King & Wood Mallesons is a market-leading firm in the Australian capital finance market, boasting impressive breadth and depth of legal expertise. Its equity team is highly regarded for its work with both issuers and underwriters on high-value transactions and capital raisings. David Friedlander is a recognised authority on M&A transactions and complex equity capital raisings. Major investment banking clients value Amanda Isouard‘s regulatory expertise and negotiation skills. Listed companies, private equity sponsors, and fund managers regularly seek Henrik Moritz’s advice on M&A matters. Concerning debt transactions, the team is renowned for its work with Kangaroo Bonds and represents various major hybrid issuers. Structured financing, derivatives, and financial regulatory issues are all central to Ian Paterson‘s busy practice. Philip Harvey is well-versed in a wide range of debt capital market transactions. Angela Chung attracts supranational, sovereign, and agency issuers with her experience in innovative transactions. The firm is also a leading developer of innovative new securitisation products for new entrants and established players. Ian Edmonds-Wilson advises the full range of securitisation stakeholders and participants with complex domestic and international transactions.
Testimonials
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‘The stand-out features of the KWM equities team are its commerciality and legal expertise. For a major Australian bank, the ability to understand our commercial drivers and needs when providing legal advice is critical. KWM can consider the client's needs when providing its legal advice, especially when working on cutting edge transactions and on a tight timeframe.'
‘Ian Paterson is a leader in his field. His understanding of the law and regulations is second to none and he regularly finds solutions to complex legal and structuring issues.'
Key clients
- APA Group
- Abacus Property Group and Abacus Storage King
Work highlights
- Advised APA on its AUD875 million equity capital raising, comprising a placement and Security Purchase Plan.
- Advised Abacus Property Group on the de-stapling of its Self-Storage business from its Commercial Business to establish a separate listed stapled group, Abacus Storage King.