Kenneth advises on complex banking and finance transactions, delivering clear and client-focused commercial outcomes.
Biography
Kenneth is a leading specialist in acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate finance, funds financing, agribusiness lending, restructuring work-outs, secondary debt trades and distressed investing, both in domestic and cross border transactions.
Trusted by clients on their most strategic transactions, Kenneth has over 25 years’ experience working in Australia and the UK across a range of financing transactions, including acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate lending, funds financing, agribusiness lending, restructuring work-outs, secondary debt trades and distressed investing. He has led transactions involving funding products including senior, unitranche, mezzanine opco, subordinated holdco and TLB debt facilities and other syndicated and bilateral lending arrangements.
Kenneth works closely with commercial and investment banks, credit funds and other direct lenders, and corporate and private equity borrowers across the Australian, European, US and APAC markets. He is an experienced and respected practitioner who is regularly engaged on transactions involving complex capital structures and compressed execution timelines where the delivery of clear and client focused outcomes are paramount. Kenneth is well regarded for his strong technical expertise, client-centric approach, collaborative working style, responsiveness and commercial understanding of the industry.
Kenneth’s experience
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Northpharm
Acted for a syndicate of senior lenders to the Northpharm pharmacy business (majority owned by Fortitude Investment Partners) to provide working capital and support the acquisition of a portfolio of pharmacies located across NT, WA and QLD. -
Global pension and investor services provider
Acted on the refinancing of whole of group debt facilities totalling AU$919.98m and GBP159.35m, involving more than 25 group entities across jurisdictions. -
Challenger
Advised on the refinancing for a landmark five star, 285 room luxury hotel operated by Marriott International, housed within Adelaide’s historic General Post Office. -
Australian listed diversified investment group
Advised on participation in a $235m holdco facility and $1.3bn US term loan B financing for MYOB, one of Australia’s largest syndicated lending transactions. -
Doors Plus
Acted for the senior lender providing a secured debt facility to Colinton Capital Partners to support their acquisition of the Doors Plus business. -
Major Australian agribusiness group
Advised on the establishment of a $894m common terms deed platform to support diversified funding and long term growth. -
Centuria Bass
Assisted with establishing a $200m warehouse facility programme provided by UBS to fund a portfolio of commercial real estate loans written by Centuria Bass. -
Intelligent Monitoring Group
Acted for the lender to the ASX-listed group Intelligent Monitoring Group to support its working capital and bolt-on acquisition expansion program.
Awards, recognition and rankings
- Best Lawyers in Australia 2027 – Recognised for Banking and Finance Law, Distressed Investing and Debt Trading Practice, Leveraged Buyouts
- Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific 2026 – Recognised practitioner in Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance
- Legal 500 Australia 2026 – Recognised as a Next Generation Partner in Banking & Finance