Achievement Awards 2019 – Australia/NZ Part 1

Congratulations to the winners of the Best Deals in Australia and New Zealand for 2019. These are the best capital markets transactions for the calendar year.

We continue our announcements tomorrow with the House Awards.

The Achievement Award winners and their clients will be honoured at our annual celebration dinner on Wednesday, 5 February 2020 in the Harbourside room at the MCA in Sydney.

For more information on this event, please contact Vicki Shaw at [email protected] or +61 425 246 683.

BEST IPO
HomeCo, A$325 million
Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan
Legal advisers: Baker McKenzie, Gilbert + Tobin
 

BEST SECONDARY OFFERING
AMP placement, A$650 million
Credit Suisse, UBS
Legal advisers: Ashurst, King & Wood Mallesons, Sullivan & Cromwell
 

BEST M&A DEAL
Brookfield Business Partners acquires Healthscope, A$4.4 billion
Adviser to Brookfield: BofA Securities
Adviser to Healthscope: UBS
Legal advisers: King & Wood Mallesons, Herbert Smith Freehills
 

BEST LOCAL BOND
Pacific National MTN, A$450 million
ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, MUFG, National Australia Bank
Legal adviser: Allens
 

BEST INTERNATIONAL BOND
Toyota Finance Australia senior unsecured notes, €1.15 billion
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, HSBC, Societe Generale
Legal advisers: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, King & Wood Mallesons
 

BEST HYBRID (JOINT WINNERS)
BNP Paribas perpetual NC5.5 Tier-1 notes, A$300 million
ANZ, BNP Paribas, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Nomura, TD Securities, Westpac
Legal adviser: Allen & Overy
 

Macquarie Tier-1 capital notes, A$905.5 million
ANZ, Citi, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Evans Dixon, J P Morgan, Macquarie Capital, Morgans Financial, National Australia Bank, Westpac
Legal adviser: King & Wood Mallesons
 

BEST DEBT FINANCE DEAL
Columbus Capital’s Vermillion 2019-1 RMBS, A$250 million
Credit Suisse, MUFG, Natixis, Standard Chartered, Westpac
Legal advisers: King & Wood Mallesons, Allen & Overy
 

BEST SUSTAINABLE FINANCE DEAL – CORPORATE
Woolworths green bond, A$400 million
ANZ, Citi, JP Morgan
Legal advisers: Clifford Chance, King & Wood Mallesons
 

BEST SUSTAINABLE FINANCE DEAL – FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
New South Wales Treasury Corporation sustainability bond, A$1.8 billion
ANZ, BofA Securities, National Australia Bank
Legal adviser: Ernst & Young, King & Wood Mallesons
 

BEST PROJECT FINANCE DEAL
Kiamal Solar Farm, A$250 million
ANZ, ING, Natixis
Legal advisers: Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons
 

MOST INNOVATIVE DEAL
AGL Energy syndicated sustainability-linked loan, A$600 million
ANZ, BNP Paribas
Legal advisers: Ashurst, Herbert Smith Freehills
 

BEST NEW ZEALAND DEAL
Kathmandu acquires Rip Curl plus acquisition financing, A$350 million
Advisers to Kathmandu: Credit Suisse, Jarden
Adviser to Rip Curl: Gresham
Financing arrangers: Credit Suisse, Deutsche Craigs, Jarden
Legal advisers: Chapman Tripp, Gadens, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, Russell McVeagh