2008

Telstra

Acted as Australian and English counsel for Telstra in respect to its EMTN programme including a Prospectus Directive compliant prospectus and a listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Mobius Financial Services Pty Ltd

Acted as both Australian and English legal counsel on the acquisition by a UK SPV of a portfolio of English residential mortgage receivables.

QIC

Advisor to cornerstone investor QIC on the acquisition of Thames Water.

Westpac

Advisor to Westpac in relation to Australian and English law aspects concerning several of its London based programmes.

Macquarie

Acting on Macquarie debt issuance programme together with Mallesons offices in Sydney.

2007

Mandarin Oriental

Worked with our Hong Kong office in relation to an internal reorganisation and external refinancing of London’s Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel.

ABN AMRO

Provided advice on the proposed acquisition by Barclays PLC of ABN AMRO’s Australian business.

Allco Finance Group

Advisor to Allco in the acquisition and financing of 10 aircraft and continue to act for it in the European aviation business.

Allco Finance Group

Advisor to Allco in the acquisition of a 50% interest in an Italian LPG company.

Kangaroo bonds and Eurobonds

Established several new programmes for overseas issuers into the Australian domestic market (kangaroo bonds) and assisted a number of prospectus directive compliant listings in London and elsewhere on exchanges in Europe. Also involved with further hybrid products for Australian issuers or for foreign issuers into the domestic market.