Debt Market Deal of the Year

Debt financing for the acquisition of Origin's Acumen business

• Firms: Allens, Baker McKenzie, Clayton Utz, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hive Legal

Kwinana waste-to-energy project financing

• Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Herbert Smith Freehills, MinterEllison, Norton Rose Fulbright
• Banks: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Hong Kong Branch, ING Bank (Australia) Ltd, National Australia Bank Limited, S.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

Pilbara Minerals – POSCO subscription agreement and convertible bond

• Firms: Allen & Overy, Herbert Smith Freehills

Port of Melbourne bond issuance

• Firms: Allen & Overy, Chapman and Cutler, Clifford Chance, KWM, Sidley Austin
• Accountants: KPMG
• Banks: ANZ, BNP Paribas, Citibank, NAB, RBC, Société Générale

World Bank bond-i

• Firms: Ashurst, King & Wood Mallesons
• Banks: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, World Bank

Energy & Resources Deal of the Year

Coronado Global Resources IPO

• Firms: Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, Norton Rose Fulbright, Sidley Austin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Accountants: KPMG
• Banks: Bell Potter, Credit Suisse (Australia) Limited; Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd, Securities Limited UBS AG, Australia Branch

Jadestone Energy acquisition of Montara oil project

• Firms: Allen & Overy, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Dentons, DuMoulin Black, Gilbert + Tobin, White & Case
• Accountants: Deloitte, PwC
• Banks: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Miro Capital, Société Générale

Rio Tinto's Queensland coal asset sales

• Firms: Adaro, Allens, Allen & Overy LLP, Clayton Utz, EMR, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Johnson Winter & Slattery, King & Wood Mallesons, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, K&L Gates, Mibank, Tweed
• Accountants: Emindobiz, EY, KPMG
• Banks: ANZ Bank; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; BNP Paribas Sydney Branch; CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch; Credit Suisse; DBS Bank Ltd., Australia Branch; Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation Limited; ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch; Macquarie; Meritz Securities Co., Ltd; MUFG Bank, Ltd; National Australia Bank Limited; Standard Chartered Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk., Singapore Branch; The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sydney Branch.

Santos acquisition of Quadrant

• Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, HWL Ebsworth, King & Wood Mallesons, Norton Rose Fulbright
• Accountant: JB North & Co
• Bank: UBS

Equity Market Deal of the Year

Seven Group share conversion

• Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills

Transurban equity raising

• Firms: Allen & Overy, King & Wood Mallesons, Sidley Austin
• Banks: Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, UBS

Viva Energy IPO

• Firms: Allen & Overy, Allens, Gilbert + Tobin, Simpson Grierson, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Accountants: EY, KPMG, PwC
• Banks: BAML, Bell Potter, Craigs, Crestone, Deutsche Bank, DBS, Evans and Partners, HSBC, JBWere, Merrill Lynch, NAB, Morgans, Mizuho, Ord MinnettSMBC, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Wilsons Transaction, UBS

WorleyParsons pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer

• Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood, Mallesons

FTI Consulting Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year

Paladin Energy restructuring

• Firms: 333, Clayton Utz, DLA Piper, ENSAfrica, Fasken, Gilbert + Tobin, Hogan Lovells, Jones Day,
  King & Wood, Kirkland & Ellis, Koffman Kalef, Mallesons, Morgan Lewis, Savjani, Stewart MeKelvey,
  White & Case
• Accountants: KordaMentha

Quintis Group restructuring

• Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Reed Smith LLC
• Accountants:KordaMentha, McGrathNicol
• Banks: BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc; BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund, Fedex Corporation Employees Pension Trust, Pool Reinsurance Company Ltd; Tor Asia Credit Master Fund LP, The Coca-Cola Company Master Retirement Trust, Total Return Diversified Credit Fund

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International Deal of the Year

Australia Pacific LNG refinancing

• Firms: Clayton Utz, Latham & Watkins, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Banks: ANZ, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan

Joint takeover of Sirtex Medical

• Firms: MinterEllison, Paul Hastings LLB (USA), Watson Mangioni
• Accountants: Lazard, USB

Oracle acquisition of Aconex

• Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
• Accountants: Deloitte
• Bank: Credit Suisse

Reliance acquisition of John Guest

• Firms: Allen & Overy, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills
• Banks: Joint Lead Managers, Macquarie Capital, J.P. Morgan
• Accountants: Ernst & Young, Oaktower

Sale of BHP's US oil and gas assets

• Firms: Baker Botts, Herbert Smith Freehills, Slaughter & May, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Banks: Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch

Yancoal dual listing on ASX and HKEx

• Firms: Freshfields, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills (Australia), King & Wood Mallesons, Slaughter & May
• Accountants: KPMG, ShineWing
• Banks: BOCI Asia Limited, CCB International Capital Limited, China Everbright Securities (HK) Limited, Cinda International Securities Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Limited., CMB International Capital Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited and Zhongtai International Securities Limited, Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

M&A Deal of the Year

Coles demerger from Wesfarmers

• Firms: Allens, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills, Herbert Smith Freehills
• Accountants: Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services Limited, Grant Samuel & Associates Pty Limited
• Banks: Gresham Advisory Partners Limited, Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd, Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited

Foxtel-Fox Sports merger

• Firms: Allens, Gilbert + Tobin

Oxford Properties acquisition of Investa Office Fund

• Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Torys
• Accountants: EY, KPMG, PwC
• Banks: JP Morgan Australia, Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley, UBS

PEXA acquisition

• Firms: Allen & Overy, Allens, DLA Piper, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons, Mills Oakley, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure
• Accountants: CLSA, EY, KPMG, PwC
• Banks: CLSA, Investec, JPMorgan, Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley

Snowy Hydro acquisition

• Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons

Unibail-Rodamco acquisition of Westfield

• Firms: Allens, Clifford Chance, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons, Meagher & Flom LLP, NautaDutilh, Shearman & Sterling, Skadden Arps, Slate
• Accountants: EY
• Banks: Rothchild, UBS

Property, Infrastructure and Projects Deal of the Year

Hunter Class Frigate and ASC Shipbuilding restructure

• Firms: Ashurst, Allens, Baker Mckenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills
• Accountants: Deloitte, KPMG, Russell Coleman

NSW Government disposal of Westconnex stake

• Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons
• Banks: Macquarie Group, Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank

Victoria land titles concession

• Firms: Allens, MinterEllison
• Accountants: Flagstaff Partners, Gresham, Royal Bank of Canada
• Bank: UBS