Reconciliation is about unity and respect between Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous Australians. The process of reconciliation
is an ongoing journey and involves commitment and collaboration, and we believe
that reconciliation is important to our people, clients, community and Australia’s
future.
As a firm, our strategic focus is on working with individuals and key
organisations to build relationships and assist in creating opportunities
through education and employment.
Under this year’s NAIDOC Week theme ‘Let’s work together for a shared future‘ Gadens has participated in
a number of activities that support participation in that shared future.
A number of our team members attended the 2019 NAIDOC Academic panel
held at Bond University, inspired by a panel of speakers who discussed issues
of reconciliation and recognition. A thought-provoking discussion was had on the
Uluru Statement and truth-telling
complemented with soulful music by Budjerah Slab. Though our connection with Bond University,
in August, our partner Brad Marland will participate in the Yarning Up 2019
tour of the Torres Straights Islands with the aim to develop a deeper, more
personal understanding of Indigenous culture.
We welcomed Noel Niddrie a Kamilaroi Darug man who is dedicated to
improving the lives of First Australians to a morning tea this week. Noel
is uniquely qualified as one of Australia’s leading Indigenous communications
practitioners with almost two decades of experience as an Indigenous
communications specialist.
Noel observed that over the 65,000
years of Indigenous occupation of this country, there will be no place in
Australia that hasn’t been touched at some time by the foot of an earlier
occupant. He challenged us all to take a few moments sometime this week to
stop, pause and reflect, as we stand in our garden, or a park, or on the
street, and think about someone who may have been there previously and the life
they led before the first contact with white settlers.
Neville Jetta is a Melbourne Demons AFL Club player who is passionate
about giving back to the community, Neville joined us for afternoon tea, leaving
the team inspired by ideas of how we can participate in conversations that
drive positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Taking us on his journey from Bunbury WA to key defender in the
Melbourne Football Club’s backline, leveraging his sense of equality on the
football field, Neville spoke candidly of the challenges faced by Aboriginal
Australians, and left us all inspired with ideas on how we can use our voices
to participate in conversations that support the process of reconciliation.
Work Shadow High School Students, Erica Accoom and Jean Fenwick visited
the Queensland Law Society with their mentors Blake Morrow and Kathryn Dorante.
The purpose of the visit was to meet with the Reconciliation Action Plan
Coordinator at the Queensland Law Society, Josh Apanui, to discuss how the
Queensland Law Society and Gadens can work together on the ongoing process of
reconciliation.
Later
in the month, the team looks forward to the end of winter internship
presentations, where Judge Jarro will join us as a guest speaker. Judge Jarro
is one of only two Indigenous judges currently presiding over an Australian
courtroom.
The team are also attending a family fun day on Friday 12 July at Musgrave Park. The day will showcase aspects of Indigenous Australian culture and heritage across various mediums of performing arts, traditional foods, arts and crafts, to contemporary aspects promoted by Australian Indigenous Entrepreneurs www.musgraveparkffd.com.  
Recently,
Gadens in Brisbane launched its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan, which was
endorsed by Reconciliation Australia on 3 June 2019. Gadens has been a
longstanding supporter of the ongoing process of reconciliation with Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and Gadens has now formally implemented
that support with endorsement by Reconciliation Australia of a Reflect
Reconciliation Action Plan.
The
keynote speaker at the launch was Sammy Leone. Gadens provided a contribution
to Sammy to assist with the fantastic work that Sammy and his team at The Boss
Boxing are doing with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in
the north of Brisbane.

