About Diccon Loxton
Diccon is recognised internationally for his work on innovative and ground-breaking finance deals, working for borrowers, lenders and arrangers in which he blends creativity with a strategic and commercial approach and rigorous legal analysis.
He is sought after for his strategic advice, immense knowledge and depth of experience in syndications and corporate financing, project financing, structured financing, takeover financing, tax and asset-based financing and leasing, domestic and overseas capital markets and derivatives.
Diccon is also brought into transactions to assist other partners in structuring transactions and in handling complex legal and commercial issues.
Diccon's many recent financing transactions include syndicated financings and domestic and international bond issues, plus the recent Alinta Energy restructuring, 'loan to own' transaction and purchases of distressed loan books.
Diccon has a reputation for quality, plain English drafting. He drafted standard form, plain English documentation for banks.
Diccon is recognised in Chambers Asia Pacific 2013 as a 'leading lawyer'. He is a senior and highly respected member of the banking and finance team. A significant part of his work is centred around corporate financing.
His finance industry participation includes his role as lawyer for the Australian branch of the Asia-Pacific Loan Market Association. He is a past president and current board member of the Banking and Financial Services Law Association. He lectures part-time on negative pledges and guarantees in the LLM Corporate Finance course at Sydney University.