FinanceAsia has named Freehills as the ‘Best Financial Law Firm’ in Australia for 2009 and eight corporate deals on which Freehills played an important advisory role won deal category awards.
FinanceAsia is Asia’s leading financial publishing company based in Hong Kong, with additional bureaus in Singapore and Sydney. The FinanceAsia Awards for Achievement recognise the best in finance and capital markets throughout the region and acknowledge innovation and complexity.
FinanceAsia reported Freehills won the award because of its advice on ‘landmark and highly complex capital markets transactions…and most significantly, Freehills' corporate and M&A teams were involved in many of the year's innovative and time-sensitive recapitalisations.’
Freehills Corporate Practice Group Head, Richard Loveridge said highlights for 2009 include advising on two of the year’s three major IPOs, Myer and Kathmandu, and advising on the complex recapitalisations of Prime Infrastructure (formerly Babcock & Brown Infrastructure) and Elders Limited.
‘We are delighted to have worked alongside our clients on these award-winning transactions,’ he said. ‘Our teams continue to advise on some of the market’s most complex, innovative and strategic deals, illustrating the strength, flexibility and diversity of Freehills’ capabilities.’
In addition to being named Best Financial Law Firm, Freehills advised clients on the following FinanceAsia 2009 award winning deals:
- Best M&A Deal (Asia): Minmetals' $1.2 billion acquisition of part of OZ Minerals. Freehills advised Oz Minerals.
- Best Cross Border M&A Deal (Asia): Minmetals' $1.2 billion acquisition of part of OZ Minerals. Freehills advised Oz Minerals.
- Best M&A Deal (Australia): Noble Group's acquisition of Gloucester Coal, $574 million. Freehills advised Gloucester Coal.
- Most Innovative Deal (Joint Winners – Australia): Goodman Group recapitalisation, $8.6 billion. Freehills advised China Investment Corporation.
- Most Innovative Deal (Joint Winners - Australia): Babcock & Brown Infrastructure recapitalisation, $9.5 billion. Freehills advised Babcock & Brown Infrastructure.
- Best Secondary Offering (Australia): Rio Tinto, $15.2 billion entitlement offer Freehills advised the Underwriters.
- Best Equity-Linked Deal (Australia): Westpac, $908 million stapled preferred securities Freehills advised the Underwriters.
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