Michael is a Banking and Finance specialist with expertise in property, corporate, and acquisition finance. He advises Australia’s big four banks, other local and international banks, non-bank financiers, and arrangers, as well as developers, listed companies, private equity funds, and sponsors across various sectors.
Michael also has extensive experience in residential and commercial property development and regularly acts for developers, leveraging his finance expertise to deliver projects. A 2019 Lawyers Weekly Awards finalist (Senior Associate of the Year), Michael is also fluent in Mandarin, assisting with China-based clients.
Expertise
Experience
- Blueways Group Advising on financing deals and structuring matters across multiple residential projects in Victoria and Western Australia.
- Wolfdene Advising on a $60 million construction financing from 2 international financiers in relation to a large broadacre residential development which also involved a multi-stage build-to-rent refinancing arrangement.
- property developer Advising on restructuring and refinancing a portfolio of assets in Melbourne which resulted in the successful completion of a key project in Box Hill.
- Bendigo Bank Advising on property financing deals across residential, retail and industrial projects in Victoria.
- non-bank lenders Advising on senior, mezzanine and preferred equity financing on property development projects across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.
- CBA Advising on the acquisition financing of the Sheppard Cycles business in Australia and New Zealand by Scott Sports SA.
- Healthscope Ltd Advising on the project financing and construction documentation for their successful proposal for the Northern Beaches Hospital PPP Project.