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MinterEllison has advised Generation Development Group Limited, a diversified financial services group, on its fully underwritten $155.3 million capital raising. MinterEllison has advised Generation Development Group Limited, a diversified financial services group, on its fully underwritten $155.3 million capital raising
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Climate and sustainability risk governance needs to be elevated further on boards. MinterEllison Partner and Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, Sarah Barker, has been appointed joint Chair of a World Economic Forum key climate governance body, the Climate Governance Community of Experts (CGCoE). Her co-chair is Associate Prof Dr Simon Learmount from University of Cambridge Judge Business School
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Leading law firm MinterEllison has advised Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) on designing and implementing its second Victorian Renewable Energy Target reverse auction program (VRET2). The program provides investment certainty in the construction of new energy generation projects. VRET2 aims to ensure that 40% of the State's electricity generation comes from renewable sources by 2025 and 50% by 2030
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MinterEllison advised the Victorian Government on the VicRoads Modernisation project, announced last week. MinterEllison is proud to have assisted the Victorian government to deliver this important project for the benefit of all Victorians. Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas and Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll last week announced the outcome of the 15-month VicRoads Modernisation process
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Ena Respiratory Pty Ltd has received $32 million investment backed by Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation, Brandon Capital and Uniseed towards a nasal spray that could assist in the treatment of COVID-19. MinterEllison has advised Ena Respiratory Pty Ltd, an investee company of the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund managed by Brandon Capital, on its demerger and transformative funding round for the development of its INNA-051 spray
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After months of rigorous negotiations with the winning consortium, The Hon. Martin Foley, Minister for Health, has signed the contracts that will deliver the $1.5 billion new Footscray Hospital Project. The new Footscray Hospital will support the increasing demand from Melbourne’s booming western suburbs, ensuring families can get the care they need close to home. This is the largest ever health infrastructure investment in the state's history
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The UK government has appointed MinterEllison (Australia) and MinterEllisonRuddWatts (New Zealand) in partnership with UK firm, Hogan Lovells, to advise on the negotiations of the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand free trade agreements. “Both trade agreements are top priorities for the UK government, and will boost trade and strengthen investment post Brexit between long standing 'friends' and like-minded economies
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In a positive sign that COVID-19 restrictions are not adversely affecting the completion of deals, the sale of 75% of Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre in Brisbane has successfully completed. MinterEllison advised US based investment manager, Nuveen Global on the sale to existing co-owner YFG Shopping Centres Pty Ltd as trustee for the Fu Family Trust for $285 million. The deal was negotiated in March 2020, just prior to the commencement of COVID-19 restrictions and settled on 12 May 2020
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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. The Fund is the first property debt fund in Australia to elevate its minimum sustainability criteria into its investment criteria, as well as being Australia's first dedicated build-to-rent debt platform
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Peel Business Park, the catalyst for the Transform Peel program, will be a 1,000-hectare estate and the new home of agri-innovation in Western Australia. In addition to creating a large number of jobs, it is predicted that the microgrid will offer businesses in the Peel Business Park an energy cost saving of around 30 percent
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MinterEllison has advised Vitalharvest on the A$185 million IPO of the Vitalharvest Freehold Trust on the ASX. The Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (ASX:VTH) owns one of Australia's largest aggregations of citrus and berry farms, which are split over approximately 3,700 hectares and 130 property titles located across New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia. Vitalharvest's properties have been independently valued at $238
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Announced at a gala dinner in Shanghai on Thursday, 17 May 2018, MinterEllison was awarded the AustCham Westpac Australia China Business Award (ACBA) in the Professional and Business Services Category for the second consecutive year. For 25 years, the AustCham Westpac ACBA's have been recognising Australian and Chinese companies working together in the Greater China region. Finalists in the Professional and Business Services Category included King & Wood Mallesons, Moelis Australia, L.E.K
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MinterEllison advised global private equity leader Bain Capital and childcare operator Only About Children which, prior to the deal, operated 44 campuses across Melbourne and Sydney. US-based Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms with over $95 billion in assets under management, has a team of more than 200 professionals investing across asset classes including private equity, public equity and venture capital
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Mobile service reseller, ASX-listed amaysim Australia Limited, has announced a binding agreement to acquire Australia's first online energy retailer Click Energy for A$120 million. The consideration will comprise A$80 million cash and A$40 million of scrip. MinterEllison acted for the lead arranger, CBA, on the syndicated facilities to fund the acquisition and to refinance amaysim's existing facilities with Optus
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Japanese heavy machinery manufacturer Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd (Hitachi) has acquired H-E Parts International LLC and H-E Parts Australian Holdings LLC (collectively H-E Parts). H-E Parts provides solution services to the mining, quarrying, heavy construction, and materials processing. It develops, manufactures, sells and repairs aftermarket parts for, among others, mining and construction machines in Australia, USA and other markets
