Ranking tables
Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance | Asia-Pacific
Australia
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- Allens 14 Years Ranked
- Gilbert + Tobin 14 Years Ranked
- Ashurst
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- King & Wood Mallesons
Band 2
Band 3
- Baker McKenzie 2 Years Ranked
- Johnson Winter Slattery
Band 1
- John Schembri Gilbert + Tobin14 Years Ranked
- Shawn WytenburgAshurst
- Yuen-Yee ChoKing & Wood Mallesons
Band 2
- Alex Schlosser Clayton Utz13 Years Ranked
- Gail Christopher Gilbert + Tobin7 Years Ranked
- John Mosley Corrs Chambers Westgarth14 Years Ranked
- Mark Kidston Allens11 Years Ranked
- Richard Gordon Clifford Chance14 Years Ranked
- Stewart Robertson Corrs Chambers Westgarth14 Years Ranked
- Hayley NeilsonHerbert Smith Freehills
Band 3
- Alastair Gourlay Jones Day2 Years Ranked
- Kenneth Tang Gadens4 Years Ranked
- Simon Lynch Gilbert + Tobin14 Years Ranked
- Stuart Cormack Gilbert + Tobin1 Years Ranked
- David BeckettJohnson Winter Slattery
- Will StawellKing & Wood Mallesons
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 AllensBanking & Finance: Acquisition Finance2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedAllens is noted for its leading full-service practice with top-tier domestic and international bank clients, as well as global corporates and funds. The firm possesses a market-leading acquisition finance practice with notable strengths in the areas of defence and logistics acquisitions, and is very well regarded for property financing and large syndicated corporate financing. The team is prominent in asset finance and leasing, operating across all major asset classes, notably including aircraft and automotive. Allens is also able to leverage its alliance with the global Linklaters network to further assist clients. Its key clients include Woolworths, IFM Investors and Zenith Energy.1 Gilbert + TobinBanking & Finance: Acquisition Finance2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedGilbert + 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. Key clients include Aware Super, Alinta Energy and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Band 2
2 Clayton UtzBanking & Finance: Acquisition Finance2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedClayton Utz has a considerable reputation for acquisition financing arrangements and the refinancing of corporate facilities. The banking team advises a variety of borrowers and financiers on the financing of property acquisitions and developments with complex and cross-jurisdictional elements. The firm acts on large-scale domestic and cross-border financing for an impressive list of banking, investment and brokerage clients. It offers clients a full range of integrated services across the commercial and front-end banking practice areas to support clients on major LBO, MBO and IPO mandates. Its key clients include Blackstone, New Forests and Clean Energy Finance.2 Clifford ChanceBanking & Finance: Acquisition Finance2024 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedClifford Chance is noted for its robust team of banking and finance practitioners with a proven ability to deliver on acquisition finance, including cross-border mandates. The firm possesses additional expertise in corporate finance transactions and regularly acts for major multinational lenders. Its key clients include Bluescope, Webuild and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.2 Corrs Chambers WestgarthBanking & Finance: Acquisition Finance2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedCorrs Chambers Westgarth boasts an established team targeting quality corporate and real estate acquisitions. The team is experienced acting on cross-border mandates for borrowers and lenders, especially supporting international financiers with their Australian activity, and has established credentials assisting foreign private equity clients with Australia financing arrangements and repricing. The law firm acts on a wide range of property matters including acquisitions, developments and refinancings. Its key clients include Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs and Tritium DCFC.
Band 3
3 Baker McKenzieBanking & Finance: Acquisition Finance2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedBaker McKenzie is well regarded for its considerable bank-side work in the property sector, assisting lenders with the provision and refinancing of sizeable cross-border facilities. The firm frequently acts for major clients in the renewable energy sphere on significant financing transactions in this sector. The firm leverages its large network of international offices to handle cross-jurisdictional mandates. Its key clients include CEP.Energy, Virtus and Westpac.