Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
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Provided by Gilbert + Tobin
In a competitive commercial environment, a careful approach and resourceful thinking are what businesses look for when seeking legal advice. With our specialist industry knowledge and rich experience across the sector, our Banking and Infrastructure group advises leading financial institutions, investment banks, corporations and private equity funds – both in Australia and abroad.
Our Approach
Our lawyers have strong experience in both domestic financing and cross-border transactions. Most have practised in other jurisdictions across Europe, Asia and the United States, as well as in-house with our clients.
We act for lenders, borrowers, arrangers and investors, with a detailed understanding of the commercial drivers for each. We are able to anticipate key legal and commercial issues likely to arise in any financial transaction and guide our clients through them.
Our lawyers work closely with our Corporate Advisory team to provide seamless, integrated advice and transaction management. We also partner with our Competition and Regulation group for clients needing advice in these areas.
Our Services
- Acquisition finance
- Corporate finance
- Debt capital markets and securitisation
- Project finance and public-private partnerships (PPP)
- Reconstruction and corporate recovery
- Structured finance
Real estate finance
Chambers Review
Gilbert + Tobin boasts a top-tier practice advising market-leading acquisition finance players and possessing strong expertise with regard to large corporate refinancings. The firm has extensive experience acting on complex financings for private equity sponsors, banks and corporations. Its banking and finance team handles cross-border deals, especially those involving US private equity and US term loan B markets. It also enjoys an established reputation acting for both borrowers and lenders, including international investment banks.
Work Highlights
- Gilbert + Tobin advised the mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners on the AUD4.6 billion sustainability-linked loan refinancing of AirTrunk’s existing debt facilities.
- Gilbert + Tobin represented Sigma Healthcare in the financing of its merger with Chemist Warehouse Group to create a leading ASX-listed wholesaler, distributor and retail pharmacy franchisor.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They focus on what matters to the parties and try to help find creative methods to bring parties together."
"Gilbert + Tobin is across most of the complex transactions happening at any given moment. This real-time intelligence makes their advice quite potent."
"They focus on what matters to the parties and try to help find creative methods to bring parties together."
"Gilbert + Tobin is across most of the complex transactions happening at any given moment. This real-time intelligence makes their advice quite potent."
Notable Practitioners
John Schembri maintains his longstanding reputation as a leading acquisition and corporate finance lawyer.
"John Schembri is at the top of his professional specialty."
"John is a star performer and my go-to for any financing work."
Gail Christopher enjoys a strong reputation for her acquisition finance work and frequently provides advice to an impressive clientele consisting of major private equity firms and banks.
"Gail Christopher is creative, professional, rich with experience and a pleasure to interact with."
"Gail Christopher is good at executing complex and novel structures and ideas, clearly loves what she does and can be called any time of the day. Working with her was a really positive experience."
Simon Lynch has considerable experience in corporate and acquisition finance and is frequently sought after for major mandates.
Stuart Cormack is active advising both lenders and sponsors on high-profile leveraged finance mandates and acquisition facilities.
"I am impressed with his deal management and execution."
"Stuart Cormack is very engaging and very commercially minded."
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