First-tier ranking, Banking,
IFLR 1000 2008
First-tier ranking, Banking & Finance,
Chambers Global Guide 2008
First-tier ranking, Banking and Finance,
PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008
First-tier ranking, Banking and Finance,
Asia Pacific Legal 500 2008
“Mallesons wipes the floor with its competitors when it comes to large-scale transactions for pre-eminent clients , conceded a competitor.”
Chambers Global Guide 2008
“Mallesons excels across all the disciplines of banking and finance. With top-tier rankings for General Bank Lending, Acquisition Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Securitisation, the firm is rightly considered to be “the most comprehensively talented finance practice in Australia”.”
Chambers Global Guide 2008
“The team is home to an astonishing pool of 33 partners and more than 100 associates, spread across the Asia-Pacific rim. Its client base and deal sheet are the envy of the entire profession:”
Chambers Global Guide 2008
“The firm also maintains its “undisputed leadership” in the debt capital markets. Ground-breaking work in the field includes acting for National Wealth Management Holdings on a AUD300 million subordinated debt issue. “At forefront of anything new in the securitisation market,” the firm recently advised Centro as sponsor of the first multi-borrower rated CMBS in Australia. Top-quality expertise on property finance, asset finance and financial services regulation complete the package of services on offer here.”
Chambers Global Guide 2008
“… the firm has maintained its reputation for another glittering year, attracting a diverse portfolio of clients. A major competitor for every firm in the market, Mallesons is consistently renowned for being a frontrunner in financial services, with an exceptionally strong banking client base, having advised UBS, Credit Suisse, Société Générale, ANZ, Deutsche Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac, ABN Amro, Commonwealth Bank and JPMorgan this year alone.”
IFLR 1000 2008
“Yuen Yee Cho and Peter Cook also flexed their financial muscles, advising KKR on the financing for the A$1.83 billion acquisition of Cleanaway & Brambles Industrial Services. In another landmark transaction, the pair advised UBS and Credit Suisse in a similar capacity, on the financing for the acquisition of a 50% stake in PBL Media. Both deals used subordinated bridge facilities, the latter of which amounted to A$600 billion, and was the largest financing of its type in the Australian private equity sector at the time of writing.”
IFLR 1000 2008
“Mallesons Stephen Jaques acts for a combination of high-profile financial institutions and regulators, offering clients practitioners with experience on both sides of the fence. KKR selected star players, Peter Cook and Yuen-Yee Coo (‘one of the best leveraged and acquisition finance partners in the Australian market’), to lead the team advising on its first Australian investment; the acquisition of the Australian Cleanaway and Brambles Industrial Services. Highlights for leading lawyer John Stumbles included advising banks on the refinancing of Ziniflex.”
APL 500 2008
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ Peter Doyle, John Stumbles, John Canning, Yuen-Yee Cho and Ian Paterson were nominated as leading individuals in the area of Banking & Finance: General Bank Lending by Chambers Global Guide 2008.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ Yuen-Yee Cho, John Stumbles and John Hambly were nominated as leading individuals in the area of Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance by Chambers Global Guide 2008.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ Berkeley Cox, Scott Farrell, Stuart Fuller, Ian Edmonds-Wilson were nominated as leading individuals in the area of Banking & Finance: Securitisation by Chambers Global Guide 2008.
James Mok, Yuen-Yee Cho, Peter Doyle, John Hambly, Tony Holland, John Stumbles, Mark Upfold, Ken Astridge, Berkeley Cox, Ian Edmonds-Wilson, Scott Farrell, Greg Hammond, David Olsson, Edward Kerr, Jeff Clark and Martin James were all listed as top lawyers in the inaugural Best Lawyers Australia in 2008.
Ken Astridge, Ashley Black, Jeff Clark, Peter Doyle, Ian Paterson and John Stumbles were nominated as leading individuals in the area of Banking & Finance by IFLR 1000 2008
Peter Doyle and John Stumbles were nominated as leading individuals in the area of Banking & Finance by APL 500 2008.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ Greg Hammond, Ken Astridge and Ian Paterson were nominated as leading individuals in the area of Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets by Chambers Global Guide 2008.
“A major competitor for every firm in the market, Mallesons is consistently renowned for being a frontrunner in financial services, with an exceptionally strong banking client base…Mallesons has proved itself equally competent in the regulatory market..”
IFLR 1000 2008