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  • Tim Blue

    Managing Partner
    Sydney
    T: +61 2 9296 2395
    M: +61 437 268 651
 

 Professional Biography

 

  • Tim Blue is a Managing Partner of King & Wood Mallesons. Based in Sydney, Tim is the managing partner for practice and firm.

    Prior to his appointment as Managing Partner, Tim practised in the following areas:

    • mergers and acquisitions
    • securities law and capital raisings
    • formation of private and public investment entities, including REITs and property funds
    • structuring and promotion of financial products
    • directors’ duties, corporate governance and ASX compliance.

    Tim's practice covered all mainstream corporate and securities matters, domestic and international, and he has extensive experience in the structuring, formation and promotion of private and public investment entities in Australia and offshore and in mergers and acquisitions transactions involving the financial services, banking, funds and insurance sectors.

    Tim has acted as issuer's counsel on several of the largest property trust IPOs in Australia and more recently has played a key role in a number of major capital raisings, including as lead partner on the A$550 million IPO of the listed cashbox Allco Equity Partners and the A$1.8 billion IPO of Spark Infrastructure Group.

    He has been "highly recommended" in Investment Funds by PLC Which Lawyer 2010.
 

 Experience

 
  • 1985: Bachelor of Economics and Laws (First Class Hons), University of Sydney
  • 1985 - 1988: Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney - working in the corporate and commercial section
  • 1988 - 1990: Commercial Solicitor, Linklaters & Paines, London
  • 1990: Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 1993 - 1998: Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 1998 - 2004: Partner in Charge, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, London
  • 2004 - 2012: Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 2012 - present: Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney
 

 Recent Matters

 
  • Macquarie Infrastructure Group - strategic review and restructure (2010)
  • James Hardie Industries NV - transformation to a Societas Europea and move of corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland (2009)
  • nabInvest - acquisition of 70% joint venture interest in management entities for Cambridge Industrial Trust, a Singapore listed REIT (2008)
  • Credit Suisse - IPO and ASX listing of Credit Suisse GP100 - Australia Trust (2008)
  • Deutsche Bank AG - sale of remaining interest in DEXUS Property Gorup Management entity (2008)
  • Deutsche Bank AG - part disposal of Deutsche Asset Management Australia to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (2007)
  • Credit Suisse - IPO and ASX listing of Credit Suisse PL100 - World Water Fund (2007)
  • Global Aviation Asset Management - US $300m Cayman wholesale investment fund (2007)
  • Allco Equity Partners Limited - aborted capital raising to fund participation in the Airline Partners Australia bid for Qantas; associated constitutional changes to limit foreign ownership of AEP and related advice (2007)
  • Deutsche Bank AG - termination of sale and leaseback arrangements relating to David Jones flagship department stores and consequent distribution of proceeds through, and winding up of IYS Limited and the Deutsche Retail Infrastructure Trust (2006)
  • Allco Aviation Finance Limited - Senior Asset Fund (2006)
  • Macquarie Bank Limited - arrangements relating to the formation and promotion of the Macquarie Goodman Hong Kong Wholesale Property Fund (2006)
  • Hard Rock Cafe International Inc - termination of franchise rights and acquisition of operating assets of the Hard Rock Cafes and Hotels in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands (2006)
  • James Hardie Industries NV - advice on director's duties, corporate governance and ASX compliance issues arising from the Final Funding Agreement entered into with the NSW Government and others in respect of proposed asbestos compensation arrangements (2005/06)
  • $1.8 billion IPO and ASX listing of Spark Infrastructure Group (2005)
  • Investment in S$900 million Singapore listed Prime REIT and establishment of management joint venture between Macquarie and Pacific Star (2006)
  • $550 million IPO and ASX listing of Allco Equity Partners Limited (2005)
  • Other significant matters
  • Capital Raisings
  • $180 million rights issue for AMP Office Trust
  • $850 million public float of AMP Shopping Centre Trust
  • $150 million public float of Morgan Grenfell Industrial Investment Trust
  • $130 million public float of Armstrong Jones Industrial Fund
  • $400 million public float of AMP Office Trust
  • $287 million public float of BT Hotel Group
  • $300 million public float of BT Sydney Development Trust and associated entitlements issue to unitholders of BT Office Trust
  • $124 million rights issue for BT Office Trust
  • $155 million public float and ASX listing of the M2 Motorway
  • $2.2 billion public float and ASX listing of Woolworths Limited
  • NZ$400 million and NZ$450 million renounceable rights issues for Carter Holt Harvey Limited and ASX listing
  • $1.3 billion public float and ASX listing of GIO Australia Limited
  • NZ$200 million mandatory convertible stock issues for Lion Nathan Limited and ASX listing
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • AMP Bank Limited - sale of the UK Branch assets to Newcastle Building Society
  • Insurance Australia Group Limited - $1.8 billion acquisition of the "CGU'' and "NZI'' general insurance businesses in Australia and New Zealand from Aviva plc, and
  • $4 billion takeover of Pioneer International Limited by Hanson plc; listing of Hanson plc on ASX; subsequent reorganisation of Hanson plc and re-listing of new parent company on ASX
  • Strategic alliance between Henderson Global Investors and The United Bank of Kuwait for the distribution of real estate investment management funds and services in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Australian aspects of the Euro 500 million acquisition by Apax Partners of Ericsson’s business solution channel
  • $460 million acquisition by The Weir Group plc of Warman International
  • Acquisition by Challenger International of Neville James Holdings Limited, a UK financial advisory and insurance broking business
  • $1.3 billion dollar sale of Prudential Australia to Colonial First State
  • $280 million takeover by AMP of National Industrial Property Trust
  • $900 million sale of Legal & General Australia to Colonial Limited
  • $95 million acquisition by Legal & General of SGIC from the Treasurer of the State of South Australia
  • $165 million sale of Friends’ Provident Life Assurance Company Limited
  • $165 million infrastructure financing for Smithfield Co-Generation Project
 

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