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Alastair Gourlay

Alastair Gourlay

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance

Australia

3 years ranked

Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance

Australia

4 years ranked

About

Provided by Jones Day

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Financial Markets; Private Credit

Career

Alastair Gourlay is a banking and finance partner at Jones Day in Australia with over 20 years of experience representing private credit funds, financial institutions, sponsors, and corporates on cross-border leveraged finance and private credit transactions. Alastair advises on Australian and English law and in recent years has advised various private credit funds and financial institutions on the take-private unitranche acquisition financing for TPG Capital's acquisition of Invocare; the first and second lien lenders on the Term Loan B financing for EQT's acquisition of the Icon Group; a lending syndicate of more than 20 global financial institutions on the AU$1.5 billion multicurrency syndicated sustainability linked loan facility for Ramsay Health Care and various funds and financiers on funds financings, including financing to Global Infrastructure Partners and OPTrust, a Canadian pension fund. Alastair is currently ranked as a Leading Partner for banking and finance in Legal 500 and in Chambers Asia-Pacific for both acquisition finance and corporate finance.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance - Australia

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Alastair Gourlay of Jones Day advises investors, banks and funds on a range of domestic and cross-border corporate and acquisition finance matters.

Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance - Australia

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Alastair Gourlay of Jones Day advises investors, banks and funds on a range of domestic and cross-border corporate and acquisition finance matters.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Alastair has the ability to break down issues that may appear complex at first glance into simple, concise and digestible commercial decisions.

    Banking & Finance: Acquisition FinanceChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Alastair is an excellent business partner for us. He is knowledgeable, commercial and hardworking.

    Banking & Finance: Acquisition FinanceChambers Asia & Pacific

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