Kathryn Mitchell
Clayton Utz
Special Counsel
Sydney
Overview
Kathryn specialises in corporate finance and acquisition and leveraged finance transactions, with a particular focus on, and interest in, corporate syndicated lending, complex secured lending transactions, acquisition finance, leveraged buyouts, IPO facilities and restructurings.
Notable Work
- InfraBuild: acted for InfraBuild on secured ABL financings, US notes issuances and other financing arrangements for the steel recycling, manufacturing and distribution group.
- SG Fleet: acted for SG Fleet on syndicated facilities for the fleet management and leasing group including as part of the financing package for its acquisition of the Australia and New Zealand LeasePlan business.
- AUB: acted for financiers on syndicated facilities to the AUB insurance broking and underwriting group including for Goldman Sachs on the acquisition facilities for AUB's acquisition of Tysers.
- Orro: acted for Macquarie on its funding package for the Orro technology services group.
- Nepean Group: acted for Nepean on the financing for the management buyout of the mining equipment and industrial manufacturing group and its subsequent transition to a common terms financing structure.
- Seven West Media: acted for the financiers on syndicated facilities for the Seven West Media group under a common terms financing structure.
- iQumulate: acted for Macquarie on the bridge financing of the iQumulate premium funding business post divestment of Macquarie's interest.
- SCF: acted for ICG in connection with its credit bid for the SCF shipping container business and for SCF in relation to its bilateral and syndicated facilities.
- Myer: acted for Myer on the refinancings of syndicated facilities for the retail group.
- Collins Foods: acted for Collins Foods on syndicated facilities for the restaurant group.
Insights
Media Release: Clayton Utz congratulates SG Fleet Group on its "transformational" acquisition of Leaseplan winning FinanceAsia's Best Debt Finance Deal award
6 Dec 2021 | Media Release
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