Financial Institutions

• Advised HSBC on the sale of 15.57% interest in Ping An Insurance Company of China to the CP Group of Thailand for approximately US$9.4bn.
• Advised HSBC Middle East's banking business in Jordan to Arab Jordan Investment Bank with gross assets of approximately US$1.2bn.
• Advised HSBC Insurance's shareholding in Bao Viet Holdings to Sumitomo Life Insurance Company for approximately US340 million.
• Advised HSBC on the sale of Bank Middle East's (HBME) Pakistan banking business to Meezan Bank (local Pakistan Bank). The bank comprised of 10 branches with approximately US$455m in gross assets and was implemented by way of a scheme of amalgamation under the Pakistan Banking Companies Ordinance.
• Advised on the sale HSBC Australia's Woolworths white label credit card portfolio in Australia to Macquarie Bank Limited with a gross asset value of approximately US$336m.
• Advised HSBC's on the sale of general insurance business in Macau to QBE Insurance and non-exclusive distribution agreements with QBE.
• Acted for HSBC on a confidential matter involving assets under administration in the billions.
• Advised PATRIZIA AG on its acquisition of Whitehelm Capital Limited multi-jurisdictional asset management fund.
• Advising Commonwealth Bank of Australia in connection with the sale of its South African banking business

• Advised on the sale of HSBC’s Sri-Lankan retail business to Sri-Lankan bank Nations Trust Bank.

  Energy, infrastructure and resources

• Advised Stanmore Resources on its joint venture acquisition of Peabody's Millennium and Mavis Downs mines.
• Advised Golden Energy & Resources on its AU$258 million public takeover of Stanmore Resources.
• Advised POSCO in connection with its US$280 million acquisition of a package of Argentinean lithium tenements from Galaxy Resources Limited.
• Advised Stanmore Resources on a competitive bid process in Dampier Coal for USD1.35 billion and the acquisition from Mitsui of the remaining interest in the Joint Venture for AUD400m
• Advised Tiger Resources on the proposed US$260 million disposal of its main undertaking in a copper/cobalt project in the DRC to Sinomine, including ASX Listing Rules advice in connection with the sale of a main undertaking.

• Advised Sinosteel on successful AU$1.4bn hostile takeover bid for Midwest Corporation, including interim successful Takeover Panel application in connection with rival bid.

  Other

• Acted for private equity fund, Viburnum on multiple acquisitions and divestments including its acquisition and subsequent sale of MTi Group, a manufacturer of drill and blast mining consumables to Enaex; its sale of Minnovare Pty Ltd business to Hexagon; acquisition of a majority shareholding in Cranecorp Australia Holdings Pty Ltd; and on its 25% investment into Resolution Systems and its technology platform, MaxMine.
• Advised Sumitomo Chemical Company in connection with its purchase of Nufarm Limited's crop protection business in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Chile for consideration of ~$1 billion.
• Advised URC Group a Philippines snack food and beverage company, on the sale of 40% of its interest in its Australia and New Zealand business to Intersnack Group, a German snack food company, in consideration for cash and the shares in the Yarra Valley snack food business.
• Advised Landis + Gyr on the AUD 1 billion divestment of its entire interest in smart metres business, Intellihub Operations.
• Advised on the establishment of Magnetic Rail Group and acquisition of East Coast Rail from Aurizon.
• Acted for Asia Bulk Logistics, an Indonesian based logistics company, on its acquisition of Transhipment Services Australia, a marine services company to the mining, oil and gas and construction sectors.
• Acted for Asian Bulk Logistics to establish an incorporated joint venture with M Resources for the acquisition of One Rail from Aurizon