Gilbert + Tobin
Gilbert + Tobin‘s banking and finance team possesses strong expertise in cross-border deals, especially those involving US private equity entities, demonstrated through its work with KKR in relation to the financing of the proposed A$20bn take-private transaction of Ramsay Health Care. John Schembri and Simon Lynch are among Australia’s preeminent acquisition, corporate and project finance experts. For large corporate and acquisition financing, Gail Christopher, Robert Trowbridge and Stuart Cormack are noted. Spiro Papadolias is experienced in leveraged, property and REIT financing transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Market leader. Deepest experience and relationships in Australia and the go to house for banking / finance and M&A. Deepest pool of senior talent.’
‘Gail Christopher is the market leader and a unicorn in the market - the best possible adviser to private equity and credit funds - she is the most sought after talent in APAC banking and Finance.’
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Key clients
- Aware Super
- Airtrunk
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Work highlights
- Advised CDC Data Centres on the A$2.7bn refinancing and upsizing of its debt facilities and its A$308m US Private Placement issuance, the first capital markets issuance for the group.
- Advised various lenders to Blackstone, including Morgan Stanley, and Citibank, on the acquisition facilities to finance the c. A$8.9bn acquisition of the shares in the Crown Group by way of scheme of arrangement.
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