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Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance

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The Clayton Utz Banking & Finance team offers a broad array of expertise, covering Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance, Property Finance, Project Finance, Asset Finance & Leasing, and more recently, Private Capital. The team has been involved in some of the most significant opportunities in the market, with its strength lying in its ability to operate both nationally and internationally. Senior partners based in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth bring significant experience from working throughout Asia, the US, and Europe.






Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance - Australia

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Clayton Utz has a considerable reputation for acquisition financing arrangements and the refinancing of corporate facilities. The banking team advises a variety of borrowers and financiers on the financing of property acquisitions and developments with complex and cross-jurisdictional elements. The firm acts on large scale domestic and cross-border financing for an impressive list of banking, investment and brokerage clients. It offers clients a full range of integrated services across the commercial and front-end banking practice areas to support clients on major LBO, MBO and IPO mandates.

Work Highlights

  • Clayton Utz represented Goldman Sachs and the lender syndicate on their upsized AUD1.1 billion, unsecured multicurrency facilities for AUB.

  • Clayton Utz advised Proprium Capital Partners on two separate but interrelated financings in connection with the acquisition of AVJennings.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Clayton Utz is very responsive and good at meeting deadlines. The firm is solution-oriented and understands our risk tolerance and pressure points.

Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance respondent
Asia-Pacific

Clayton Utz is very proactive, highly responsive and their communication is excellent. The firm simplifies complex issues into specific actions and simple explanations.

Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance respondent
Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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Alex Schlosser
2
Alex Schlosser
2
Band 2

Alex Schlosser offers expertise in both acquisition and corporate finance. His clients include private equity firms, major banks and corporate borrowers.

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Kathy Santikos
2
Kathy Santikos
2
Band 2
Kathy Santikos enjoys a strong reputation for property finance work, particularly for matters involving cross-border aspects.

Kathy has a great sense of market-acceptable finance, which is always moving. Kathy is no-nonsense and will cut through a lot of the back and forth you can get.

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Clayton Utz

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Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance
Alex Schlosser
2
Alex Schlosser
2
Band 2
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Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance
Alex Schlosser
3
Alex Schlosser
3
Band 3
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Banking & Finance: Property Finance
Kathy Santikos
2
Kathy Santikos
2
Band 2
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Members

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Alex Schlosser

Alex Schlosser

Head of Department

Andrew Jinks

Craig Hine

Dan Fitts

David Gerber

Graeme Tucker

Kate Casellas

Kate O'Donovan

Marcus Davenport

Mathew Daley

Peter Staciwa

Rohan Mishra

Sonia Goumenis

Steven Klimt

Vanessa Pallone

Industries

Provided by Clayton Utz

Acquisition & Leveraged Finance

Asset Finance & Leasing, Private Credit

Corporate Finance

Project Finance

Property Finance