Transactions

Cosway has provided strategic communications counsel on transactions totaling more than $100bn over the last five years. Below are some of the more recent transactions Cosway has worked on. For more details on our transaction work you can request a credentials document via our Contact Us page.

2011 Fletcher Building
M+A communications and media advice
Unsolicited offer and subsequent agreed bid to acquire Crane Group
(Value, $780m)

2011 West Australian Newspapers
M+A Communications and media advice
Seven West Group acquisition, associated capital raising and rebranding
(Value, $4.08bn)

2010 Intoll Group
Strategic communications advice
Response to Scheme of Arrangement proposal from Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board to acquire Intoll Ltd
(Value, $3.5bn)

2010 Lihir Gold Limited
Proposed acquisition of Newcrest Limited – advice to LHR on initial response to proposal
(Value, $9.5bn)

2010 Lend Lease Corporation
Issues and media management
Equity capital raising                                                                                                                                      (Value, $800m)

2009-10 Greenspark Power Holdings (Pacific Equity Partners)
Proposed acquisition of Energy Developments – advice to ENE
(Value, $431m)

2009-10 NSW Govt. Electricity reform
Sale of electricity retail businesses and GenTrader contracts

2009 Elders Limited
Corporate debt restructure and equity capital raising
(Value, $900m)

2009 Grocon
Proposed acquisition of Multiplex Prime Property Trust
(Value, $115)

2009 Challenger Life
 Proposed acquisition of Challenger Kenedix Japan Trust
(Value, $155m)

2009 Lend Lease Corporation
Acquisition of Lend Lease Primelife
(Value, $900m)

2009 Lion Nathan
 Proposed acquisition of LNN by Kirin Holdings
(Value, $3.3bn (EV $6.5bn))

2009 Lion Nathan
 Proposed acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil (withdrawn by LNN)
(Value, $7.3bn)

2009 Cadbury Schweppes
 Sale by tender to Asahi
(Value, $1.2bn)

2009 Centrebet
Proposed acquisition of International All Sports
(Value, $21.9m)

2008 Just Group
Defence against hostile bid by Premier Investments
(Value, $800m+)

2008 Arctic Capital (a unit of CPH)
Recapitalisation of Living and Leisure Australia (was MFS Living and Leisure) and acquisition of the Responsible Entity
(Value, $100m+)

2008 PMI Australia (lenders mortgage insurer)
Trade sale to QBE
(Value, $1bn)

2008 Village Roadshow
Acquisition of Sydney Attractions Group
(Value, $208m)

2008 Tenix Group
Trade sale of Tenix Defence sold to BAe Systems plc
(Value, $737m)

2007 Investa Property Group
Acquisition by Morgan Stanley
(Value, $6.6bn)

2007 Independent News and Media
Consortium Bid for APN News & Media
(Value, $2.92bn)

2007 Macquarie Bank
Proposed acquisition of Alinta
(Value, $7bn)

2007 Allco Equity Partners
Participation in Qantas Consortium
(Value, $10bn)

2007 Promina
Merger by Scheme of Arrangement with Suncorp-Metway
(Value, $7.87bn)

2007 Tullow Oil
Acquisition of Hardman Resources
(Value, $1.5bn)

2007 Brambles Cleanaway
 Private Equity Sale to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
(Value, $1.83bn)