The integrated capital markets offering from A&O Shearman operates across Australia, with offices in Sydney and Perth, and provides services to clients internationally, with expertise in Australian, English and US law. The equity capital markets work is led by Tony Sparks in Sydney and Meredith Campion in Perth. Sparks, who is qualified in England and Wales and New South Wales, has particular experience with major IPOs, while Campion specialises in advising energy and resources clients. Karolina Popic, Mark Leemen and Minesh Patel, all of whom are based in Sydney, co-lead the debt capital markets work for the team, with notable expertise in covered bond programmes and the growing area of green and sustainability-linked bonds. Popic additionally leads the securitisation offering, which boasts strength in work involving novel asset classes and complex structures.

With bases across in the country in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth, the Allens capital markets offering operates on a national basis to support a range of clients. The equity capital markets team is led by Robert Pick in Melbourne and Julian Donnan in Sydney, who act across all sectors for both issuer and lead manager clients. Sydney-based senior associate Addison Ma also specialises in this area, and noted for his experience advising issuers, underwriters and shareholders. In Melbourne, James Darcy leads the debt capital markets team, which has particular experience in green bond transactions and cross-border financings, as well as a deep understanding of the domestic market, a particular strength of counsel Paul Cerché. The securitisation team, led from Sydney by Benjamin Downie, acts for a broad range of financier and originator clients, and advises a number of private equity clients on their securitised fundraising arrangements as part of merger and acquisition transactions.

Acting for a range of listed companies, shareholders and large private organisations both within Australia and internationally, the ‘team of experienced professionals’ at Arnold Bloch Leibler ‘provides commercially pragmatic advice’. Jonathan Wenig heads the team based in Melbourne; his practice spans commercial and corporate law, with particular expertise in public and private capital raisings. The team has notable experience of representing entrepreneurs, working in collaboration with the firm’s wider corporate and M&A offerings. Jeremy Lanzer has specialist knowledge regarding corporate governance advice. Vidushee Deora is also recommended.

The Ashurst capital markets team boasts both a global and national reach, working from Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney and collaborating with colleagues throughout the firm, including in the US. In Sydney, Bruce Macdonald leads the equity capital markets team, which acts for both ASX-listed entities and leading financial intermediaries in a range of sectors, including energy and natural resources, financial services and consumer retail (which is an area of expertise for Andrew Kim). The debt capital markets team is led by Caroline Smart, who is also based in Sydney, and covers a range of DCM work, from convertible bonds and green and social sustainability bonds to hybrid instruments and US and Australian dollar private placements. Jennifer Schlosser leads the securitisation offering from Sydney, advising on a range of asset classes including green securitisations; the team is particularly noted for its offshore capability and regulatory expertise. Global chief client officer Jamie Ng leads on the team’s specialist derivates work.

The capital markets team at Baker McKenzie stretches across the country, with team members in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, and boasts a number of practitioners with previous in-house expertise. Particular emphasis is put on work for underwriter clients, in particularly for equity transactions. Antony Rumboll leads the equity capital markets team, working in Sydney alongside Cécile Baume; the debt capital markets team is led by Duncan McGrath, also in Sydney. A particular strength of the debt team is its experience of acting on both Australian and English law transactions.

Clayton Utz‘s capital markets team operates out of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. Stuart Byrne and Brendan Groves lead the equity capital markets offering from Sydney and Melbourne respectively, with notable expertise in the technology, energy and resources, and financial services sectors, handling work including IPOs in new economy growth companies. The debt capital markets team is led by Andrew Jinks and Sonia Goumenis, both in Sydney, working with major banks both domestically and internationally alongside private equity clients. Jinks and Goumenis additionally lead the securitisation team, where special counsel Mark Chahine is also a key name, with experience acting for sponsors, arrangers, facility providers, ADIs and fintechs.

