About

Provided by Clayton Utz

The Clayton Utz Banking & Finance team offers a broad array of expertise, covering Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance, Property Finance, Project Finance, Asset Finance & Leasing, and more recently, Private Capital. The team has been involved in some of the most significant opportunities in the market, with its strength lying in its ability to operate both nationally and internationally. Senior partners based in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth bring significant experience from working throughout Asia, the US, and Europe.






Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance: Property Finance - Australia
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

Clayton 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.

Work Highlights

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  • Clayton Utz advised Goldman Sachs, as arranger and underwriter, and the lender syndicate on its AUD675 million multicurrency facilities to AUB, including for the acquisition of Tysers from Odyssey Investment Partners.

  • The firm also acted for National Australia Bank as agent and two bank syndicates in relation to the concurrent and linked refinancing of Spotlight's two existing retail and property syndicated facilities agreements.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alex Schlosser
2
Alex Schlosser
2
Band 2

Alex Schlosser offers expertise in both acquisition and corporate finance. His clientele includes private equity firms, major banks and corporate borrowers.

Kathy Santikos
2
Kathy Santikos
2
Band 2

Kathy Santikos enjoys a strong reputation for property finance work, particularly for matters involving cross-border aspects.

"Kathy has been able to drive negotiation results and pin down issues that lead to favourable outcomes. Kathy has always been responsive and considerate to the client's situation."

"She offers great service and outstanding commercial knowledge on risk allocation between financiers and borrowers."

Ranked Lawyers at
Clayton Utz

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Australia

Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance

Alex Schlosser
2
Alex Schlosser
2
Band 2
Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance

Alex Schlosser
3
Alex Schlosser
3
Band 3
Banking & Finance: Property Finance

Kathy Santikos
2
Kathy Santikos
2
Band 2

Members

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Alex Schlosser

Alex Schlosser

Head of Department

Andrew Jinks

Craig Hine

Dan Fitts

David Gerber

Graeme Tucker

Kate Casellas

Kate O'Donovan

Marcus Davenport

Mathew Daley

Peter Staciwa

Rohan Mishra

Sonia Goumenis

Steven Klimt

Vanessa Pallone

Industries

Provided by Clayton Utz

Acquisition & Leveraged Finance

Asset Finance & Leasing, Private Credit

Corporate Finance

Project Finance

Property Finance