Sidley Austin‘s Sydney-based capital markets team sits within the firm’s wider capital markets practice, with bases across Europe, Asia and the US, and has a subsequent focus on multi-jurisdictional work, providing US (and England and Wales) legal advice to Australian and New Zealand clients. Mimma Barila leads the team, with experience representing underwriters and issuers – particularly corporate entities and financial institutions. Barila is supported by Bruce Dailey, who is an expert in private placement debt transactions.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The Sidley Austin team are the best in market for USPP issuances out of Australia.’
‘Bruce Dailey is the go-to lawyer for any Australian-based company looking to issue into the USPP market. He knows all the key players in the US market very well and provides highly commercial and pragmatic advice. He cuts to the issues quickly and has helped us work through some highly complex matters.'
Key clients
- Goodman Group
- CSL Limited
- Carsales.com
- Air New Zealand
- University of Melbourne
- Abacus Property Group
- Ryan Healthcare
- Jervois Global
- Orica
- Tabcorp Holdings
- Canberra Data Centres
- University of Melbourne
- Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure
- Arc Infrastructure
- Aurizon Holdings
- ALS Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for Goodman Property Services Pty Limited, a specialist global industrial property group, on the first sustainability-linked 144A bond by an Australian issuer.
- Advised CSL Finance Plc, a leading global biotech company, in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S senior notes offering, which raised US$4 billion to help fund the client's $16.4 billion acquisition of Vifor Pharmer.
- Advised Atlas Arteria Limited and Atlas Arteria International Limited, a global owner, operator and developer of toll roads, on their equity entitlement offer and placement of A$3 billion of ordinary shares pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mimma Barila