Examples of leveraged acquisition finance work in which Allens has recently been involved include:
Ramsay Health Care
Advised a syndicate of banks, led by ANZ, NAB and Westpac, on the refinancing of global private hospital group Ramsay Health Care Limited.
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA)
Advised the financiers of various Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) funds on a joint venture with Swedish personal hygiene product producer SCA to invest and develop SCA's Australasian operations.
Infochoice
Acting for iSelect on its current takeover of Infochoice.
MYOB Limited
Advised an Archer Capital-led consortium on the agreement to sell Australia's largest independent software vendor, MYOB Limited, to global private investment firm Bain Capital. This sale represents the biggest Australian private equity transaction of 2011. The same Allens team acted on Archer's 2009 acquisition of then ASX-listed MYOB.
Manassen Foods
Acted for ANZ and NAB as financiers to Bright Foods Australia on its acquisition of Manassen Foods.
Japara Aged Care
Acted for Macquarie Bank Limited, NAB, Westpac, ANZ, HSBC and Credit Agricole as financiers to Blackstone on a proposed acquisition of Japara Aged Care.
Healthe Care
Advised Archer Capital on the establishment of Australian Hospital Partners Pty Limited and its acquisition of Healthe Care Australia Pty Limited from CHAMP Ventures, Healthe Holdings, ING Investment Management and BOS International (Australia) Limited.
V8 Supercars Australia
Advised Archer Capital's financiers on its acquisition of V8 Supercars Australia.
Tasmanian Gas Pipeline Pty Limited
Acted for the financiers to Palisade Investment's acquisition bid for Tasmanian Gas Pipeline Pty Limited (owners of the Tasmanian Gas Pipeline).
Port of Brisbane
Advised Q Port Holdings on its A$2.3 billion successful bid for the 99-year lease of the Port of Brisbane.
Study Group
Advised Credit Agricole, Goldman Sachs JB Ware, NAB and Westpac as the financiers, mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners, on the A$660 million acquisition of Study Group by private equity firm, Providence Equity Partners.
Redflex Group
Advised a consortium consisting of Macquarie and Carlyle on the acquisition financing of Redflex Group.
Actrol Parts
Acted for Catalyst Investment Managers Pty Ltd, on its acquisition of Actrol Parts, an Australian market-leading wholesaler and distributor of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and parts.
Adelaide to Darwin Rail divestment
Advised the financiers in the $A334 million sale of Northern Territory railroad company Freightlink to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Transurban
Allens continues to act for the financial guarantor and receivers on the $A630.5 million sale of the Lane Cove Tunnel to Transurban, and for the financiers to Transurban on its acquisition of the asset.
Alinta acquisition and refinancing
Advised Babcock & Brown Power on the refinancing of its existing project and acquisition finance facilities for the acquisition of power assets of Alinta Ltd, the Flinders Power Project, the Braemar Power Project (Stage 1 & 2), the Alinta Pinjarra Cogeneration Project and the Alinta Wagerup Cogeneration Project.
La Farge
Advised ANZ as lender to Boral on its $598 million buyout of the Asian assets held by its joint venture partner La Farge.