Allens Arthur Robinson has one of the largest and most dynamic groups of banking specialists in the region. We are one of the few firms to feature on every major legal panel in the Australian finance market and we advise some of the world's leading financial institutions, corporates and governments across Asia.
The firm was ranked in the highest tier of Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for 2008 in all areas of finance covered by the publication. Our team is billed as a 'class act' across the banking & finance sector with 'top-quality people' who provide 'exceptional client service' (Chambers Global 2008).
The group specialises in high value, sophisticated banking and finance transactions, as well as complex issues in the consumer, compliance and ecommerce areas of retail finance.
Already the leading banking and finance firm in Australia, our push into Asia continues to strengthen on the back of a number of recent transactions in the region. We are able to service the banks, their clients and our own corporate clients, in multi-jurisdictional transactions and multi-level funding arrangements. Lenders, credit enhancers, sponsors, borrowers and packagers have come to rely on our expert advice and sound commercial experience. Our partners have a depth of experience to enable them to advise clients on the technical aspects of transactions, while taking into account their commercial realities.
Blue chip clients and top ratings
Our finance clients include Australia's four major banks, Westpac, ANZ, CBA and NAB, as well as ABN AMRO, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, GE Capital, HBOS Australia, HSBC Bank, JP Morgan, Investec, Macquarie Bank, Rabobank, SG Australia, St.George Bank, Suncorp Metway and UBS. We also act for major corporates such as Amcor, BHP Billiton, Brambles, Ford, Fosters, News Corp and Rio Tinto.
We were ranked in the highest tier of Chambers Global for all areas of finance covered by this publication in 2008 - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Project Finance, Structured Finance and Securitisation.
We advised on a number of the finance deals that won awards in 2006 and 2007, including ALB's 2007 awards for Debt Market Deal of the Year (AXA's A$750 million Kangaroo Tier 1 issue) and Project Finance Deal of the Year (NSW Rollingstock PPP), Euromoney's Project Finance Asia-Pacific Transport Aviation Deal of the Year (Sydney Airport refinancing), Finance Asia's Deal of the Year (Lake Bonney Stage II financing). We ranked as the number one Australian legal adviser on project finance deals completed in 2004, 2005 and 2006, according to the highly regarded Dealogic Global Project Finance Review and Project Finance International magazine.
