Andrea acts for Australia's major domestic banks and non-ADI lenders on the full range of debt funding transactions, drawing on international experience across Vietnam and Singapore.
Biography
Andrea acts for Australia's Big 4 banks and a range of non-ADI lenders on debt funding transactions. Her client base also includes corporate and institutional borrowers, foreign banks and multilateral lenders.
Andrea advises on the full range of debt funding structures: project finance, property finance, corporate finance, acquisition finance and trade finance. Her practice spans transaction structuring, documentation and financial close across domestic and cross-border mandates.
Andrea has worked on construction finance for major residential and commercial developments, syndicated multi-option facilities for ASX-listed borrowers, and acquisition financing for institutional property investors. Matters regularly involve complex security packages, mezzanine tranches and cross-border elements.
Andrea spent five years practising internationally, based in Vietnam and then Singapore, advising corporate and institutional borrowers as well as foreign banks and multilateral lenders. This cross-border experience informs her approach to structuring and documenting financing transactions in regulated and emerging market environments.
Credentials
Academic qualifications:
- Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws (University of Western Australia)
Memberships:
- Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Asia Pacific Loan Market Association
- Women in Banking and Finance
Andrea's experience
Close the Loop Ltd
Advisor to ASX-listed Close the Loop Ltd, on the group's cross-border debt funding arrangements
Estia Health
Advised Estia Health on the acquisition of three residential care homes from Calvary Health Care ($92 million), 7 residential care homes across NSW and Vic from the Aurrum Group ($253 million); and the Vacenti Group QLD portfolio of seven residential care homes and associated assets ($360 million).
Regis Aged Care
Advised Regis Aged Care on the acquisition of Arcare's Victorian 'home care' portfolio.
Stericycle
Advised global waste management solutions provider Stericycle on the divestment of its Australian and Singaporean group subsidiaries.
Comms Group Ltd
Advisor to ASX-listed Comms Group Ltd on the group's funding arrangements.
Awards, recognitions and rankings
- Best Lawyers in Australia – Leading Lawyer, Health and Aged Care Law (2027), Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law (2027)