Our experience
In an increasingly complex and competitive financial market, clients benefit from our banking and finance group’s experience from both debtor and creditor perspectives.
Our banking and finance lawyers understand how to manage the legal and commercial risks inherent in all financial transactions and offer smart, effective solutions to both borrowers and lenders. We advise across the full spectrum of financing transactions, ranging from corporate and property finance to complex structured and project financing matters, solvent and insolvent restructurings and recapitalisations.
The group’s clients include a number of major domestic and international trading and investment banks and financiers. We also advise substantial private family groups, corporates, property developers, private equity, hedge and special situation funds, fund managers, institutional investors, project sponsors and underwriters in domestic and cross-border transactions.
We understand that for many of our clients, financing is just one aspect of the deal, and so our teams are resourced to provide legal services across all disciplines required and to seamlessly integrate advice with our property, construction, commercial, insolvency and tax teams.
"The ability to translate commercial imperatives into legal outcomes is extremely important. Being able to do this in a balanced and pragmatic way whilst also minimising risk is critical. Arnold Bloch Leibler consistently delivers in this regard."
Banking & finance services
Property finance
Our banking and finance lawyers are widely experienced in all elements of property and development finance transactions. Our expertise extends to the provision of advice on structuring (including joint venture agreements and preferred equity investments) and to the negotiation and documentation of financing facilities (including senior, mezzanine and stretch financing), intercreditor and tripartite arrangements.
Corporate finance
We have extensive experience in acting for lenders and borrowers, investors and advisors in respect of general corporate facilities, corporate acquisition facilities and structured financing arrangements. Our experience includes advising in respect of large cross-border syndicated facilities, bespoke bilateral facilities, refinancings and debt capital markets.
Capital raisings
We have assisted many clients establish registered and unregistered managed funds for capital raising purposes, including providing advice in relation to the preparation of offer documents and fund documentation.
Project financing
We offer project finance and infrastructure financing advice to clients across a number of industry sectors, including building and construction, utilities, aviation and telecommunications. We are experienced in advising on project formation and structuring, implementation, financing and operation. The scope of our advice incorporates limited recourse financing, mezzanine financing and subordinated debt funding arrangements.
Restructuring
Working closely with other members of the restructuring and insolvency practice, we provide strategic, timely and innovative advice. We advise borrowers, lenders and other creditors, investors, insolvency practitioners and directors on all matters relating to reconstruction and corporate insolvency including workouts, formal insolvency regimes, distressed debt opportunities, voluntary and involuntary debt for equity conversions, intercreditor arrangements and security enforcement.
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Insights & news
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ABL advises on landmark merger backed by AustralianSuper and HESTA to create $15bn affordable housing powerhouse
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Homesafe set for growth with Federation Asset Management acquisition
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Liverty Housing and CIM team up to deliver more specialist disability accommodation
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Arnold Bloch Leibler acts on sale of golf course for future housing project
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Access ABL: Banking and Finance team interview with Ben Mahoney and Xavier Nicolo
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ABL ranked in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 guide
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Arnold Bloch Leibler recognised in 2024 Chambers Asia Pacific guide
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ABL acts for AsheMorgan on largest office purchase of the year
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ABL advises on Merricks Capital’s $465 million syndicated facility to finance acquisition of landmark Sydney CBD site
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ABL advises ASX-listed Retail Food Group on its latest capital raising
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ABL recognised in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023
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Arnold Bloch Leibler listed in 2023 Chambers Asia Pacific guide
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ABL advises Nufarm on its $950 million global refinancings
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Arnold Bloch Leibler named in the 2022 Doyle’s Guide
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Meet newly appointed senior associate Crosby Radburn
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carsales to acquire remaining 51% of US-based Trader Interactive for $1.17 billion, supported by ‘largest equity raising this year’
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Arnold Bloch Leibler introduces new partner and newly appointed senior associates
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New Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle regime
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Arnold Bloch Leibler voted Australia’s ‘Law firm of the Year’ in two practice areas
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AICD alerts directors to key findings from Safe Harbour review
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In conversation with Tanya Hosch for IWD - Overcoming obstacles a “work in progress”
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Legal 500 Asia Pacific results 2022
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ABL advises on $402m shopping centre acquisition
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ABL advises on Rushcutters Bay hotel site
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Arnold Bloch Leibler recognised in 2022 Chambers Asia Pacific guide
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ABL advises Accent Group on $310m refinancing
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Gurner and Qualitas establish $1.2b build-to-rent development fund
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Arnold Bloch Leibler recognised in the 2021 Doyle’s Guide
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Update: Breach reporting obligations for AFSL holders and credit licensees
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The end to Certificates of Title in NSW
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ABL advises on $1.68 bn ASX listed pub property acquisition
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ABL advises Charter Hall and VFMC on new Burnley development
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Genevieve Sexton to head Safe Harbour Review Panel
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Arnold Bloch Leibler advises Redcape on ASX delisting
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ABL advises on $300m retail property acquisition
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Q&A with new partner Damien Cuddihy
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ABL announces 2021 Partner, Special Counsel and Senior Associate appointments
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The future of offices
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Carsales expands US presence with the acquisition of Trader Interactive
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ABL acts for ME Bank on its $1.325bn sale to BOQ
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2021 Legal 500 Asia Pacific results
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Arnold Bloch Leibler features in 2021 Chambers Asia Pacific guide
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ABL recognised at 2020 TMA Australia awards
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ABL acts for Charter Hall on purchase of $353m Bunnings portfolio
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Cross-practice ABL team advises ASX-listed Probiotec on strategic Multipack-LJM acquisition
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Changes to NSW building and construction laws - impact on financiers and borrowers
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ABL advises MAKE Ventures on build-to-rent joint venture with AustralianSuper
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ABL acts on $459m uni housing deal
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ABL advises Grollo family on $644m Rialto deal
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Wrap up: Property/Finance Forum 2020
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ABL hosts ANZ chief Shayne Elliott in Sydney
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Cross-practice ABL team acts for QCoal on $90m facility agreement
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ABL advises Charter Hall on $1.43b property portfolio investment
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ABL advises Starwood Capital on $220m development facility
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ABL advises OneVentures on first debt venture investment in Airbnb start-up business
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ABL advises Qualitas on $250m private funding deal
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2020 Best Lawyers® International results
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Wrap up: Property/Finance Forum 2019
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ABL advises on $1.25bn hospital deal as part of Brookfield’s Healthscope takeover
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The Legal 500 Asia Pacific results 2019
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Arnold Bloch Leibler recognised in the 2018 Doyle’s Guide
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Arnold Bloch Leibler listed in Chambers Asia Pacific 2019
ABL finalists in the 2018 Women in Law Awards
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ABL advises on $550m St Kilda residential project to be developed by Gurner™
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ABL advises Nufarm on US$475m debt raising
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33 ABL lawyers listed in Best Lawyers 2019 guide
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ABL acts for CrownBet founders in transformative transactions with Crown, Stars Group and William Hill
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Meet ABL’s newly appointed Special Counsel Damien Cuddihy
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ABL advises on $370m airport stake acquisition
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