Valemus: advised Bilfinger Berger SE (a listed German constructions and services company) on the sale of its Australian construction and services businesses (Abigroup, Baulderstone and Bilfinger Berger Services) to Lend Lease. (Deal value in excess of A$1.1 billion).
Cochlear Sale & Joint Venture Transactions: advised Cochlear in relation to a range of mergers and acquisitions, including Cochlear's acquisition of Entific Medical Systems SA for approximately A$200 million; Cochlear's acquisition of Crystalaid Manufacturing for approximately A$25 million; Cochlear's joint ventures with Siemens and Phonak for the development of new components and hearing devices; and advised Cochlear on its initial public share offer and float on the Australian Stock Exchange (with a market capitalisation now of approximately $4.0 billion).
Colt Engineering Sale: advised the owners of Colt Engineering (a Canadian based engineering consulting firm) on their sale of Colt Engineering to Worley Parsons (an ASX listed company) for approximately A$1.13 billion. The sale involved a mixture of cash and exchangeable shares.
Infrastructure Capital Group: advised ICG on its acquisition of a 30% interest in a 320MW gas fired power station in Kwinane, Western Australia.
Health care (not yet announced): advising a client on its proposed acquisition of a global business. (Deal value approx A$3.1 billion).
Petbarn: advised the founding investors on the restructure of the Petbarn group in Australia and NZ and the subsequent 40% investment by TPG and Petco in the Petbarn group (valuing the group at approximately A$95 million).
Sumitomo: advised Sumitomo on its acquisition of a 70% interest in a 320MW gas fired power station in Kwinana, Western Australia.
Vietnam power projects: advising two international energy utilities on new power stations to be constructed in South East Asia.
