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Clayton Utz

Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Australia

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Clayton Utz

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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.

Industries (5)

  • Acquisition & Leveraged Finance
  • Corporate Finance
  • Property Finance
  • Project Finance
  • Asset Finance & Leasing, Private Credit

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Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance - Australia

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.

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Work Highlights

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  • 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

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  • 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 respondentAsia-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 respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Alex Schlosser
    Alex Schlosser

    Alex Schlosser

    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
    Kathy Santikos

    Kathy Santikos

    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.

      Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance respondentAsia-Pacific
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