Clifford Chance‘s capital markets team is co-led by Richard Gordon and David Clee in Sydney, and Mark Chan in Hong Kong, and also has team members based in Perth. It operates as a regional team collaborating with colleagues across Asia Pacific, offering deals structured according to Australian, Singapore, Japanese, US, English and Hong Kong law. The firm's focus is on advising financial institutions acting in arranger and manager roles on Australian debt issuance programmes, with additional expertise in acting as issuer counsel, specifically for banking clients.

The national capital markets practice at Corrs Chambers Westgarth acts out of offices in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (where the team also provides services to Papua New Guinea-based clients). Co-leading the equity capital markets team are Sandy Mak, who is also head of corporate, and Shabarika Ajitkumar in Sydney, and Oliver Carrick in Perth. The Perth office has particular expertise in acting for issuers and underwriters. Melbourne-based Brad Robinson leads both the debt capital markets and securitisation teams. The debt capital markets team advises a range of clients, including investors, sponsors, arrangers and trustees, while securitisation work includes prime and non-conforming residential mortgages, reverse mortgage and equity release products and insurance funding loans. Jo Dodd joined the Sydney office from King & Wood Mallesons in February 2024.

Stanley Mok leads Dentons' securitisation offering from Sydney, acting for banks and originators. The team is experienced in green term securitisation transactions, warehouse facilities, and auto loans, as well as in supporting clients through first-time securitisation transactions. Eugene Ng and Lachlan Roots are also recommended.

DLA Piper‘s equity capital markets offering has notable expertise in cross-border transactions, specifically in advising US companies in Australia. The team operates across Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney (where team head David Ryan is based), and works closely with the firm’s Singapore team, particularly in offering convertible bond deals to clients. Industry specialisms include energy and natural resources, technology and life sciences. Kelly Morrison, in Brisbane, is another recommended team member.

The ‘experienced‘ capital markets team at Gilbert + Tobin is ‘well managed‘ by Sydney-based team leads Peter Cook, who heads equity capital markets practice, and Louise McCoach, who heads the debt capital markets offering. Cook’s equity team is experienced in secondary raisings, institutional placements and rights offers alongside IPOs; Adam D’Anderti, also in Sydney, and Sarah Turner, in Perth, are key members of the team. The debt group advises on securitisation transactions and issuances on both the domestic and US debt capital markets. McCoach is an expert in bespoke deals, while Alastair Corrigall is also a noted member of the team in Sydney.

Shaun Hardcastle leads the 'excellent' equity capital markets team at Hamilton Locke, which 'frequently goes above and beyond', from Perth. Hardcastle specialises in corporate, commercial and securities law, with sector expertise that takes in technology, energy, and mining. Other notable contacts are Deanna Carpenter, who is particularly skilled in both essential capital raisings and wider corporate advisory matters, and Jeremy Newman. With additional bases in Sydney and Brisbane, the team supports both domestic and international clients.

With bases across the country, the Herbert Smith Freehills LLP capital markets team covers the full gamut of debt, equity and securitisation matters. Co-led from Sydney and Melbourne, respectively, by Philippa Stone and Michael Ziegelaar, who has particular experience in cross-border work, the equity capital markets team acts for both issuers and underwriters, advising on IPOs and share purchase plans, among other matters. Melbourne-based Tim McEwan and Philip Hart in Sydney are also notable equity team members. Patrick Lowden leads the debt capital markets offering from Sydney, and acts for banks, investment banks and corporates on structured finance, corporate and acquisition financing, and restructuring transactions. Andrew Booth is also a high-profile figure in Melbourne.

The equity capital markets team at Johnson Winter Slattery acts out of the firm’s offices across the country, led by Perth-based Paul Vinci. Offering expertise across the energy and resources, infrastructure, life sciences, financial services and technology sectors, the team is particularly strong in matters involving US domiciled issuers accessing Australian markets – an area in which Sydney-based James Rozsa specialises. Also in Sydney, Clare Brown is experienced in public offerings and secondary capital raisings, including multi-jurisdictional matters. Special counsel Andrew Ricciardi has a notable focus on clients in the rare earths space, working out of Perth.

