Capital Markets: Debt

Clayton Utz maintains a pace-setting team renowned for its outstanding securitisation practice, with extensive experience advising banks and financial institutions on new asset classes and securitisation structures. The capital markets team is well versed in an array of equity and debt transactions, including secondary raisings and kangaroo bonds. The legal team acts for both issuers and underwriters on IPOs, with a recent track record advising on many of the highest-value ASX listings. It is considered a go-to firm by technology companies for equity raisings. The department's key clients include Tianqi Lithium Corporation and Openpay Group.

"The firm demonstrates excellent knowledge of technical areas of law and a deep understanding of the regulatory climate."

"Clayton Utz has the highest capability in dealing with technical matters overlaid with strong commercial acumen."

Clayton Utz acted for Tianqi Lithium Corporation on its USD1.7 billion IPO and secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The firm also advised RACV Finance on establishing a new securitisation programme, including its inaugural two warehouse trusts funded by two senior bank lenders.

Andrew Jinks has a wealth of experience representing securitisation sponsors and frequently assists clients with regard to a variety of matters, including warehouse securitisation funding and RMBS issuances.

Sonia Goumenis is highly regarded as a leader for securitisation in Australia, often acting for clients on warehouse transactions and asset-based securities mandates. "Sonia is awesome. She is a very good lawyer, but more so has a great sense of the commercial issues and risks we're addressing. She is innovative, and outcome and solution-oriented."

Stuart Byrne leads Clayton Utz's capital markets group and is well recognised in the industry, frequently acting for clients on major IPOs. He counts major corporates and banks among his clientele. "He is an excellent ECM practitioner who understands market practice very well and has a deep knowledge of investment bank policies and preferences when undertaking ECM transactions. He is very good at explaining concepts to our commercial team."

Brendan Groves is an experienced equity capital markets specialist and often acts for underwriters and corporates in relation to IPOs and listings on the ASX. He also has experience in capital raisings and venture funding. "Brendan Groves is excellent. He is really attentive to client needs, is an expert in his field and deals very well with deal teams."