Simon is a Partner in the Banking and Financial Services group and has extensive experience in Australian and international corporate and acquisition finance transactions.
Simon acts for both major financiers and corporate borrowers across the breadth of financing transactions and in various sectors including agribusiness, energy transition, health and aged care, hospitality, marine and shipping, mining services and property. Simon also has experience in projects and infrastructure financing, property and construction finance, debt restructuring and cross-border financing.
Simon previously spent four years with Allen & Overy LLP in London and has worked in-house on secondment to Westpac Institutional Bank in Perth and The Royal Bank of Scotland in London.
Expertise
Experience
- A syndicate of two major Australian banksAdvised in relation to corporate facilities totalling AUD120 million provided to an ASX listed financial services company.
- A club of two major Australian banksAdvised in relation to corporate facilities totalling AUD139 million provided to a diversified manufacturer of chemicals and major tank terminal operator.
- A major Australian bankAdvised in relation to the bank’s first pure play Australian carbon credit units transaction financed by the bank in Western Australia.
- Major Australian banksAdvised in relation to debt facilities provided to ASX listed and private food and fibre groups for corporate and acquisition purposes.
- Major Australian banksAdvised in relation to debt facilities provided to port operations and marines services providers including in connection with the construction and acquisition of vessels.
- A TSX listed iron ore development, gold and lithium exploration companyAdvised in relation to its private placement secured convertible note facility.
- A syndicate of two major Australian banksAdvised in relation to facilities provided to the operator of Western Australia’s largest general aviation airport.
- An ASX listed Western Australia-based property development groupActed in relation to its corporate syndicated debt facility and separate project debt facilities.
- A major Australian bankAdvised in relation to standstill arrangements and debt restructuring for a major ASX listed construction and engineering contractor.
- A bank coordinating committee (chaired by HSBC Bank)Advised on the restructuring of a syndicated USD2.2 billion term loan acquisition facility to a ship and rig building, conversion and repair business based in Dubai, Singapore and Indonesia.