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Transaction
Value (A$)
Adviser
Client
Lead lawyer(s)
Garvan Institute launch of spin-off company Solvanix
Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) committed A$2 million to fund Solvanix
King & Wood Mallesons
Garvan Institute
Scott Bouvier
Minter Ellison
Medical Research Commercialisation Fund
James Hutton
GPT Group capital raising
$325m
Allens
GPT Group
Andrew Boxall, Kate Towey, Stuart McCulloch
Graymont purchase of McDonalds Lime from Holcim New Zealand and New Zealand Steel, and purchase of Taylors Lime from Holcim
Confidential
Chapman Tripp
Holcim
John Holland
Simpson Grierson
Graymont Limited
Michael Pollard, Mark Tan
GWA Group divestment of Brivis climate systems to Rinnai Australia, and divestment of Dux hot water business to Noritz Australia
$95.2m
Clayton Utz
GWA Group Limited
Andrew Hay
Hills Limited acquisition of Hospital Telecommunications
Confidential
King & Wood Mallesons
Hills Limited
Lee Horan
Icon Co sale of majority stake to Kajima Corporation
Confidential
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Icon Co
Jonathan Wenig
Infratil and New Zealand Superannuation Fund acquisition of RetireAustralia
$640.2m
Herbert Smith Freehills
RetireAustralia
Daniel Sydes, Chris Colley, Vicky Shi, Melissa Chin
Minter Ellison
Infratil Limited
Adrian Varrasso, Jeremy Blackshaw
Macquarie Group capital raising
$500m
King & Wood Mallesons
Macquarie Group Limited
Evie Bruce
Martin Aircraft IPO and ASX listing
$27m
Bell Gully
Martin Aircraft Company Limited
Dean Oppenhuis
Minter Ellison
KuangChi Science Limited
Barbara Mok, Michael BarrDavid, Mark Forman
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
KuangChi Science Limited
Mark Forman
Norton Rose Fulbright
Martin Aircraft Company Limited
Iain Laughland
The Middelby Corporation acquisition of Goldstein Eswood
Confidential
Arnold Bloch Leibler
The Middleby Corporation
Jonathan Wenig, Jason van Grieken
McMillan Shakespeare acquisition of Presidian Holdings
$115m
HWL Ebsworth
McMillan Shakespeare Group
Jeremy McCarthy, Paul Lewis
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VIII acquisition of Australian Childcare Projects
Confidential
Allen & Overy
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VIII
Jason Denisenko
Minter Ellison
Australian Childcare Projects
Leigh Brown, Jonathan Gill
Nexvet Biopharma redomicile to Ireland and IPO on NASDAQ
US$40
Hive Legal
Nexvet Biopharma
Simon Davidson
Newcrest Mining selldown of Evolution Mining stake
$106m
Allens
Newcrest Mining Limited
Richard Kriedemann
$27m Martin Aircraft IPO and ASX listing Firms on either side of the Tasman joined forces to advise on the IPO and ASX listing of the world’s first jetpack company. Martin Aircraft Company received advice from Bell Gully in New Zealand and Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia. Rather than dual listing on the NZSX and the ASX, the company opted to list only on the ASX. The launch attracted a $50m investment from Hong Kong-based KuangChi Science Limited, which is developing lighter, stronger metals and anticipates a strong relationship with the jetpack brand. The two companies are set to launch a joint venture company to market the jetpack for the Asian marketplace. Minter Ellison and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts advised KuangChi Science.
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