
AED Oil Group - representing international counterparties in a series of complex transactions arising out of the administration of this producer in the Timor Sea.
Australian Growth: Advised the administrators in the restructure of master plantation schemes with approximately 1500 investors. This was awarded the ALB Restructuring and Insolvency Deal of 2006
Australian Zircon Group: Acting for the administrators in the recapitalisation of this zircon mining and processing group of companies to be achieved through the injection of funds sourced out of Europe and the engagement of some other corporate actions.
Albidon Nickel: Acted for the administrator in the recapitalisation by an inbound Chinese investor of this group of companies with projects based in Zambia and other parts of Africa.
Epic Energy: acted for a Bank (and other syndicate members) on the Dampier - Bunbury Pipeline matters.
Henry Walker Eltin: acted for the administrator in aspects of the reconstruction of the HWE group of companies.
Monarch Group: acting for the deed administrators in the recapitalisation of the Monarch Group of gold mining, processing and distribution companies via a series of deeds of company arrangement and creditors trust deed.
Monto Minerals: for the administrators in the recapitalisation of this group by way of deed of company arrangement
Sons of Gwalia: acting for the incoming purchasing consortium (RCF, Goldman Sachs, Fortress and others) in the contested purchase of assets from the administrators of the SOG group of companies
Managed Investment Schemes: acting on a number of reconstructions (mostly confidential) of a number of MIS across the wine, timber and clothing industries. Public appointments on ARK/Rewards Group, Australian Growth, Great Southern and Timbercorp
Recapitalisations via VA (others): Western Kingfish, Cape Range Wireless, Grosvenor Gold, Global Seafoods, Kingstream
Restructures (confidential): power and utilities, natural power, oil and gas, nickel (bondholders), mineral sands, engineering, agriculture, silver
Schemes of Arrangement: Bankwest/HBOS, Anaconda $300m scheme of arrangement with bondholders. Other schemes include AWE/Arc, Anatolia/Avoca, Bankwest/HBOS, Bank Queensland/Home Building Society, Home/Statewest, Ranger/Perilya, Central Norseman, Aquarius and Taipan.
Tax Controversy matters: clients include Mitsui Australia, Sinopec Australia, Tronox group, Resources Capital Funds, other parties involved in ongoing confidential disputes with State and Commonwealth revenue agencies.
Insolvency Practitioners: acts for all major insolvency practitioners and workout teams in external administrations involving receivers, administrators and liquidators across a range of industries, typically in complex reconstructions or recoveries.