Edward Kerr
Ed Kerr is a senior associate in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Brisbane office working in the Queensland finance practice.
Ed works predominantly with Phil McMahon, one of Queensland’s leading finance lawyers.
Ed advises domestic and international financial institutions and corporate borrowers, including leading Australian and international banks, non-ADI lenders, private and ASX listed companies, government owned corporations and departments.
Background
Ed has completed a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University. Ed is admitted to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia and holds a current practising certificate in Queensland.
Before joining Herbert Smith Freehills, Ed worked as a solicitor in the banking and finance team of a national law firm in Melbourne.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- Suncorp Group (ASX: SUN) in respect of the banking and finance aspects of its A$4.9 billion sale of Suncorp Bank to ANZ
- Seven Group Holdings (ASX: SVW) on its A$250,000,000 exchangeable bonds issue in 2022, a rare and unique transaction in Australian capital markets as the bond holders would have the option to exchange their holdings for Boral Limited shares
- QIC Limited - in connection with the ongoing financing requirements of the QIC Property Fund
- HUB24 Group (ASX: HUB) – its A$36 million corporate facilities and a A$50 million accordion facility from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Addenbrooke and a syndicate of property owners – a construction facility from Gresham for the development of ‘Merchant House’ at 333 Kent Street, Sydney
- CBA, ANZ, Bank of Melbourne, Westpac, HSBC and Suncorp - numerous real estate investment, development, trade and general corporate financings
- A major bank on its A$150 million secured borrowing base facility to a borrower in the commodities trading space
- A syndicate of private financiers – in connection with real estate investment facilities for the former Amcor Paper Mill site in Alphington, Victoria (which has now been re-developed into the mixed used neighbourhood known as ‘The Village Alphington’)
- A privately owned property, construction and developments company on its major corporate restructure and refinancing of its external debt facilities from 3 major Australian banks
- A private debt fund - in connection with a real estate investment facility to a listed Singaporean property developer for a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) asset in Redfern, New South Wales
- Major banks in respect of corporate and/or acquisition facilities provided to various Charter Hall funds