Key relationships
While NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate the history, culture
and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Gadens has a
number of initiatives that work towards reconciliation throughout the year:
Career Trackers
The CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program is a national
non-profit with the goal of creating pathways and support systems for Indigenous
young adults to attend and graduate from university with high marks, industry
experience and bright futures.
Gadens has been maintaining its Indigenous internship program
for nearly 10 years and became one of the first signatories to the
CareerTrackers 10×10 program, which commits signatories to a 10-year
partnership with CareerTrackers, and creates internship opportunities for Indigenous
students and graduates across the private sector. Since supporting
CareerTrackers 24 interns have completed rotations at Gadens.
As part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations, we were joined by these
alumni and our current interns for a networking event. In addition, Kathryn
Dorante and Blake Morrow mentored high school students during NAIDOC Week as
part of the CareerTrackers Shadowing Mentor Experience.
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH)
Gadens formed a partnership with the Institute for Urban Indigenous
Health. IUIH leads the planning, development and delivery of comprehensive
primary health care services to the Indigenous population of South East
Queensland. IUIH operates the high successfully Deadly Choices program, which
empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to make healthy choices
for themselves and their families.
Former Origin Greats Partnership (FOGS)
Gadens is the Official Legal Partner of FOGS supporting both
Indigenous law interns and local Indigenous artists by working closely with the
ARTIE Academy run by FOGS. The Academy assists to ‘close the gap’ in
educational outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and
their non-Indigenous peers.
Gadens Art Challenge
During the ‘Gadens Art Challenge’ held in partnership with
the Museum of Brisbane the Museum recording the most donations ever received
from a fundraising campaign. In addition, Gadens has matched dollar-for-dollar
all appeal donations up to the total value of $20,000. As a result, the Museum
purchasing artwork by leading Indigenous artist Judy Watson’s (Water Dragon
2011), which beautifully maps the Brisbane River flooding and explores its
impact on the contemporary city, but also the memory of water and its
connection to Country.
Many Rivers Microfinance
Gadens partners with Many Rivers, a not-for-profit
organisation that facilitates micro-enterprise development for marginalised and
disadvantaged people, and who concentrates on remote, regional and rural areas
and 25% of their current client base are Indigenous.
Many Rivers has supported 1656 new or expanding businesses
to September 2018, including 314 new businesses in the 18 financial year, and 54%
of businesses supported to date are currently operational. The survival rate of
Many Rivers supported businesses is identical or higher than to the national
average for small businesses.
First Nations Media Australia
Gadens has partnered with First Nations Media Australia
(previously called IRCA) – the peak body for First Nations not-for-profit
broadcasting, media and communications. We are proud of the support we have
provided to them as they protect and celebrate Indigenous stories, languages
and voices.
About Gadens
Gadens is a preeminent, independent Australian law firm
which operates in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. The firm has 80
partners and over 630 staff. With a history dating back to 1847, Gadens is renowned for
providing outstanding client service, innovative solutions and value.
Contact
Russell Fox
Head of Business Development and
Marketing | Gadens [email protected] | T
+61 3 9612 8285 | M +61 415 500 753

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Gadens is pleased to announce the establishment of a new Adelaide office, launching a refreshed look to our services in South Australia.
This consolidates the firm’s national footprint, enabling Gadens to better service the needs of its large financial services and real estate industry client base, as well as facilitating local opportunities for our other corporate and commercial clients.
“This move in South Australia comes about through a streamlining of our national structure, which allows us to focus on providing our clients with the outstanding service levels they have come to expect from Gadens”, said National Chairman, Paul Spiro.
The Adelaide office is headed by partner Fidelis McGarrigan, a banking and finance specialist with widespread commercial and civil litigation experience in the South Australian market.
This move is part of a broader strategy that saw Gadens in Sydney relocate in June 2019. Our Melbourne office will be relocating to Collins Arch at the beginning of 2020.

Office details
Level 1
333 King William Street
Adelaide SA 5000
+61 8 8456 2433
[email protected]

Contact
Marty Rowen
Director, Business Development & Marketing
+61 7 3231 1603
[email protected]

