The Finance Monthly Legal Awards 2021

www.finance-monthly.com 88 REBECCA MASLEN- STANNAGE Chair And Senior Partner at Herbert Smith Hills Australia ABOUT REBECCA MASLEN- STANNAGE Rebecca is the Chair and Senior Partner of our firm and continues to spend her time advising clients and leading transactions. EXPERIENCE Rebecca has advised leading Australian and international clients on transactions across a range of industries. Rebecca has been either winner or a finalist in the Australian “Dealmaker of the Year” awards every year since 2011, and is rated by all major directories as a leading M&A and Equity Capital Markets lawyer. Chambers Global describes Rebecca as “brilliant” and “acclaimed for her deft handling of ECM and M&A matters”. Rebecca lectures at the University of Sydney on topics relating to securities regulation and continuous disclosure. Rebecca’s experience includes, • advised TPG Telecom on its $15 billion merger with Vodafone Hutchison Australia and spin out and ASX listing of Singaporean business Tuas Limited • advised JCDecaux on its acquisition of APN Outdoor by scheme of arrangement • advised Accor on its acquisition of Mantra by scheme of arrangement • advised Broadspectrum Limited on its takeover by Spanish bidder Ferrovial • advised Veda Group on its acquisition by scheme of arrangement by US bidder Equifax • advised IVE Group on its initial public offering • advised Seven West Media on a range of transactions across equity capital markets and mergers & acquisitions • advised Seven Group Holdings on its hard-fought successful acquisition of Nexus Energy – pioneering the “Deed of Company Arrangement Takeover” • Advised David Jones on its takeover by scheme of arrangement by South African bidder Woolworths • advised on the restructuring of Centro Properties Group which was completed in December 2011, including five interconditional schemes of arrangement and a $9.4 billion sale of US property assets to a Blackstone fund – widely viewed as the most complex restructuring in Australia’s corporate history. This won M&A Deal of the year at the Capital CFO Awards 2012 and Australian Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year Award at the 2012 ALB Australasian Law Awards FINANCE MONTHLY LEGAL AWARDS 2021 EQUITY CAPITAL MARKETS LAWYER OF THE YEAR LEGAL 2 0 2 1 AWARDS 2 0 2 1 CONTACT DETAILS www.herbertsmithfreehills.com