Jonathan is a banking and finance lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in cross border and domestic financings, having practised in London and Singapore in addition to Perth in both an in-house and private practice capacity.
Jonathan advises clients across a diverse range of sectors, including within the energy, oil and gas, mining, property, shipping and offshore sectors. He has acted on a number of award-winning and high-profile financings, and advises corporates, financiers, ECAs and other parties on the financing, development and implementation of major projects across the Asia pacific region. Jonathan has been profiled as a rising star in asset finance in the Asia Pacific edition of the Legal 500, where he was recognised by his clients for his legal expertise and strong commercial sense.
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Experience
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Advising as lender and arranger to Mineral Resources Ltd to finance five newbuild articulated transhipment barges. The financing was supported by Sinosure insurance cover.
- Perenti Global Ltd Advising on its $420 million syndicated debt facility for the purposes of refinancing its existing facilities.
- Ravenswood Gold Pty Ltd Advising on all its financing arrangements with senior lenders, equipment financiers and note holders in connection with the Ravenswood gold mine, located in Queensland, Australia.
- DBS, Natixis, Westpac, NAB, SMBC, BNP Paribas, ANZ and Aware Super Advising senior lenders and hedge providers in respect of its $760 million syndicated facilities for Zenith Energy Pty Ltd to fund new growth projects.
- CBA/Bankwest Advising a number of its property financings for Peet Limited and its subsidiaries.
- Hastings Technology Metals Advising as issuer in respect of its $150 million secured, redeemable, exchangeable notes issued in favour of Wyloo Consolidated Investments Pty Ltd.
- SCB, CIC, Clifford Capital, DBS, KDB, Maybank, Natixis, Societe Generale, SMBC, UOB, CIMB, OCBC and MUFG Advising as mandated lead arrangers in relation to the US$800 million project financing for Yinson Production (West Africa) Pte. Ltd.
- ING, Mizuho, Natixis, OCBC, Societe Generale, SCB, HSBC, CiC, SMBC and BNP Paribas Advising as mandated lead arrangers in relation to the US$1 billion project financing for Gumusut-Kakap Semi-Floating Production System.
- Inpex and Total Advising subsidiaries of the sponsors, Inpex and Total on the financing of the US$34 billion Ichthys LNG project in Australia.
- Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Advising in relation to the financing of eight Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs) under construction in China.