting for one of the world's largest futures exchanges on the establishment of its business in Australia, including obtaining ASIC approval and an Australian Market Licence and extensive negotiations and liaison with ASIC and Treasury

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Key Contacts

Tim Barton
John Currie
Roger Dobson
Ben Emblin
Caroline Harkins
Simon McSweeney
Alex Mufford (Practice Leader)
Patrick O'Grady

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