S&C’s U.S. legal practice in Australia and New Zealand covers a wide variety of capital markets transactions, corporate transactions, project financings and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, we provide advice on regulatory and corporate governance matters and also assist in the handling of litigation and investigations. For more on our Australia and New Zealand practice, click any link at the top of the right column.

Together, our Melbourne and Sydney offices serve more than 80 clients in Australia and New Zealand, which include many of the region’s major corporations, commercial banks and governmental issuers. Our client base comes from a broad variety of sectors, including resources, banking and finance, retail, telecommunications, property, insurance, industrial and commercial, energy, leisure, infrastructure, and investment and financial services.

Our Australasian practice has been recognized for our significant work in the region and we regularly advise on award-winning deals. Recent deals on which we have advised which have been recognized as deals of the year include:

AGL Energy – Alinta

$5.2 billion merger accomplished by separate schemes of arrangement, 2006
Counsel on U.S. legal aspects
Energy and Resources Deal of the Year, ALB Australasian Law Awards

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

$2 billion extendible notes offering, 2005
Counsel to ANZ Bank
Best International Bond, Australia Deals of the Year, Asiamoney

Fortescue Metals

A$ 3.23 billion high-yield financing, 2006
Counsel to the underwriters
Asia-Pacific Mining Deal of the Year 2006, Project Finance

SP AusNet

$1.4 billion stapled securities (IPO), 2005
U.S. counsel to issuer and selling shareholder
Equity Market Deal of the Year, ALB Australasian Law Awards
Deals of the Year, Asian-Counsel

Telstra Corporation Ltd.

$12.2 billion equity sale and privatization, 2006
Counsel to Telstra on U.S. law
Deals of the Year, Asian-Counsel
Australian Deal of the Year and Equity Market Deal of the Year, ALB Australasian Law Awards