Chambers Review
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Capital Markets: Equity - Australia
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.
Strengths
The team is very responsive and articulate. They provide value-add and very clear and concise feedback. They give solutions to problems.
The firm is very personal, with its advice tailored to achieving an optimal solution in any situation.
Work Highlights
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.
Notable practitioners
John Elias is well-regarded for his work on DCM and securitisation matters, and regularly acts for clients on bond issuances and warehouse transactions.