Dan Fitts
Clayton Utz
Partner
Melbourne
Project Finance Lawyer of the Year and Structured Finance Lawyer of the Year
– Best Lawyers Australia
Overview
A specialist in corporate, acquisition, structured property and project finance, Dan advises lenders and borrowers on financing transactions across a wide range of industry sectors..
Dan also has extensive experience in Public Private Partnerships and major projects generally, acting for sponsors, lenders and governments across all sectors including transport, power and social infrastructure.
Notable Work
- Acting for the State of Victoria on all commercial road projects undertaken in the State, including CityLink, EastLink, Peninsula Link, East West Link, West Gate Tunnel and North East Link.
- Acting for VicGrid in relation to Victoria's participation in the Marinus Link Project.
- Acted for the lenders on the $16 billion privatisation of the Ausgrid NSW electricity distribution business.
- Acting for Pacific Alliance Group on the financing of their offshore investment funds.
- Acted for Hydro Tasmania on the Basslink Project and for its subsidiary Roaring 40s on windfarm projects at Woolnorth Bluff Point, Waterloo, Musselroe and Studland Bay.
- Acted for lenders to OZ Minerals, Energy Australia, Multinet Gas, Jemena, Abbott Point Coal Terminal, CitiPower and Powercor.
- Acted for a range of corporate borrowers on their debt facilities including Ridley Agriproducts, Murray River Organics, La Trobe University, Skilled Group, Spotless, Cotton On, Transpacific and Tatts Group.
- Acted for lenders on a range of corporate facilities including to Spotlight Group, Myer, Regis Aged Care, Pacific National, BlueScope, Nationwide Buslines, Sapphire Aged Care, Fresh Fields Aged Care and Gandel Group.
- Acted for lenders on a range of property sector acquisition and development transactions including ANZ headquarters at 163 Castlereagh St, NAB offices at 700 Bourke St, Melbourne Civic City Development and AXA Headquarters Development in Docklands Victoria and Myer Bourke St acquisition.
- Acted for the successful AquaSure Consortium on the Victorian Desalination Plant Project and the Exemplar Health Consortium on the Sunshine Coast University Hospital Project.
- Acting for the State of Victoria on the Royal Children's Hospital Project, New Bendigo Hospital Project, Ravenhall Prison Project, Victorian Correctional Infrastructure Project and Geelong Convention and Event Centre.
Insights
Gaps and barriers in the National Electricity Rules for Offshore Wind: insights from the AEMC
10 Feb 2025 | Article
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White Rock Wind Farm appeal: A turbulent tale of careful drafting and the need for context in contractual interpretation
4 Sep 2024 | Article
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Deposit, Coposit or no-posit? The question posited by today's lenders in Australia's housing market
5 Jun 2024 | Article
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Media release: Clayton Utz supports Development Victoria to deliver the Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre
19 Dec 2023 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz claims over 200 spots in The Best Lawyers in Australia and inaugural 'Ones to Watch' 2023 Editions
21 Apr 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Legal industry peers rate Clayton Utz highly in the latest Best Lawyers Australia list
29 Mar 2019 | Media Release
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Some PPSA registrations are about to expire ‒ don't get caught out
8 Jan 2019 | Article
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Clayton Utz features prominently among winners at the 2017 Australasian Law Awards
2 Jun 2017 | Media Release
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Clayton Utz projects receive high praise at the 2017 National Infrastructure Awards
19 May 2017 | Media Release
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