About Gadens
Gadens is a leading independent Australian national law firm with over 630 people, including over 80 partners. The firm regularly undertakes highly complex legal matters for a wide range of clients from our offices located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. These include major Australian and multi-national organisations – Gadens is advisor to more than a quarter of the Top 200 companies listed on the ASX – as well as other corporate and institutional investors.
Highly regarded for specialist, market-leading practices, Gadens works with clients across a number of industry specialisations. Our significant breadth and depth of expertise encompasses banking and finance, corporate advisory and tax, dispute resolution, employment advisory, government, intellectual property and technology, private clients, property and construction, planning and environment and recovery and insolvency.
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Gadens is delighted to celebrate
the following recent senior appointments and promotions:
Amanda Bennie, Chief Information OfficerFidelis McGarrigan, Partner, Banking & Finance Hazel McDwyer, Partner, Intellectual PropertyKerry Awerbuch, Partner, Intellectual PropertyRenae Suttor, Partner, Banking & FinanceSean Huggins, Special Counsel, PropertyZoe Bare, Special Counsel, Corporate Advisory
In addition, the
following people have been promoted into Senior Associate roles:
Biya Sun, TaxKier Svendsen, DisputesMatthew Watt, Corporate AdvisorySteven Wambeek, Corporate AdvisoryTamie Duncan-Bible, Health & Aged Care
“These senior appointments further enhance our capabilities to offer clients an exceptional and outstanding service,” says Grant Scott-Hayward, Chief Executive Officer. “Each of these amazing people reinforce the depth of expertise, dedication and extensive experience we have at Gadens. They reflect hard work, commitment and dedication for the benefit of our clients and the firm.”
“Gadens is proud to have people of such high calibre, with an incredible passion for what they do and helping our clients succeed. We are excited about the valuable contributions they will each continue to make in servicing our clients and advancing Gadens as a preeminent, independent firm.”
About Gadens
Gadens is a preeminent, independent Australian law firm with offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The firm has 80 partners and over 630 staff. With a history dating back to 1847, Gadens is renowned for providing outstanding client service, innovative solutions and value.
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This is an important announcement for shareholders in Quintis
Limited.
Two separate class actions have been commenced in the Federal
Court of Australia seeking compensation for shareholders of Quintis
Limited.  The two class actions are the EXCEL TEXEL Class Action and the
DAVIS Class Action.
The Court has ordered that an OPT OUT NOTICE be issued to group
members (i.e. Quintis Limited shareholders) in both the EXCEL TEXEL Class Action
and the DAVIS Class Action.  The OPT OUT NOTICE contains important
information about your legal rights, including your right to choose which of
the Class Actions you wish to participate in (or to OPT OUT of both if you do
not wish to participate in either Class Action).
There are two forms of OPT OUT NOTICE which are accessible via our dedicated website you can access by clicking here. The two forms of OPT OUT NOTICE are:
STANDARD OPT OUT NOTICE DUAL REGISTRANT OPT OUT NOTICE
If you have ALREADY REGISTERED YOUR
INTEREST IN BOTH the EXCEL TEXEL Class Action and the DAVIS Class Action by
contacting both Piper Alderman AND Gadens (or Bannister Law, a firm of
solicitors previously involved in the Excel Texel Class Action) then the DUAL
REGISTRANT OPT OUT NOTICE applies to you. You should read the notice carefully
as you must take action to choose which Class Action (if any) you wish to
participate in on or before the deadline on 6 AUGUST 2019.
For ALL OTHER group members (i.e.
Quintis Limited shareholders) you should read the STANDARD OPT OUT NOTICE
carefully and take appropriate action on or before the deadline on 6 AUGUST
2019.
If you have any questions about the
OPT OUT NOTICES or the information contained in them, you should contact the
independent barrister appointed by the Court, Mr Caspar Conde, on +61 (02) 9151
2058 or by email to [email protected].
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Celebrating its 19th year the Australian Law Awards, in partnership with UNSW Law, is the pinnacle of award programs for the nation’s legal professionals, recognising individual, team and firm excellence in law, from the profession’s most senior ranks to its rising stars.
The finalist list, which was announced on 24 June, features over 350 high-achieving law professionals across 37 categories.
When the finalists were announced four of Gadens teams were recognised, two firm programs and one of our senior associates. 
Banking and Finance – Team of the Year
As the team that continues to advise on the full gamut of banking and finance matters, Gadens was selected, based on a submission that detailed matters from residential lending, commercial and business banking through to property and construction finance, syndicated facilities, subordinated and mezzanine financings. The team highlighted their unique support to banks through a residential home loans practice as well as a restructuring and recoveries practice also detailing their substantial team strength and unique use of technology.
Commercial – Team of the Year
Gadens’ Corporate Advisory and Commercial team is one of the fastest growing in Australia and is recognised for delivering excellent technical advice in a commercial and practical manner in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general commercial matters. With too many matters to mention, the team showcased their experience by focussing on their support to key industries: financial services, property, agribusiness and food, drink and hospitality.
Transaction – Team of the Year
As specialists in mid-market transactions, our reputation is founded on the high calibre of our lawyers coupled with the strength of our client relationships with a range of Australian and International public and private corporations, private equity & investment funds and ‘high-net-worth’ individuals. This team was able to feature a number of its successful transactions to demonstrate expertise for clients such as Made Group, Tipple, Marand Precision Engineering and Viva Leisure.
Property – Team of the Year
One of Australia’s leading property law practices with particular expertise in supporting our clients from ‘concept to completion’, Gadens Property Team is a finalist because of their outstanding work which comes by working in-step with clients, throughout the life-cycle of their development. Balancing the rewards of development, with increasing risks that increasing regulation in the property sector brings. Being able to highlight the work the team has completed on Collins Arch was a highlight, as Melbourne prepares to move into their new space.
Pro Bono Program of the Year
A strategy embedded in culture was the focus of the Pro Bono Program submission, which sees Gadens a finalist for the program of the year. Across the firm, there has been an incredible amount of work completed through our pro bono program and our submission focussed on what makes our program unique, and highly effective. Through the selection of grassroots, high-impact programs and the concentration of efforts through flagship projects.
Employee Program of the Year
Gadens’ Employee Program is unique and we believe successful because many of its components are employee-led and employee-driven initiatives. Our submission focussed on the shared successes of this program.
Senior Associate of the Year
Susan Sumars is a finalist, for her work as an impressive banking and finance lawyer, alongside her substantial support for the firm’s Pro Bono efforts.

