| Client |
Transaction / Assignment |
| 2011 |
| Marstel Holdings |
Sale of Marstel Holdings, one of the major specialist, independent, bulk liquid terminal operators in Australia and New Zealand to Stolt-Nielsen Limited of Norway (pending). |
| 2010 |
| Lion Nathan National Foods |
Acquisition by Lion Nathan New Zealand and joint venture partner Indevin of Lindauer Wine Company from Pernod Ricard. |
| Hudson Building Supplies |
Sale of Hudson Building Supplies to Crane Group. |
| ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund |
Advice in relation to its $39 million equity raising. |
| ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund |
Investment in Icon Hospitality Group. |
| ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund |
Refinancing of $180 million bank facility. |
| Mitre 10 |
Subscription by Metcash for a 50.1% shareholding in the Mitre 10 Group. |
| Greenstone Partners Private Capital |
Sale of shareholding in Transaction Services to funds managed by Direct Capital. |
| 2009 |
| Mitre 10 |
Undertook a review of strategic options. |
| Balron Nominees |
Advice in relation to capital raising by Bisalloy Steel. |
| Loxley Public Company |
Advice in relation to its shareholding in BlueScope Steel (Thailand). |
| TransLogix |
Acquisition of Transit Computer Systems, a leading provider of routing and scheduling software. |
| Balron Nominees |
Advice in relation to Takeovers Panel proceedings on rights issue by Bisalloy Steel. |
| 2008 |
| Balron Consortium |
Acquisition of Atlas Specialty Metals, the leading distributor of specialty metals in Australasia. |
| CSR |
Joint venture between CSR Bricks & Roofing and Roofmart covering the production, marketing and distribution and fixing of terracotta and concrete roof tiles and the fixing of metal roofing products in Western Australia. |
| Red Paper Group |
Sale of BJ Ball Papers, a paper merchanting business in New Zealand, to Pencarrow Private Equity. |
| CSR |
Acquisition of Ross Roofing, a manufacturer and distributor of concrete roof tiles in New Zealand. |
| TransLogix |
Acquisition of Advanta, a specialist provider of 3PL software solutions. |
| Greenstone Partners Private Capital |
Acquisition of APC Group, a West Australian based manufacturer and distributor of industrial racking and storage solutions. |
| 2007 |
| Red Paper Group |
Sale of Red Paper Group's paper merchanting business in Australia to CPI Group. |
| Red Paper Group |
Acquisition of CPI Group's paper merchanting business in New Zealand. |
Shareholders of MCK Holdings (AMP Capital /
Archer Capital / management) |
Sale of MCK Holdings, incorporating Plexicor Australia, the largest supplier of interior soft trim and acoustic insulators to the Australian automotive industry. |
| Management of Amity Group |
Advised management on their potential participation in a leveraged buy-out. |
| Shareholders of The Billy Hyde Group |
Sale of a strategic shareholding in The Billy Hyde Group, Australia's leading wholesaler and retailer of musical instruments, to Crescent Capital Partners. |
| Greenstone Partners Private Capital |
Acquisition of TransLogix, one of Australasia's leading providers of transport and warehouse Enterprise Resource Planning management systems. |
| Australian Geographic (Archer Capital / National Australian Investment Capital) |
Sale of Australian Geographic Retail to the Myer Family Company and Myer. |
| Balron Nominees |
Acquisition of a strategic stake in Atlas Group Holdings. |
| Greenstone Partners Private Capital |
Acquisition of Transaction Services, the leading provider of third party billing services to the Australasian fitness industry. |
| Greenstone Partners Private Capital |
Acquisition of Amber Group Australia, Australia's largest speciality franchisor of premium quality pavers and tiles. |
| 2006 |
| Australian Geographic (Archer Capital / National Australian Investment Capital) |
Sale of Australian Geographic Publishing Group to Publishing & Broadcasting's ACP Magazines. |
| Management of BIS Cleanaway |
Advised management on their participation in the $1.83 billion leveraged buy-out of Brambles' BIS Australia and Cleanaway businesses by US-based private equity firm, KKR. |
| Dairy Ingredients Company |
Undertook a review of strategic options. |
| HealthSouth |
Sale by HealthSouth, one of the largest providers of outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitative healthcare services in the US, of the Melbourne-based Cedar Court HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital and related assets to Epworth Healthcare and ING Management. |
| 2005 |
| Shareholders of E Com Industries |
Sale of E Com Industries, Australia's largest provider of electronic gift card solutions, to Retail Decisions, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange. |
| Shareholders of Strawberry Fields Childcare |
Sale of the Strawberry Fields Childcare to Forward Steps, a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank. |
| CSR and Brambles |
Sale by Enviroguard, a joint venture between CSR and Brambles, of Envirogreen, a leading player in the home garden products industry in Australia, to CK Life Sciences. |
| Rinker Group |
Provided independent advice on a corporate finance assignment. |
| 2004 |
| BlueScope Steel |
Acquisition by BlueScope Lysaght of Ranbuild, a designer and distributor of pre-fabricated steel buildings. |
| Shareholders of Sytec Resources |
Sale of Sytec Resources, a managed IT services business in New Zealand, to TelstraClear. |
| BlueScope Steel |
Acquisition by BlueScope Steel Emerging Businesses of City Rainwater Tanks, a manufacturer and distributor of rainwater tanks. |
| Carter Holt Harvey |
Advised on a potential investment opportunity. |
| CSR |
Advised on a potential building products acquisition opportunity. |
| Tappenden Holdings |
Completed a scoping study on a potential investment opportunity. |
| CSIRO |
Advised on a potential divestment of a satellite communications technology. |
| ABN AMRO Capital |
Advised on potential acquisition of an Australasian consumer products business. |
