David Christensen
Partner
Sydney
David Christensen
Partner
Sydney
Contact details
David has experience on a broad range of structured debt finance, energy and resources and infrastructure transactions, including public and private acquisition financing, project financing and development, property financing, fund financing and other structured financing products. He has particular expertise in complex cross-border and multi-source financing transactions, including bank/bond and ECA-backed financings.
Expertise
Practices
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2023
Admitted in New South Wales, Australia / Not admitted in New York
Supervised by the Principals of the Firm
Academic
LLB, Murdoch University, Perth
Bcom, Accounting & Finance, Murdoch University, Perth
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Experience highlights
Advising MIRA and PSP on the financing of their acquisition of the State of South Australia’s land titles registry.
Advising the lenders on the ECA-backed financing of the Victoria International Container Terminal, reportedly the first ECA-backed non-resources infrastructure financing in Australia. Awarded IJGlobal Awards 2016: Asia Pacific Multisourced and The Asset Triple A Asia Infrastructure Awards 2017.
Advising the Export Credit Agencies and commercial banks on the USD7.2bn financing of the Roy Hill integrated mine, rail and port project. At the time, this was reportedly the largest ever mining project financing.
Advising Port of Melbourne on the USPP and EMTN/AMTN refinancing of it's $4.6bn acquisition facilities.
Expertise
Practices
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2023
Admitted in New South Wales, Australia / Not admitted in New York
Supervised by the Principals of the Firm
Academic
LLB, Murdoch University, Perth
Bcom, Accounting & Finance, Murdoch University, Perth
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- The State of Papua New Guinea and state-affiliated project companies in relation to the development and US$14 billion financing of the PNG LNG project. At the time, the largest ever project financing.
- The lenders on a common terms debt platform for Orora Group, including its syndicated A$750m facility, its syndicated US$200m facility and bilateral facilities.
- Two global gas and Oil Companies in relation to the US$20 billion financing of the Ichthys LNG project in Western Australia.
- The lenders on a syndicated A$1.7bn term loan facility for Vodafone Hutchison.
- The lenders in relation to the financing of Reece Group’s acquisition of Morsco.
- Barings in relation to its mezzanine financing of Wolseley’s acquisition of the CoxGomyl group, and its senior financing of CoxGomyl’s acquisition of the Manntech group.
- Nexus Energy in relation to its funding facilities, including its administration funding facility in connection with the acquisition by Seven Group Holdings.
- A shareholder in relation to receivership funding facilities for Ten Network.
Awards
Banking & Finance and Project Finance & Development
Best Lawyers Australia 2019
Notable Practitioner Project Finance
IFLR1000 Australia 2018
Recognised Practitioner Project Finance Australia
Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, 2019