The winners will be announced at a five-star gala dinner on Friday, 9 August at The Star Sydney.
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Gadens has advised Viva Leisure Ltd on its $20
million initial public offering (IPO) and its successful listing on the
Australian Securities Exchange.
Viva Leisure Ltd operates in the health and leisure
industry, with an expanding footprint of gymnasiums along the Eastern seaboard
with over 30 clubs in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and
Victoria, supporting over 42,000 members.
Requiring a group restructure to bring numerous
operating entities under a new holding company, the Gadens team worked closely
with the management team at Viva Leisure Ltd, to implement a due diligence
system, advise on the content requirements for the prospectus and legal matters
arising in connection with the offer and the due diligence process. The IPO was
extended to institutional investors in Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
When issues with regulators were raised the team at
Gadens supported a resolution and coordinated all aspects of the ASX listing
application.
To ensure due diligence, the Corporate team at
Gadens called on specialists within property, employment and banking to support
successful delivery.
“Gadens has a strong commitment to supporting passionate and successful private businesses and was delighted to leverage its capital markets expertise to support Viva Leisure to its successful listing”, says Jol Rogers, Gadens’ partner who led the team.
Deal value: Over AUD $20
million raised with AUD $52.6 million market capitalisation on listing.
Deal area: Corporate
Practice groups involved: Corporate, Employment Advisory, Property and Banking & Finance.
Key team members: Gadens
partner Jol Rogers led the IPO process with partner Jeremy Smith. They were
supported by a team including Melissa Phillips (Senior Associate) and William
Zhang (Lawyer). Partner Brett Feltham supported on specialist employment
requirements. 
Deal significance: Jeremy Smith commented: “It was a pleasure working with the Viva team on its IPO. Viva is an agile and innovative business. Viva’s energetic management team, excellent systems and member focus make it well placed to continue its highly successful growth strategy”.
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Gadens advised The Citadel Group Limited (Citadel) on its acquisition of 100% of
the shares in Noventus Pty Ltd (Noventus).
Noventus is a private multi-disciplinary company
specialising in servicing the defence, government, telecommunication and
transportation sectors with capabilities that include, systems integration and
software development, systems engineering, integrated logistics support and
project management.
Successfully acquiring Noventus enables Citadel to
increase the scale of its defence and national security service offering . Importantly, the acquisition provides Citadel with a
panel access to a number of niche procurement environments, placing it in a
strong position to win further significant Government Enterprise Information
Management contracts over time.
Commenting on the transaction, Jeremy Smith said: “We are delighted to have assisted our long-standing client, The Citadel Group, on its successful acquisition of Noventus, which reinforces its position as a leading supplier to the defence and national security sector”.
Deal area: Corporate
Practice groups involved: Corporate
Key team members: Jeremy Smith
(Partner, Corporate Advisory), Steven Wambeek (Associate, Corporate Advisory),
Kaleb Cox (Lawyer, Corporate Advisory), Christopher Borghesi (Lawyer, Corporate
Advisory) with specialist support from Siobhan Mulcahy (Partner, Employment)
and Emma Moran (Senior Associate, Employment).
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Gadens has advised ING Bank (Australia) Limited on the
financing arrangements for AEW Capital Management LP’s purchase of the $200m
commercial office building located at 31 Queen Street, Melbourne.
The 27-storey commercial office is located in the heart of
Melbourne’s CBD comprising over 19,000sqm of commercial space.
Gadens was engaged to advise in relation to all aspects of
the financing including drafting the finance documents and undertaking a review
of the property due diligence.
Firms involved: Gadens (acted for the financier, ING Bank (Australia)
Limited), Baker McKenzie (acted for the purchaser, AEW Capital Management LP),
King & Wood Mallesons (acted for the vendor, Challenger Life CDI Nominees
Pty Ltd).
Deal value: In excess of $200m
Deal area: Banking & Finance
Practice groups involved: Banking & Finance, Property
Key team members: Gadens Partner Renae Suttor (Banking & Finance) led
the team, assisted by Rebecca Ferraro (Lawyer, Banking & Finance) and Emily
Baker (Senior Associate, Property).
Deal significance:
US-based AEW Capital Management is one of the largest
real estate investment managers in the world. The acquisition contributes to
AEW Capital Management’s growing Australian property portfolio and continues the
strong trend of foreign investment into Australian real estate.

