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Ian Paterson is a Partner in the Melbourne office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques. He specialises in Banking and Finance, with an emphasis on structured financing, structured capital markets, acquisition financing, derivatives, financial sector regulatory issues and payment systems.

He has acted on debt and hybrid capital markets issues in both domestic and international markets for banks, insurers and Australian and foreign corporations and authorities.

Ian is recognised by Who's Who of Legal 2010 as a leader in Capital Markets, and is ranked as a leading individual in Banking and in Capital Markets by IFLR 1000 2010. He is also nominated in the areas of Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance, Capital Markets: Equity and Banking and Finance: and Debt Capital Markets by Chambers Global Guide 2010.

Chambers Global Guide 2010 and 2009 praise Ian respectively for his "superb knowledge, responsiveness and innovative solutions", and further recognising him as the "go-to guy for domestic and investment banks".

1989: Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Melbourne
1989: Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Melbourne
1991 - 1993: Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, London
1993 - 1998: Senior Associate, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Melbourne
1998 - present: Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Melbourne

ANZ - as issuer of AUD1.25 billion Tier 1 convertible preference shares 3 - 2011
ANZ - as issuer of AUD1.7 billion Tier 1 convertible preference shares 2 - 2009
NAB - as issuer of AUD500 million Tier 1 stapled securities by private placement - 2009
NAB - Global Medium Term Note Programme, 2005-2010
National Capital Investments AUD and Euro Tranches, 2006
NAB USD800 million Trust Preferred Securities, 2005
ANZ Euro 400 million Trust Securities, 2004
Insurance Australia Group AUD550 million Reset Exchangeable Securities, 2004-2009
ANZ StEPS AUD1 billion, 2003
Holden V6 engine plant securitised lease financing, 2002