Capital Markets: Debt
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 2
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+61 2 9225 5000Chambers Review
Herbert Smith Freehills is recognised for its highly respected team handling an array of DCM, ECM and securitisation work. The equity capital markets team maintains a strong reputation for acting for issuers on highly complex and innovative matters, including high-profile IPOs, dual listings and hybrid issuances. The firm boasts significant experience in the Eurobond and US private placement spheres. Herbert Smith Freehills is also noted for its depth of experience interacting with key regulators in the market.
Work Highlights
- Herbert Smith Freehills advised Barrenjoey Markets and Macquarie Capital as joint lead managers and underwriters of The Star Entertainment Group's AUD800 million capital raising,
- The firm also advised Chemist Warehouse on its proposed reverse takeover by Sigma Healthcare.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team's approach is considered and commercial and they are quickly able to guide our team to the crux of any matter."
"The team demonstrated fantastic client service, were proactive and very engaged."
"The team's approach is considered and commercial and they are quickly able to guide our team to the crux of any matter."
"The team demonstrated fantastic client service, were proactive and very engaged."
Notable Practitioners
Philippa Stone is widely reputed as the dominant practitioner with regard to ECM matters, often being the lawyer of choice for issuers, underwriters and lead managers on major IPOs and secondary capital raising.
"Philippa is easily the pre-eminent equity capital markets lawyer in Australia and has been for very many years."
"Philippa Stone is a doyen of ECM practitioners."
Andrew Booth has an established practice representing lenders and corporates in the establishment of AMTN programmes as well as bond issuances.
Michael Ziegelaar has an active practice advising corporates on institutional placements, security purchase plans and IPOs.
Patrick Lowden is an established DCM lawyer with a wealth of experience acting for clients on debt capital raisings, including note and bond issuances.
"Patrick Lowden possesses fabulous technical knowledge and is nice to deal with. He is also calm in negotiations."
Tim McEwen is a highly regarded lawyer in the ECM space who frequently acts for corporate clients in relation to issuances and listings.
Philip Hart advises issuers, joint lead managers and underwriters on a range of IPOs, offerings and raisings.
"Philip Hart is a very amenable, experienced and commercial ECM lawyer. He gets things done without fuss and is an excellent practitioner. He is so easy to deal with and is a very good negotiator."
"Phillip has managed several complex matters and provided unrivalled advice."
Ranked Lawyers at
Herbert Smith Freehills
Australia