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Provided by Clayton Utz

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: Corporate 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

Provided by Clayton Utz

  • Clayton Utz acted for Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and DBS Bank in relation to AUD500 million debt funding provided to Treasury Corporation NSW for its mixed real estate portfolio of office towers and shopping centres. 

  • Clayton Utz advised JPMorgan as lender to Albemarle Corporation on the USD5.6 billion debt financing for its proposed acquisition of lithium miner Liontown Resources.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The team is very responsive to enquiries, provides good project management and produces high-quality deliverables.

Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance respondent
Asia-Pacific

They are solutions-oriented, particularly when there are challenging structural issues to address.

Banking & Finance: Corporate 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.

Her ability to look out for our best interest is what works for us. She also manages the timelines of the deals very well.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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

Provided by Clayton Utz

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