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Woodside debt financing

A $1,474.55 m
  • Entry date - Thursday, 28 May 2009
  • Jurisdiction - Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan
  • Practice - Debt Market, Finance
  • 26 Australian and international banks funded syndicated loan facility

  • Firm
    Allen & Overy
  • Client
    Woodside Energy
  • Lead Lawyers
    Eugene Man
  • Role
    Legal adviser to Woodside on UK law
  • Firm
    Clifford Chance
  • Client
    ANZ
  • Lead Lawyers
    Dauwood Malik
  • Role
    Legal adviser to joint coordinating arrangers on UK law
  • Firm
    Clifford Chance
  • Client
    The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
  • Lead Lawyers
    Dauwood Malik
  • Role
    Legal adviser to joint coordinating arrangers on UK law
  • Firm
    Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Client
    Woodside Energy
  • Lead Lawyers
    Megan O'Rourke
  • Role
    Legal adviser to Woodside, Legal adviser to Woodside on Australian law
  • Firm
    Freehills
  • Client
    ANZ
  • Lead Lawyers
    Chris Robertson
  • Role
    Legal adviser to joint coordinating arrangers on Australian law
  • Firm
    Freehills
  • Client
    The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
  • Lead Lawyers
    Chris Robertson
  • Role
    Legal adviser to joint coordinating arrangers on Australian law


DEAL SUMMARY

  • Deal involved 26 Australian and international banks funding syndicated loan facility

  • About 80% of facility funded by Asian banks from Taiwan, Japan, China and Singapore

  • Corrs formerly advised Woodside on previous debt financing, including its US$1bn US bond issue, US$1.5bn facility

  • Facility further underlines attraction of debt in Australian ASX 50 companies among Asian investors

  • Deal closed 20 May 2009



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