Leading firm ranking, Private Equity,
PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008
First-tier ranking, Mergers and Acquisitions,
Chambers Global Guide 2008
First-tier ranking, Mergers and Acquisitions,
IFLR 1000 2008
First-tier ranking, Mergers and Acquisitions,
APL 500 2008
First-tier ranking, Mergers and Acquisitions,
PLC Which Lawyer? 2007-2008
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,
APL 500 2008
“Mallesons took advantage of the growing interest from private-equity investors acquiring assets in Australia, representing parties such as CVC Asia Pacific, which the firm counselled in its successful bid for a 50% stake in PBL's key media assets worth A$5.5 billion.”
IFLR 1000 2008
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ Peter Cook and Michael Barker were nominated as “leading” and “highly recommended” private equity lawyers respectively in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2007-2008 and leading individuals for Private Equity by Legal Media Group’s Guides to the World’s Leading Lawyers 2008.
“Mallesons Stephen Jaques receives top marks across the board from clients, who are impressed with the high quality at both the senior and junior levels.”
APL 500 2008
“This firm remains the “obvious choice for meaty, complex and technically challenging deals,” according to market observers.”
Chambers Global Guide 2008
The “astonishing level of brainpower” contained within this operation greatly impressed interviewees, as did the “responsive team, which has all the right answers.” The firm is perceived to be a “strong player” in the private equity field and clients are impressed with its “smooth and consistent” service.
Chambers Global Guide 2007
“Mallesons Stephen Jaques has an exceptional record in acting on the most complex and high- profile of transactions.”
APL 500 500 2006-2007
“Mallesons Stephen Jaques global M&A group has an impressive track record for acting in complex Asia-Pacific transactions.”
PLC Which Lawyer? Global 50 2007
"Mallesons Stephen Jaques showed why it deserves to be ranked up amongst the elite in terms of innovation.”
IFLR awards 2007
Mallesons is rightly considered to be “the most comprehensively talented finance practice in Australia” …“Mallesons wipes the floor with its competitors when it comes to large-scale transactions for pre-eminent clients.”
Chambers Global Guide 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