Adam Jeffrey

Adam has an extensive background in banking and finance combined with valuable global experience, allowing him to devise innovative and pragmatic solutions for even the most complex legal matters. Adam provides sophisticated and value-driven advice, ensuring his clients are always protected and the best possible outcome is achieved.

Experience

Adam has over 20 years of experience in a wide range of banking and finance transactions, regularly acting for Australian and international corporate borrowers and financial institutions. He has a focus on general corporate finance, property finance and leveraged/acquisition finance. Adam also has experience negotiating derivatives and acting for issuers in the Australian and US debt capital markets. He regularly advises borrowers and financiers across a range of local and cross-border financing matters.

Adam acts across a broad range of industries, including construction, property, infrastructure, real estate and financial services.

Adam's areas of expertise include:

• corporate finance
• property finance
• leveraged finance
• acquisition finance

Career highlights

Adam has advised on a number of high-profile banking and finance matters, including:

• acting for leading logistics solutions company Team Global Express in its secured A$190 million syndicated structured asset backed lending facility to assist TGE with its focus on a more environmentally friendly logistics solution
• acting for IFM Investors in connection with the financing for the acquisition by their portfolio company, Novigi, of Iress' consulting and managed services business from Apex Group
• acting for Pro-invest Group on various senior and mezzanine acquisition and development facilities with both bank and non-bank lenders, including green loans with international property specialists Aareal Bank AG, to build their property portfolio of over 30 Holiday Inn Express and in relation to other boutique hotels across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Canberra and South Australia
• acting for Boral in relation to its key corporate financings, including its A$1.4bn refinance of its exiting syndicated facility and additional liquidity facilities by way of a number of bilateral facilities and a move to a new common terms platform, a new US$200 million USPP, amendments to existing facilities and additions to its ISDA program
• acting for Lendlease in relation to its corporate debt, bank guarantee, debt capital market and bonding facilities over many years (including in relation to subsequent amendments and establishment of a Common Provisions Deed Poll Structure), its ISDA program, certain of its transactional banking facilities and its global bank account pooling arrangements
• acting for Export Finance Australia (as lender) in respect of a number of bonding and term facilities as well as in relation to forbearance and waiver arrangements for certain borrowers
• acting for La Trobe University in relation to the establishment of its medium term note programme and its inaugural green bond issuance
• acting for JY Group in relation to the financing for a number of its acquisitions, including its A$120.5 million acquisition of a 50% share in Carlingford Court Shopping Centre and the subsequent financing for its acquisition of the remaining 50% interest, it’s A$195 million acquisition of a 50% share in Westfield Whitford City and its A$135.5 million acquisition of a 50% interest in Sydney Warriewood Square
• acting for Smart Parking Limited on its up to A$20 million secured debt facility agreement with HSBC Australia
• acting for Macquarie Bank Limited in relation to secured loan facilities provided to an Australian technology services provider for a strategic acquisition
• acting for an ASX-listed manufacturing company in relation to its secured AU$40 million acquisition facility provided by CBA in respect of a strategic acquisition
• acting for Prospa Group Limited, Australia’s leading online lender to small businesses, on its successful acquisition of the Zip Business loan portfolio from Zip Business Pty Ltd for approximately A$15.6 million.