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Hogan Lovells Offices
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20 MARTIN PLACE
SYDNEY NSW 2000
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Australia > Banking and finance Tier 4
With a global presence, Hogan Lovells is instructed by blue-chip multinational corporates, leading banks and credit funds on cross-border acquisition and leveraged finance deals. With over 25 years’ experience, Bryan Paisley
is the lead specialist in real estate and fund finance. He also routinely advises on secondary debt transactions and distressed refinancing.
Practice head(s):
Bryan Paisley
Key clients
Muzinich & Co
HMC Capital Limited
Emeco Holdings Limited
HMC Funds Management Limited as responsible entity of the HomeCo Daily Needs REIT
HCW Funds Management Limited as responsible entity for the HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT
Work highlights
- Acted for global corporate credit manager Muzinich & Co on an AU$26.5m secured loan note package supporting IT systems integrator Insitec on its acquisition of tech recruiter The Network.
- Advised mining rental fleet operator Emeco Holdings on the successful refinancing of its AU$100m revolving credit facility.
- Advising HMC Capital on the establishment of an AU$100m senior syndicated debt financing facility.
Australia > Corporate and M&A Tier 5
The Australia team at Hogan Lovells forms part of a large, global and fully integrated corporate practice. The group assists on a full spectrum of M&A transactions, attracting a wide spread of market-leading multinationals and corporate organisations as well as governmental bodies. The Sydney office is co-headed by David Holland, whose practice spans public takeovers and M&A to corporate governance and compliance, and Charles Bogle, who has in-depth knowledge of infrastructure investment, private equity and direct investments for superannuation funds.Practice head(s):
David Holland; Charles Bogle
Testimonials
‘David Holland as partner is the true interface of the team. He is involved in each aspect of the matter and as a result, the trust and confidence in the whole team is there.’
‘David Holland provides exceptional client service, with pragmatic advice backed by a wealth of commercial, corporate and transactional experience. David always strives to meet expectations and timeframes – he is truly a trusted adviser and my first call when needed.’
‘Very commercial M&A practice that focuses on their clients’ best interests.’
‘David Holland has been our go-to M&A adviser, he offers quality advice and builds a great relationship with all levels of our team.’
Key clients
Aware Super
Catalyst Investment Managers
Legal Gateway
HMC Capital (formerly Home Consortium)
Accel-KKR
ARN Media Limited (formerly HT&E Limited)
MediPharm Labs Corp
Mint Renewables
G8 Education Limited
Adamantem Capital
Crescent Capital Partners
Morrison & Co / HRL Morrison & Co (Australia)
Emeco Holdings
Fluor Corporation
Morrison Growth Infrastructure Fund
Work highlights
- Acted for Aware Super on its A$7.9bn consortium bid with Macquarie Asset Management Holdings, a global financial services organisation, for the State Government of Victoria’s Motor Registry (VicRoads).
- Advised the sellers of Vesco Foods on its sale to PAG, a Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm focused on the Asia Pacific region.
- Acted for HMC Capital, which, together with HomeCo Daily Needs REIT, entered into an A$3bn merger with Aventus Group, Australia’s largest manager of large format retail centres.
Australia > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 5
Hogan Lovells takes full advantage of its global reach to assist clients in multi-jurisdictional insolvency matters. The team’s workload includes a range of matters, ranging from debt-to-equity swaps, distressed debt trades and non-performing loans. Scott Harris leads the team and draws on 30 years of experience, with notable expertise in the real estate, transport, agribusiness and mining sectors. Bryan Paisley advises both lenders and borrowers on financings, including leveraged acquisition finance transactions and distressed refinancing. Practice head(s):
Scott Harris
Other key lawyers:
Bryan Paisley; Shane Wallace; Lisa Mazor
Key clients
Kansai Electric Power
Litigation Trustee of Speedcast International
BDO Australia
RSM Australia
McGrathNicol
Work highlights
- Acting for Kansai Electric Power in relation to its majority ownership stake in the Bluewaters Power Station, a privately owned coal-fired power station in Collie, Western Australia.
- Acting for the Litigation Trustee appointed to administer certain assets held for the benefit of certain unsecured creditors of Speedcast in Speedcast’s US Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
- Acting for Andrew Sallway and Helen Newman in their capacity as liquidators of MB Australia (in liquidation), which operated Max Brenner stores in Australia.
Hogan Lovells > Firm Profile
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Lawyer Profiles
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Bryan Paisley | Partner, Banking and Finance | View Profile |
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