The integrated capital markets offering from A&O Shearman operates across Australia, with offices in Sydney and Perth, and provides services to clients internationally, with expertise in Australian, English and US law. The equity capital markets work is led by Tony Sparks in Sydney and Meredith Campion in Perth. Sparks, who is qualified in England and Wales and New South Wales, has particular experience with major IPOs, while Campion specialises in advising energy and resources clients. Karolina Popic, Mark Leemen and Minesh Patel, all of whom are based in Sydney, co-lead the debt capital markets work for the team, with notable expertise in covered bond programmes and the growing area of green and sustainability-linked bonds. Popic additionally leads the securitisation offering, which boasts strength in work involving novel asset classes and complex structures.
Testimonials
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‘The key strength of the A&O securitisation practice lead by Karolina Popic is the depth of her team - her associates (even the junior ones) are excellent and well trained. The ability of A&O to provide a full service with offshore advice when required is a value add.’
‘Karolina Popic is an outstanding securitisation lawyer, commercial and always available for her clients. She is one of my go-tos for complex securitisation transactions.'
Key clients
- National Broadband Network
- National Australia Bank
Work highlights
- Acted as the Australian and US counsel to two global financial institutions as joint lead managers on the AUD650 million placement of shares in Orica Limited.
- Advised Shaw and Partners and Canaccord Genuity as joint lead managers, underwriters and book runners on Paladin Energy Limited’s AUD215 million fully underwritten institutional placement and non-underwritten share purchase plan.