My expertise centres around:

• Property construction projects, including residential developments, commercial office, hotels, retail centres, industrial development and mixed-use
• Energy and resources and infrastructure projects, including mine expansion, alternative energy, port and rail
• Real estate and corporate financings, including corporate/REIT group and acquisition financings
• Mezzanine debt and preferred equity
• Equity joint ventures, co-funding arrangements and funds
• Inbound investment and structuring
• Special situations
• Debt restructurings and insolvency work-outs

Career highlights

• The Blackstone Group – advised on over $10billion of debt facilities to the Blackstone Group, including:
  
  • Project Silverback – advised the mandated lead arrangers on the $1.8billion refinance of four separate logistics portfolios managed by the Blackstone Group
  • Project Windsor – advised the syndicate of senior lenders on the $1.52billion acquisition by certain funds managed by the Blackstone Group of Sydney CBD officers towers from Scentre Group
  • Project Quartz - advised the mandated lead arrangers on $3.1billion on term and working capital facilities to the Blackstone Group for the proposed take-private of the Investa Office Fund
  • Qualitas BTR Fund - advised Qualitas on the establishment of its Build-to-Rent Impact Fund (Australia's first dedicated BTR debt platform), including the cornerstone commitment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation
  • Zenith Towers – advised a joint venture between Starwood Capital and Arrow Property Investments on $350million senior syndicated facilities and mezzanine facilities for the acquisition of the Zenith Centre, Chatswood
• REIT take-privates:
  
  • Propertylink - advised the syndicate of senior lenders on the $1.187billion takeover and take private of the Propertylink Group by ESR Real Estate (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • Charter Hall Office REIT – advised the lending consortium on $1billion in syndicated facilities
  • ING Industrial Fund – advised the lending consortium on $1.1billion syndicated facilities for the $2.5 billion takeover of the ING Industrial Fund
• Cliffbrook Capital – advised on all aspects of Cliffbrook Capital's innovative A/B loan structure, including:
  
  • $255million facilities to LaSalle Asia Fund for the acquisition of 323 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
  • $336million facilities to the Blackstone Group for its acquisition of a 50% interest in 60 Margaret Street, Sydney
• Alternative capital providers – I regularly advise Qualitas; Gresham; Blackstone, Cliffbrook Capital, Phoenix Property Investors, BlackRock, Arrow Property Investments, MaxCap; Fortress and others on alternative capital loans, equity joint ventures, capital raisings, loan-on-loan structures and repos
• GIC Real Estate – helped establish over $2billion of real estate funds
• Rothesay Life – worked on the $192million monetisation of the NSW Government ground lease for the Darling Quarter precinct
• Circular Quay Tower – guided Ping An Real Estate, in its acquisition of a 50% interest in a joint venture with Mitsubishi and Lendlease, to develop a landmark tower at Circular Quay
• Developers – I regularly advise Sekisui House, PAYCE, Crown Group, Qualitas; Thirdi Group, Milligan Group; Toga, Resimax Group and others on construction financings, development joint ventures and structuring
• City Square Tower – advised on $550million syndicated construction and term facilities to Brookfield (Multiplex Group) for construction of the City Square Tower in Perth
• GVK Power & Infrastructure – worked on a US$1.25billion facility for the acquisition of interests in the Kevin’s Corner and Alpha Coal projects
• Export Development Canada – advised in relation to export credit it provided (via reinsurance arrangements) in connection with Brookfield Rail’s $US882million combined project and corporate financing, to fund the expansion program for its track infrastructure in midwest Western Australia

Education
BBUS (Banking & Finance), LLB (HONS)

• FINSights | Non-bank lending driving innovation
  

  Demand for capital coupled with tighter lending conditions from major banks is driving the growth of alternative sources of lending. We explore how borrowers and investors are taking advantage of innovative lending solutions to access capital.

   

• MinterEllison advises on $1bn fund for delivering green build-to-rent housing
  

  MinterEllison has acted for Qualitas on the establishment of the A$1billion Qualitas Build-to-Rent Impact Fund (the Fund) which will finance the construction and management of energy efficient, low emissions build-to-rent residential buildings in Australia.