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Gadens is proud to announce that 57 of our Partners and Lawyers have been nominated in the 2020 Best Lawyers Awards across 42 different areas of law.
We are delighted to have the following people ranked:
Adam Walker – Corporate Law and Intellectual Property LawAndrew Denehy – Construction / Infrastructure LawAndrew Kennedy – Real Property LawAntoine Pace – Competition Law, Education Law and Information Technology LawArchie Smith – Real Property LawBiljana Apostolova – Education LawBrad Allen – Banking and Finance LawChris Ludescher – Franchise LawClare Miller – Commercial LawCraig Green – Financial InstitutionsDaniel Middleton – Real Property LawDavid Coombes – Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Oil & Gas Law and Superannuation LawDavid Smith – Gaming Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Privacy and Data Security LawDonna Bartlett – Privacy and Data Security LawDoug Goodman – Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, and Mergers and Acquisitions LawDoug Scobie – Government PracticeElliot Raleigh – Banking and Finance Law, and Structured Finance LawGail Black – Leasing LawGary Koh – Real Property Law Gavin Forrest – Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Defamation and Media Law, and Product Liability LitigationGerard O’Hara – LitigationGlenn McGowan QC – Biotechnology LawGuy Edgecombe – Insolvency and Reorganization LawIan Dixon – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employee Benefits Law, and Shipping & Maritime LawJasmina Bradonjic – Real Property LawJason Walker – Family LawJeremy Smith – Health & Aged Care LawJim Demack – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction / Infrastructure Law, and Litigation Jodylee Bartal – Family LawJol Rogers – Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Equity Capital Markets Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions LawKathy Merrick – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Government Practice, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and LitigationKerry Awerbuch – Intellectual Property LawLionel Hogg – Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Mining Law, and Oil & Gas LawLouise Rhodes – Insolvency and Reorganization LawLui Scipioni – Leasing Law and Real Property LawMalcolm Watson – Real Property LawMark Woolley – Leasing Law and Real Property LawMatthew Raven – Leasing Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, and Real Property LawMeg Lee – Land Use and Zoning Law, and Planning and Environmental LawMichael Bampton – Construction / Infrastructure LawMichael Owens – Commercial Law and Corporate LawPatrick Walsh – Government Practice and LitigationPaul Spiro – Project Finance and Development Practice, and Real Property LawPeter Poulos – Government Practice and Tax LawRichard Partridge – Venture Capital LawRobert Hinton – Alternative Dispute Resolution and Insolvency and Reorganization LawRobert Tracy – Mergers and Acquisitions LawRomana Duthie – Real Property LawRose Lockie – Family LawSabine Phillips – Retirement Villages and Senior Living LawScott Couper – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and  LitigationShanna Livingstone – Leasing LawSimon Theodore – International Arbitration and LitigationStephen Moulton – Commercial Law and Real Property LawSteven Troeth – Employee Benefits LawSusan Forrest – Insolvency and Reorganization LawTony Greenaway – Leasing Law and Real Property Law

Additionally, we are proud to have Jodylee Bartal (Family Law) and Mark Woolley (Leasing Law) ranked as a ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in their respective categories.
Congratulations to all!

