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MinterEllison

Capital Markets: Equity

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Australia


MinterEllison

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Provided by MinterEllison

MinterEllison has a top-tier capital markets practice that is led by senior leaders in the market who advise on a wide range of capital market transactions. The team is involved in innovative and leading-edge transactions, acting both for issuers and exiting shareholders on listings and capital raisings to support their growth and strategy, as well as acting for underwriters and lead managers on underwritings and offer structuring.

We have a strong commercial approach to supplement our legal knowledge, with an ability to draw on the firm's industry focus groups for market-leading insight into industry-specific issues that can affect Capital Markets transactions

When you need to raise or access finance, you may need to develop both short- and long-term strategies to deliver your goals.

You can rely on our pragmatic commercial approach, sophisticated market knowledge and technical expertise across the full spectrum of financial products.

We can assist you with both new and established financial transactions and structures by delivering innovative solutions that incorporate industry-leading financing techniques.

We provide solutions across the full risk spectrum and the full lifecycle of borrowing or accessing finance:

  • Asset finance
  • Derivatives & structured finance
  • Leveraged & acquisition finance
  • Projects & infrastructure finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Restructuring & insolvency
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Trade, commodities & export finance
  • Banking arrangements
  • Disputes

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Capital Markets: Equity - Australia

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

MinterEllison is highly regarded for its deft handling of debt and equity transactions. The legal team acts for an impressive range of issuers, underwriters and lead managers on ASX listings, secondary raisings and bond matters. In addition, the team also represents trustees, offshore investors, REITs, and senior and mezzanine financiers in securitisation and initial raisings. MinterEllison advises on mezzanine and warehouse facilities as well as debt issuance programmes. The firm principally handles high profile domestic work, but is also active on cross-border matters as a result of affiliations with international firms.

Work Highlights

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  • MinterEllison acted as Australian counsel for Heidelberg Materials on a trade receivables securitisation.

  • MinterEllison advised Electro Optic Systems Holdings on its AUD40 million equity raising.

Strengths

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  • The firm is very personal, with its advice tailored to achieving an optimal solution in any situation.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentAsia-Pacific
  • The team is very responsive and articulate. They provide value-add and very clear and concise feedback. They give solutions to problems.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Daniel Scotti
    Band 2Daniel Scotti

    Daniel Scotti

    Daniel Scotti is recognised as an established ECM lawyer, frequently acting for corporate clients and underwriters in relation to IPOs and ASX listings.
  • Band 3John Elias
    Band 3John Elias

    John Elias

    John Elias is well-regarded for his work on DCM and securitisation matters, and regularly acts for clients on bond issuances and warehouse transactions.

Ranked Individuals at MinterEllison (3)

Australia

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