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K&L Gates

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K&L Gates’s practice focuses on property and corporate matters and works closely with the firm’s insolvency and restructuring, corporate, funds, infrastructure, energy, and projects teams on transactions in Australia and across South-East Asia. Alan Maclean is a leading Melbourne banking and finance lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience, and he regularly acts for banks and non-bank lenders. Richard Gray has over 30 years’ experience advising lenders, borrowers, and arrangers on secured and unsecured financings of varying complexity. Deborah Bean routinely assists banks and financial institutions with facilities for property, construction, agribusiness, health, and the aged care sectors.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • ‘The banking and finance team we engage is very experienced, commercial and understanding of our needs.'

  • 'The partner is very available and responsive, and involved in all transactions.’

  • ‘Alan McLean is incredibly experienced, responsive and remains very involved in every transaction.'

  • 'I work primarily with Deborah Bean's team in Brisbane. My portfolio is focussed on Property Investments & Development. Deborah and her team provide insights and advice that assist in allowing us to provide quality structure and timely output to meet complex and time critical transactions.'

  • 'Alan McLean understands our business well and meets deadlines.’

  • ‘Excellent legal advice. Very responsive. Long-term relationships.’

  • 'Clear and practical advice. Looking to solve problems.’

  • 'I deal primarily with Deborah Bean, who provides high quality advice on extremely tight timeframes. She is always available and ensures I understand critical risk items that I would need to make commercial decisions. Deborah provides the information required in a format that I can present in a concise manner. I enjoy my interactions with Deborah and feel supported when she is involved in a transaction.'

Key clients

  • Kingsgate Consolidated Limited
  • Barings Australia
  • CVS Lane Capital Partners

Work highlights

Advising a major Australian Bank on the security of a mortgage over 158 freehold titles across QLD, NSW, VIC and WA and 78 water interests across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and WA including state-based registration systems and private irrigators.
Acting for Australian counsel to a cold storage warehouses & supply chain in its issue of USD500m 10-year notes, guaranteed by its Australian subsidiary.
Representing an Australian construction group in its restructuring, initial public offering and ASX-listing; the IPO market capitalisation was approximately AUD500m with an IPO fund raising of approximately AUD135m.

Practice head

Jason Opperman, Alan Maclean

Other key lawyers

Richard Gray; Deborah Bean