For more information please contact:Russell FoxHead of Business Development & MarketingTel: +61 3 9612 8285Email: [email protected]
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Gadens has formed a pro bono partnership with the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH). IUIH leads the planning, development and delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to the Indigenous population of South East Queensland (SEQ). www.iuih.org.au Established in 2009, IUIH provides for the needs of Australia’s second largest Indigenous population with a regional network of […]

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National firm Gadens has appointed Renae Suttor as a partner in its Banking and Finance Team. Renae joins Gadens from MinterEllison, with 15 years of top tier experience in Sydney and London. After training at MinterEllison, Renae spent 11 years in London as a key member of Clifford Chance’s market-leading property investment and development finance […]

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Gadens advised Computershare Limited (Computershare) on its recent US$550 million US Private Placement which closed in late 2018. Gadens also advised Computershare recently on its Australian and US syndicated financings and bilateral financings which were completed in 2018. Firms involved: Gadens (acted for Computershare as Australian legal counsel), Sullivan & Cromwell (acted for Computershare as […]

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National firm Gadens has made its debut in the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000) rankings of the world’s leading trade mark professionals. Gadens has been recognised as a full-service law firm with outposts in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, boasting notable expertise in all types of IP work. In addition to the firm’s overall […]

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Gadens has advised Cbus Property on the construction financing of the three stage Newmarket residential development in the heart of Randwick, Sydney.  Located six kilometres south-east of the Sydney CBD, the Newmarket development is over five hectares in size and will be an unprecedented lifestyle offering in Randwick. The development will provide for 642 apartments, […]

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Gadens has advised Cbus Property on both the syndicated construction financing and the long term post-construction financing of the Collins Arch Project in Collins Street, Melbourne. The construction financing was provided by NAB and ANZ and the post-construction financing will be provided by Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Located in the heart of the Melbourne […]

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Gadens has acted for Potter George in the development of “Trijena”, a large residential community in Mickleham, Victoria. Property developer, Potter George is renowned for transforming master plan greenfield sites into residential communities to accommodate Australia’s growing population. Potter George is headed by Gold Coast property developer and ex Villa World CEO, John Potter and […]

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Gadens has become the official legal partner of the Gold Coast Marathon. The Gold Coast Marathon is Australia’s leading marathon and is staged annually on the first Saturday and Sunday in July. “We are delighted to partner with Gadens,” Events Management Queensland CEO Cameron Hart said. “They have an excellent reputation for providing legal services […]

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Gadens acted for Tim Roberts -Thomson’s TRT Pastoral Group in the sale of Juanbung and Boyong stations in western New South Wales. With over 55km of frontage to the Murrumbidgee River, the parcel of land covers 33,000ha of grazing land and wetlands that have been used for backgrounding over 10,000 cattle a year. Home to […]

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Gadens has acted in relation to a USD100m multi-option facility provided to CIMIC’s United Arab Emirates affiliate, BIC Contracting LLC, including credit support and subordination arrangements for shareholder funding. The facility arrangements involve a Sydney based financier providing facilities available in USD, United Arab Emirates Dirham and Qatari Riyals to a United Arab Emirates company under […]

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Gadens has acted in relation to a USD100m multi-option facility provided to CIMIC’s United Arab Emirates affiliate, BIC Contracting LLC, including credit support and subordination arrangements for shareholder funding. The facility arrangements involve a Sydney based financier providing facilities available in USD, United Arab Emirates Dirham and Qatari Riyals to a United Arab Emirates company under documents governed by New South Wales law. Parties to the facility documents included entities incorporated in Australia, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Firms involved: Allen and Overy (Acted for HSBC), Linklaters (Acted for BIC Contracting LLC) and CIMIC’s Indonesian lawyers, Mochtar Karuwin Komar, provided closing opinions in relation to the Indonesian companies involved in the transaction.
Deal value: USD100m
Deal area: Banking & Finance
Practice groups involved: Banking & Finance
Key team members: Gadens Partner Brad Allen (Banking & Finance)  
Gadens Partner Brad Allen says:
“We are delighted to have assisted CIMIC Group with such a
significant transaction. The complexities surrounding cross-border elements including
across Australia, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore
demonstrates our team’s depth of experience and capability across corporate finance.”

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