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Debt Finance

We provide legal expertise and support to our clients across a broad spectrum of financing transactions.

Acquisition finance, corporate lending, private credit and fund financing expertise.

Our team is experienced on a wide range of financing, with experience acting for both sponsors and lenders. Although a domestic firm, our key lawyers have practised in other jurisdictions and are up to date with the latest developments in financing transactions. We understand the different commercial drivers in a financing transaction, and we focus on delivering the desired commercial outcomes for our client.

Our debt finance team is led by Livia Li who has a wide range of banking and finance experience across multiple jurisdictions (Australia and UK) obtained from her time at leading international firms, with a particular focus on acquisition finance and fund finance.

Senior Debt Finance Lawyers

Financing transactions

Our expertise includes:

  • Acquisition on leveraged finance – advising on debt aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions, leveraged and management buyouts, structuring advice and competitive bid financing.
  • Corporate lending – we often act for our corporate clients with respect to their transactional facilities, working capital facilities, investment grade facilities and secured facilities.
  • Fund financing – we are highly experienced in this area and have acted for lenders and sponsors in this sector. Our team is familiar with both domestic and offshore fund structures and can assist with all aspects of fund financing, including subscription financing and NAV financing
  • Property financing – commercial property acquisitions, hotel financing, development and construction financing, residential developments, and portfolio financing
  • Mezzanine financing and Holdco financing – mezzanine and other subordinated financing and inter-creditor issues.

Financing transactions

Our expertise includes:

  • Acquisition on leveraged finance – advising on debt aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions, leveraged and management buyouts, structuring advice and competitive bid financing.
  • Corporate lending – we often act for our corporate clients with respect to their transactional facilities, working capital facilities, investment grade facilities and secured facilities.
  • Fund financing – we are highly experienced in this area and have acted for lenders and sponsors in this sector. Our team is familiar with both domestic and offshore fund structures and can assist with all aspects of fund financing, including subscription financing and NAV financing
  • Property financing – commercial property acquisitions, hotel financing, development and construction financing, residential developments, and portfolio financing
  • Mezzanine financing and Holdco financing – mezzanine and other subordinated financing and inter-creditor issues.