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  • Stuart Dixon-Smith

    Partner
    Sydney
    T: +61 2 9296 2125
    M: +61 417 400 190
 

 Professional Biography

 

  • Stuart Dixon-Smith is a Partner in the Sydney office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques where he specialises in property development and investment and property finance law. He acts for developers or lenders on the acquisition, construction, financing and development of major properties and infrastructure projects. He also acts for a number of listed developers and investors. Stuart generally acts as co-ordinating Partner in major transactions and has developed the broad legal and non-legal skills needed to service this role. These legal skills include property acquisitions and sales, leasing, planning, subdivision, construction, banking and finance, stamp duty, property related taxation, public property trusts, listings, and debt issues. Stuart also has particular speciality in complex residential developments, hotels, retirement villages and hospitals.

    Chambers Global 2012 says Stuart is widely regarded by both clients and peers as a strong performer whose esteemed reputation, particularly where structured deals of those involving REITs are concerned, is thoroughly deserved. Stuart was also named "Lawyers of the year 2012" by Best Lawyers. APL 500, 2010/11 said that Stuart is one of Australia's outstanding property lawyers.
 

 Experience

 
  • 1982: Bachelor of Laws and Commerce degrees, University of New South Wales
  • 1983: Solicitor, property section, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 1985: Seconded, Linklaters & Paines, London - working in international finance, particularly in Eurobond issues and international share issues and listings
  • 1987: Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney - resuming property practice concentrating on financing aspects of property transactions
  • 1989 - present: Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney, concentrating on infrastructure and property development projects
  • 1997 - 1999: Section Head, Mallesons Stephen Jaques Sydney Property and Construction
  • 2002 - 2003: Practice Team Leader, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Property, Construction & Environment
 

 Recent Matters

 
  • Car Parking Infrastructure Projects: Liverpool Hospital; North Shore Private Hospital, North Shore Public Hospital.
  • Large lease transactions: WA Govt at Old Treasury, Perth. Suncorp at 259 George Street; renegotiation of Nuance Group duty free lease at Sydney Airport; CBA at Sydney, Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park; Westpac at Sydney Headquaters and Barangaroo; KPMG at King Street Wharf and Barangaroo; PwC at Freshwater, NSW Police at Parramatta.
  • Leasehold title transactions: Acting on leasehold title transactions involving Barangaroo Development Authority; Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority; NSW Maritime; Sydney Harbour Federation Trust; Sydney Olympic Authority.
  • Property projects and developments: Old Treasury redevelopment, Perth; Barangaroo development, Sydney; Freshwater, Southbank Melbourne; Bennelong Point, Sydney; Chatswood Station redevelopment, Sydney; Commonwealth Bank office portfolio in Sydney, Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park, Balmain Shores; Manly Peninsula; the Excelsior; Observatory Tower; No 1 O'Connell Street; Sydney Westin Hotel; Park Hyatt Hotel; Ritz Carlton Hotel; redevelopment Mt Druitt Markettown; Redevelopment Carousel Shopping Centre, Perth; development of St George Private Hospital.
  • Structured property financing: Westpac Banking Corporation financing of KENS development for Westpac Office Trust, Quadrant, Freshwater, Bullecourt, Glebe Harbour.
  • Infrastructure: Sydney Desalination Plant refinancing; Royal North Shore Hospital redevelopment; New Police Department Headquarters, Parramatta; Cross City Tunnel; M2, M4, M5 Motorways and Sydney Harbour Tunnel; Sydney District Courts Complex; Hawkesbury Hospital; North Shore Private Hospital.
  • Property purchases, sales, & IPOs: Disposal of MEPC property portfolio; Governor Phillip and Macquarie Tower site purchase; Chairman due diligence committee, Australand Holdings Limited IPO; sale of Capital Property Management and controlling interest in Capital Property Trust; sale of Hilton Hotel, Sydney; sale of Australian Housing and Land Business by Hooker Corp liquidator; purchase of Mt Druitt Marketown; Sale of No 1 O'Connell Street; purchase of Ritz Carlton Hotel; purchase and sale Park Hyatt Hotel.
  • Workouts and restructures: CRI Group; Hooker Corporation, 1 OConnell Street, Sydney Hilton.
  • Major Clients: Australand Property Group; ABN AMRO; AMP Capital; Brookfield Multiplex; Babcock & Brown; Commonwealth Property Office Fund; Eureka Funds Management; GE Capital; Murlan Development Group; Stockland; Waterbrook Retirement Villages; Woolworths.
 

 Professional Memberships