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Dentons

Dentons

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Australia

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Banking and finance

Dentons’s team routinely advises on cross-border matters, supporting foreign banks lending into Australia and assisting domestic clients. Anthony Walsh is head of the firm's banking and finance department in Australia and has been integral to the development of the national practice over the last 20 years, acting for domestic and international lenders across London and Sydney. Craig Chapman brings 30 years’ experience in financial services regulation, debt capital markets, project finance, and corporate and institutional finance.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • 'The team we deal with feel like an extension of our business.'
  • 'They have deep knowledge of our documents, policies, and client base, particularly in agri-finance, and are flexible with billing and helpful with training.'
  • 'Dentons offers strategic, regulatory, and transactional advice, always looking to add value and making it a pleasure to work with them.'
  • 'The team is client-focused, combining technical expertise with a commercial, approachable mindset.'
  • 'Dentons’ Agribusiness finance specialists collaborate closely, explaining legal concepts clearly and delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.'
  • 'The team is always available to its clients. They think through the commercial realities and are solution focussed.'

Key clients

  • National Australia Bank
  • Quanta Holding Co LTD
  • Westpac Banking Corporation
  • Qualitas
  • Investment Fund
  • Keppel Corporation
  • Elanor Investors Group
  • Kennards Self Storage
  • Bridge Housing Australia

Work highlights

Acting for Keppel, who is acquiring a large commercial property in New South Wales to convert it to an educational facility.
Acting for an investment fund in financing the purchase and refurbishment the purchase of a hotel in Perth with a project value exceeding $160m.
Assisting Elanor’s Broadmeadows Logistics Property Trust  with its secured syndicated loan note facilities to fund the development, construction, and lease-up of an industrial warehousing site.
Practice head

Anthony Walsh

Other key lawyers

Craig Chapman

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