Sidley Austin’s Sydney office anchors a global capital markets platform, which harnesses particular strengths handling equity transactions spanning IPOs and follow-on offerings for Australian and New Zealand issuers. The team combines equity and debt capital markets expertise, including advising on disclosure, due diligence, and regulatory issues across offerings. Practice head Mimma Barila is noted for cross-border equity and hybrid securities work, while Bruce Dailey brings extensive experience in structured finance and private placements matters.
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- 'All of the team members are very capable, knowledgeable, and work very hard on behalf of their clients. The leadership by the lead partner is excellent as well.'
- 'Depth of knowledge. Client care. Work ethic. All of these attributes make Sidley Austin in Sydney perform well ahead of their competitors.'
- 'The capital markets team at Sidley Austin are efficient, great communicators and very knowledgeable. The team have consistently delivered.'
- 'All individuals that I have interacted with at Sidley Austin have been extremely personable, professional and transparent. The level of transparency in particular has been appreciated. Mimma Barila sets the bar in these respects.'
Key clients
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
- BNP Paribas
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Bank of New York Mellon
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- Sturt Capital Pty Ltd
- Arc Infrastructure
- Mercedes-Benz
- Asia Debt Management Hong Kong Limited
Work highlights
Represented the client in connection with its approximately NZ$1bn offering of ordinary shares.
Represented the client in connection with its circa US$1bn secured debt raising, in USD, Sterling, CAD, Yen and Euro.
Represented the client in connection with Goodman US Finance Six, LLC's issuance of $600m principal amount of 5.125% Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2034 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act.
Practice head
Mimma Barila
Other key lawyers
Bruce Dailey