Lavan Legal has built a strong reputation for handling large and complex transactions. Listed below are some of our significant transactions.



2010 Shougang Holdings (Hong Kong)
Geoff Stevens, Partner

Due diligence with respect to possible increased involvement by Shougang Holdings, one of the largest steel producers in China, in Australasian Resources Ltd.




2010 Client Confidential
Tony Chong, Partner

Establishment of a taxation team for a major corporate group.  This team managed all aspects of taxation for the group (direct/indirect tax and customs duty), including day to day compliance for over 60 subsidiaries, managing risk reviews, audits and objections, managing the effective tax rate for the group, dealing with transfer pricing issues and managing all relationships with customs and taxation authorities.




2010 Client Confidential
Geoff Stevens, Partner

Sale of shares in a private company publicly valued in excess of $110 million to one of the world's largest private equity firms.



2009 Agricultural Land Management Limited


Acquisition of several agricultural properties around Australia by Agricultural Land Management Limited.




2009 Australasian Property Investments Pty Ltd
Peter Beekink, PartnerTamara Heng, Senior Associate

Acquisition by Australasian Property Investments Pty Ltd of the Floreat Forum Shopping Centre valued at $100 million.




2009 Client Confidential
Peter Beekink, PartnerTamara Heng, Senior Associate

Acquisition by a listed property trust of 17 forestry sites located across Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland to the value of $90.25 million.




2009 Boral Group


Sale and leaseback of industrial land by Boral Group.




2009 TSMarine


Private equity/management buyout acquisition of TSMarine valued at $50 million.




2009 Croesus Group of Companies
Geoff Stevens, Partner

Sale of the Croesus gold mine at Norseman and subsequent recapitalisation of the listed parent.  The complex sale arrangements included the re-listing on the London Stock Exchange of the purchaser's ultimate parent Davos Resources plc (known as Norseman Gold plc).  The mine sold for $66 million, ending the external administrator's ten-month long operation of the mine.




2009 Worsley Multi-Fuel Co-generation Power Station
Tony Chong, Partner

Capital raising in excess of $750 million from a consortium of investors for the Worsley Multi-Fuel Co-generation Power Station Project using traditional project finance debt and other finance instruments.  This required complex structuring to address all tax, balance sheet and International Financial Report Standards considerations.




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