‘Excellent lawyers with strong subject matter expertise’, the King & Wood Mallesons capital markets team supports clients including major banks and financial institutions, leveraging the firm’s global presence along with its national bases in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. David Friedlander leads the equity capital markets team, acting for both issuers and underwriters across a wide range of sectors. Henrik Moritz and Amanda Isouard (who made partner in July 2022) are also recommended in the equity capital markets space. The firm’s debt capital markets offering is led by Melbourne-based Ian Paterson, who acts alongside Philip Harvey and special counsel Angela Chung to advise both domestic and international banks and corporates. Paul Smith heads the securitisation team, notably advising new entrants in the fintech space, an area where Ian Edmonds-Wilson specialises. All team members are based in Sydney, unless otherwise noted. Jo Dodd moved to Corrs Chambers Westgarth in February 2024.

Maddocks’ equity capital markets team is noted for its technology sector expertise; it is experienced in a range of IPO and capital raising work for clients in this industry, including cross-border matters. Catherine Merity - ‘an exceptional attorney, with an extraordinary grasp of the inner working of the ASX’ - leads the team in Sydney. Rosamond Sayer is another key contact in the team, advising lead managers.

The Brisbane-based corporate team at McCullough Robertson is led by Reece Walker, a specialist in the life sciences, technology and telecoms sectors. The team also supports clients across the construction and engineering, transport and logistics, and resources and renewables industries, with a specific focus on assisting founders seeking capital raising advice at both the start-up and expansion capital phases. Ben Wood has particular expertise regarding financial services clients, while special counsel Naomi Omundson advises clients across Australia and the US with a notable emphasis on the life sciences sector.

Iain Laughland heads the Mills Oakley team from Sydney, although it also reaches across Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane, acting for clients across the spectrum of large, mid-market and small-cap issuers. With an emphasis on the technology and health sciences sectors, the team has notable experience in advising New Zealand-based companies on ASX listings. Lynda Reid has expertise in the financial services and healthcare sectors, acting for a number of listed investment companies.

The equity capital markets team at Minter Ellison is led by Daniel Scotti (from Sydney) and James Hutton (from Melbourne); Scotti has extensive experience working with energy sector clients, while Hutton is the firm’s life sciences industry leader. The team supports clients through a range of equity and hybrid capital raisings, including IPOs, placements and share purchase plans. Sydney-based John Elias heads the debt capital markets and securitisation teams, specialising in structured finance and structured credit products for financial institutions and corporate clients alike.

The Norton Rose Fulbright capital markets team is made up of lawyers with ‘global experience’ providing ‘advice of the highest standard’. James Morris, who is praised for his ‘broad knowledge’ and ‘solutions focused‘ approach, heads the debt capital markets practice in Sydney, which counts green bonds among its areas of increasing expertise, and also has experience in a range of debt issuance programmes. The equity capital markets team is headed by Jeremy Wickens in Melbourne, who is noted for his expertise in matters involving crypto-assets. The team is particularly active in cross-border work and supports clients across the energy and resources and financial services sectors. Sydney-based Alex Mufford leads the securitisation offering, with experience in warehouse securitisations involving green bonds. Vittorio Casamento heads the derivatives practice from Sydney.

Sidley Austin‘s Sydney-based capital markets team sits within the firm’s wider capital markets practice, with bases across Europe, Asia and the US, and has a subsequent focus on multi-jurisdictional work, providing US (and England and Wales) legal advice to Australian and New Zealand clients. Mimma Barila leads the team, with experience representing underwriters and issuers – particularly corporate entities and financial institutions. Barila is supported by Bruce Dailey, who is an expert in private placement debt transactions.

The equity capital markets offering from Thomson Geer advises a range of clients across the energy and resources, healthcare and construction sectors. Sydney-based Sanushka Seomangal is experienced in public and private equity and debt fundraising, while in Brisbane, Matthew Reynolds specialises in the technology sector and Emma Cook is particularly strong in heavily regulated areas.