Current practice

As well as practising in banking and finance law, Patrick has worked in the corporate and commercial area where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions.

Patrick has experience in a range of banking and finance transactions, including capital markets, project finance, structured finance, acquisition financing and insolvency refinancing. His clients include government authorities, corporations, banks and investment banks.

Industry experience

• New South Wales Treasury Corporation in relation to its $10billion Euro MTN Program and various note issues in Europe and Japan
• Fannie Mae in relation to its US$20billion global note issuance program and various A$ note issues in the Euro markets
• Fletcher Challenge in relation to its US$700million US debt security program
• Citibank in relation to its $2billion domestic Certificate of Deposit/MTN Program and the arranging of $200million domestic commercial paper and medium-term note program for Ecolab
• Merrill Lynch in relation to the Merrill Lynch Finance (Australia) Pty Limited $1.5billion commercial paper program and $200million MTN Program, as well as the arranging and/or underwriting of a number of domestic and international programs and note issues (including various Kangaroo Bond issues by Merrill Lynch & Co)
• Dai-Ichi Kangyo in relation to the Dai-Ichi Kangyo US$2billion Euro MTN Program
• Scottish Power UK Plc in relation to its $650million credit wrapped kangaroo bond issue
• Westfield Trust in relation to its Australia and New Zealand MTN Program
• UBS Warburg in relation to its arranging of a $180million property securitisation for Amcor Limited
• A consortium of Australian, UK and US banks in relation to a proposed $3billion plus project financing of the acquisition by a short-listed bidder of the electricity distribution and retail businesses of the South Australian State Government
• One.Tel Limited in relation to the $1.15billion project financing of its mobile telephone network rollout
• A consortium of banks in relation to the $800million project financing of the Nextgen optic fibre cable rollout
• National Australia Bank Limited in relation to the $160million project financing of the Fox Studios Project
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Macquarie Bank Limited in relation to their arranging of a proposed $100million mezzanine debt project financing of Australian Magnesium Corporation Limited's Stanwell Magnesium Plant
• The Toronto-Dominion Bank in relation to the project financing of the Smithfield Cogeneration Project and the Collinsville Power Project
• A number of public sector entities, banks, investment banks and advisers in relation to a number of actual and proposed cross border and domestic lease financing transactions
• A number of domestic and international banks, and corporations in relation to the financing of acquisition transactions
• A number of domestic and international corporations, and financial institutions in relation to structured equity and derivative transactions.
  
  

Professional background