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11 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills advises AGL Energy Limited on its innovative A$600 million sustainability-linked loan

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised AGL Energy Limited on its A$600 million syndicated sustainability-linked loan that demonstrates AGL’s commitment to …

11 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Nuchev on the formula for a successful IPO

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Nuchev Limited on its successful A$117 million IPO on the ASX.Nuchev is an Australian-based, globally-orientated food …

10 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills Kewei advises China Huaneng Group on its triple-tranche US$1.5 billion bond issue

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and its Shanghai joint operation office have advised energy conglomerate China Huaneng Group on its …

9 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Lufthansa group on the sale of the European business of LSG

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Lufthansa Group on the sale of the European Business of LSG Group to airline caterer gategroup. The companies also …

9 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Oxford Properties on the Pitt Street integrated station development

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Oxford Properties (Oxford), a leading global real estate investor, developer and manager, on the Sydney Metro Pitt …

9 December 2019

Aligning financial institutions more closely to society's needs is firmly on the regulatory agenda in 2020, says new Herbert Smith Freehills report

Herbert Smith Freehills' Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) team has produced its annual forecast which identifies some themes that the firm expects to …

9 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills advises financier on $250 million Marriott, Docklands development in Melbourne

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the financier on Melbourne developer Capital Alliance's A$250 million 'The Docklands Residences' project. The project …

6 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Marubeni-backed fund on proposed acquisition of stake in AS Conexus Baltic Grid in Latvia

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised MM Capital Infrastructure Fund I (MMCIF) on its proposed acquisition of a 29.06% stake in AS …

5 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills honoured for Best Mental Wellbeing Initiative at Minds Count Awards

Herbert Smith Freehills has won the Minds Count Foundation’s inaugural Best Mental Wellbeing Initiative in a Legal Workplace Award, in recognition of its …

4 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills’ experts advise on A$450m financing for acquisition of 50% share Australia’s second largest open cut gold mine

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A. and Westpac Banking Corporation on the A$400m acquisition financing to enable Saracen …

4 December 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills revs up IPO market for Carbon Revolution listing

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Carbon Revolution Limited on its A$90.1 million initial public offering (IPO). Carbon Revolution is an Australian …

3 December 2019

City Consortium Appoints BPP as SQE Education Provider

The City Consortium (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Norton Rose Fulbright and Slaughter and May) is …