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9 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises British Land on its new joint venture with AustralianSuper to accelerate delivery of the Canada Water Masterplan

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised longstanding client British Land on its sale of 50% of its share in the Canada Water …

9 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Sydney Aviation Alliance on its A$32 billion acquisition of Sydney Airport

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Sydney Aviation Alliance (SAA) — the Australian-led consortium comprising IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund, …

7 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises WestWind on equity sell down and joint venture with Shell

Herbert Smith Freehills has acted for WestWind Energy on the sale of a 49% interest in its development business (other than the Golden Plains Wind Farm) …

7 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Inflexion on its sale of Succession Wealth

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Inflexion Private Equity Partners on the sale of Succession Wealth to the Aviva group for headline consideration of …

4 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Our Innovation Fund on Mastt’s A$9.4 million Series A capital raising

Herbert Smith Freehills’ venture capital team has advised Our Innovation Fund (OIF) as lead investor in Mastt’s A$9.4 million Series A …

3 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises CryptoTaxCalculator on A$4 million Series Seed capital raise

Herbert Smith Freehills’ private equity and venture capital team has advised CTC Ledger Pty Ltd (CryptoTaxCalculator) on its A$4 million Series Seed …

2 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills’ renewables experts advise Genex Power on Bouldercombe Battery Energy Storage System

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Genex Power Pty Limited (Genex Power) on the development, offtake arrangements and project financing of the …

2 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Gousto on US$330 million fundraising, elevating company valuation to US$1.7 billion

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Gousto, the meal-kit delivery service, on primary and secondary fundraising in a …

1 March 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises CarExpert on its capital raise with Seven West Media

Herbert Smith Freehills’ venture capital team has advised CarExpert on its multi-million dollar capital raise led by Seven West Media.CarExpert is an …

28 February 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills bolsters superannuation and insurance expertise with appointment of two partners in Australia

Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed two partners in Australia, further bolstering its market-leading financial services practice. Maged Girgis and …

28 February 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Paragon Care on its acquisition of ASX-Listed Quantum Health Group

Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to have advised Paragon Care Limited on its successful acquisition of ASX-listed Quantum Health Group by way of a …

25 February 2022

Australia’s capital markets primed for a busy year after bumper 2021

Australia’s capital markets will be busy throughout 2022 following a bumper year in 2021 — unless of course global economic and strategic issues start to …