Mallesons Stephen Jaques has gained top honours in Project Finance rankings for the first half of 2003.
According to analysis by Dealogic ProjectWare, Mallesons is positioned at number one in Australasia, holding greater than a 35% share of the project finance market, with nine deals valued at US$913 million signed and funded during the period 1 January – 30 June 2003.
Mallesons was ranked second in the Asia Pacific region, with a greater than 8% share of this particular market.
Mallesons’ project finance partner Peter Doyle said the firm’s top deals so far this year include the Western Sydney Orbital Tollway and the refinancing and capital restructure of Perth International Airport. Additionally, Mallesons’ lawyers advised Manila North Tollways on the North Luzon Expressway project.
“We are currently very busy right across the project finance practice and pleased to have been involved in the most significant deals to date this year. We look forward to further enhancing our performance in the next round.
“We will continue our strong commitment to providing high quality project finance advice across the breadth of jurisdictions in Asia Pacific and thank our clients for the support we receive.”
Recently, Mallesons was also awarded a first-tier ranking for Project Finance in the Chambers Global Guide 2003-04, one of the leading global legal surveys.
Legal Adviser league table – Australasia
1 Jan – 30 June 2003
Pos.
Legal Adviser name
Proj. Amt (US$m)
No.
%Share
1.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
913.05
9
35.01
2.
Allens Arthur Robinson
836.82
5
32.09
3.
Clayton Utz
439.09
1
16.84
4.
Minter Ellison
155.55
2
5.96
5.
Blake Dawson Waldron
91.30
3
3.50
6.
Freehills
89.52
3
3.43
7.
Baker & McKenzie
33.17
1
1.27
8.
McCullough Robertson
24.67
1
0.95
9.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
24.67
1
0.95
Total of items used in the table
2,607.83
12
100.00
Source: DealogicProjectWare
Legal Adviser league table – Asia Pacific
1 Jan – 30 June 2003
Pos.
Legal Adviser name
Proj. Amt (US$m)
No.
%Share
1.
Latham & Watkins
1,557.98
3
13.79
2.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
913.05
9
8.08
3.
Clifford Chance
877.13
3
7.76
4.
Allen & Overy
869.17
4
7.69
5.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
864.65
1
7.65
6.
Allens Arthur Robinson
836.82
5
7.41
7.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
661.00
2
5.85
8.
Nishimura & Partners
600.00
1
5.31
8.
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
600.00
1
5.31
10.
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
455.00
1
4.03
11.
Clayton Utz
439.09
1
3.89
12.
Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Law Office
412.00
4
3.65
13.
Linklaters
334.33
1
2.96
13.
Lee & Ko
334.33
1
2.96
15.
Baker & McKenzie
309.17
2
2.74
16.
Lee & Li
276.00
1
2.44
17.
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
206.00
1
1.82
18.
White & Case LLP
155.83
2
1.38
19.
Minter Ellison
155.55
2
1.38
20.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
93.33
1
0.83
Total of items used in the table
11,296.53
27
100.00
