Minter Ellison has carved out a reputation for working with debt funds, non-bank lenders, sovereign wealth funds and real estate private equity houses in respect of their activities, including mezzanine debt, preferred equity and equity co-ventures. Tony Berriman has a keen focus on property finance. Also on the property side, Daniel Marks advises on infrastructure projects, wholesale fund and portfolio financing. Practice head James Mok specialises in asset-based lending and structured finance transactions, and corporate finance partners Matthew Cunningham and Geoff Earl are also of note.
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Key clients
- AMP Capital
- Bolton Clarke
- Cliffbrook Capital Partners
- Commonwealth Bank
- CSR Limited
- Epsilon Direct Lending
- Greystar
- National Australia Bank Limited
- Qantas
- Qualitas Limited
- Salter Brothers
- Westpac Banking Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented AMP Capital (as borrower under the various facilities) in the transition of the management of the AMP Capital Retail Trust from AMP Capital to GPT.
- Continues to act for various lending syndicates to The Blackstone Group in a range of transactions including Project Flatpack.
- Advised a syndicate of 12 banks on A$1,469,000,000 secured facilities to fund 27 student accommodation buildings across Australia.
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James Mok