Doyle's Guide

Maddocks appoints two from Ashurst

Maddocks has continued to boost its talent base with the appointment of Lucille Scomazzon, Partner and Angela Wood, Senior Associate to the commercial practice in Sydney. Lucille and Angela have joined the firm from Ashurst. Scomazzon has broad corporate and commercial law experience with a particular focus on the aged care, health and life sciences, [...]

Minter Ellison advises on acquisition of Integro Foods

Minter Ellison has advised Gardner Smith as part of GrainCorp’s has agreement to acquire Gardner Smith and also Goodman Fielder’s commercial oils business, Integro Foods for a combined purchase price of $472 million. Both businesses will be combined to form GrainCorp Oils, creating a leading integrated edible oils business. Minter Ellison lawyers involded in [...]

Clayton Utz advises Cameco on acquisition of Yeelirrie Uranium Project

Clayton Utz has advised Cameco Corporation, one of the world’s largest uranium producers with listings on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges, on an agreement with BHP Billiton for the acquisition of the Yeelirrie uranium project in Western Australia for US$430 million. Energy & Resources / M&A partners Heath Lewis and Brett Cohen led [...]

Minters advises FKP on entitlement offer

Minter Ellison have advised FKP Property Group on its underwritten A$208 million accelerated non-renounceable pro-rata entitlement offer of stapled securities to its existing shareholders. FKP is one of Australia’s leading diversified property and investment companies, operating an integrated business model that includes retirement, property investment and funds management, land development, property development (incorporating residential, retail, [...]

King & Wood Mallesons acts on $1.2 billion Spotless acquisition

King & Wood Mallesons has advised for a syndicate of 19 international and domestic banks on the financing of the public to private takeover of Spotless Group Limited (Spotless). The $1.2b acquisition by Pacific Industrial Services BidCo Pty Ltd, an entity owned by funds advised by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) and its affiliates, was completed [...]