Experience

Grant Samuel has developed a wealth of experience across a broad range of property-related transactions. Our depth and breadth of experience is illustrated by our selected case studies described in the table below:

Client	Type	Transaction Description	Size/Value
Allen & Overy Tenant Representation Advice on Sydney premises strategy and pre-commitment lease 4,500m² Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Tenant Representation Tenant Representation for pre-construction lease in Adelaide 22,500m² Investec Tenant Representation Strategic advisor and tenant representation for Sydney premises lease 5,800m² Clough Capital Raising Sole arranger for finance to purchase and re-fit specialist engineering vessel US$60m FMG Capital Raising Adviser and arranger for operating leases for major greenfields iron ore project $155m The Hotel Group Capital Raising Adviser, arranger and manager to a specialised fund established to acquire and operate hotel assets in NSW $250m Trafalgar Capital Raising Adviser on accelerated process for novation of development debt and equity $13m APN News and Media Divestment / Acquisition Development manager and adviser on sale and leaseback of specialist press and printing hall $29m Bunnings Warehouse Divestment / Acquisition Adviser on sale and leaseback of selected properties in Australasian portfolio >$200m Defence Housing Australia Divestment / Acquisition Adviser and transaction manager for long-term sale and leaseback of residential portfolios to institutional investors n.a. Downer EDI Divestment / Acquisition Strategic review of Australian real estate portfolio and managed divestment of 25+ properties n.a. NRMA Divestment / Acquisition Advisor in relation to sourcing and transaction implementation for significant property investment $54m Plenary Group Divestment / Acquisition Adviser on sale process for Victorian College of Pharmacy building at Monash University $63m Woolworths Divestment / Acquisition Adviser on sale and leaseback of national support office and national distribution centre portfolio $1.1bn Grant Samuel-managed property fund Investment Management St Quentins, Claremont WA: development of five-level complex of 62 residential apartments and 20 commercial suites in joint venture with Clough $119m Grant Samuel-managed property fund Investment Management West One, West Perth WA: development of 55 luxury residential apartments and café/restaurant retail $31m Grant Samuel-managed property fund Investment Management Arena, Rockdale, NSW: mixed use development comprising 178 residential apartments, retail space and basement car parking for approximately 230 vehicles $70m Grant Samuel-managed syndicate Investment Management Abbotsford, VIC: JV between Grant Samuel managed syndicate, ISPT (co-investor) and Hamton (developer) to redevelop existing commercial facility into a mixed use precinct incorporating 560 apartments >$220m Grant Samuel-managed syndicate Investment Management Mosman, NSW: JV between local developer and Grant Samuel managed syndicate to redevelop existing complex into 22 luxury apartments and 600m² of retail >$40m Grant Samuel-managed syndicate Investment Management Alexandria, NSW: JV between local developer and Grant Samuel managed syndicate for redevelopment of existing site into 21,000m² warehouse, showroom and office complex. Grant Samuel is also co-development manager >$85m DLA Piper Australia Strategic Advisory Strategic property adviser for Australian premises requirements including on-going portfolio monitoring and strategy 35,000m² Downer EDI Strategic Advisory Comprehensive review of owned and occupied operational property assets in Australia and New Zealand n.a. Macquarie Group Strategic Advisory Strategic property advisor on global corporate real estate portfolio n.a. UBS Strategic Advisory Strategic property adviser for Australian and New Zealand premises requirements. Transaction management for Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Auckland premises 30,000m² University of NSW Strategic Advisory Strategic review of real estate portfolio including alignment of overall vision and long-term requirements with existing commitments and assets >450,000m² Australia Post Tenant Representation Advice on pre-construction lease for Melbourne headquarters 43,000m² BHP Billiton Tenant Representation Strategic advisor and tenant representative for pre-commitment lease in Perth CBD 60,000m² Blake Dawson Tenant Representation Restructure and negotiation of new lease at existing premises in Grosvenor Place, Sydney 13,800m² Chevron Tenant Representation Advice on lease renewals and new leases across multiple locations in Perth CBD >60,000m² Commonwealth Bank Tenant Representation Transaction manager for Sydney CBD office consolidation strategy including pre-commitment to Darling Walk 54,000m² JP Morgan Chase Tenant Representation Advice on pre-construction lease at Castlereagh Street, Sydney 16,700m² Macquarie Group Tenant Representation Advice on pre-construction lease at King Street Wharf, Sydney (32,000m²) and lease renegotiations in Melbourne (10,000m²), Brisbane (4,000m²) and Sydney (11,000m²) >57,000m²

Client

Type

Transaction Description

Size/Value

Allen & Overy
Tenant Representation
Advice on Sydney premises strategy and pre-commitment lease
4,500m²

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank
Tenant Representation
Tenant Representation for pre-construction lease in Adelaide
22,500m²

Investec
Tenant Representation
Strategic advisor and tenant representation for Sydney premises lease
5,800m²

Clough
Capital Raising
Sole arranger for finance to purchase and re-fit specialist engineering vessel
US$60m

FMG
Capital Raising
Adviser and arranger for operating leases for major greenfields iron ore project
$155m

The Hotel Group
Capital Raising
Adviser, arranger and manager to a specialised fund established to acquire and operate hotel assets in NSW
$250m

Trafalgar
Capital Raising
Adviser on accelerated process for novation of development debt and equity
$13m

APN News and Media
Divestment / Acquisition
Development manager and adviser on sale and leaseback of specialist press and printing hall
$29m

Bunnings Warehouse
Divestment / Acquisition
Adviser on sale and leaseback of selected properties in Australasian portfolio
>$200m

Defence Housing Australia
Divestment / Acquisition
Adviser and transaction manager for long-term sale and leaseback of residential portfolios to institutional investors
n.a.

Downer EDI
Divestment / Acquisition
Strategic review of Australian real estate portfolio and managed divestment of 25+ properties
n.a.

NRMA
Divestment / Acquisition
Advisor in relation to sourcing and transaction implementation for significant property investment
$54m

Plenary Group
Divestment / Acquisition
Adviser on sale process for Victorian College of Pharmacy building at Monash University
$63m

Woolworths
Divestment / Acquisition
Adviser on sale and leaseback of national support office and national distribution centre portfolio
$1.1bn

Grant Samuel-managed property fund
Investment Management
St Quentins, Claremont WA: development of five-level complex of 62 residential apartments and 20 commercial suites in joint venture with Clough
$119m

Grant Samuel-managed property fund
Investment Management
West One, West Perth WA: development of 55 luxury residential apartments and café/restaurant retail
$31m

Grant Samuel-managed property fund
Investment Management
Arena, Rockdale, NSW: mixed use development comprising 178 residential apartments, retail space and basement car parking for approximately 230 vehicles
$70m

Grant Samuel-managed syndicate
Investment Management
Abbotsford, VIC: JV between Grant Samuel managed syndicate, ISPT (co-investor) and Hamton (developer) to redevelop existing commercial facility into a mixed use precinct incorporating 560 apartments
>$220m

Grant Samuel-managed syndicate
Investment Management
Mosman, NSW: JV between local developer and Grant Samuel managed syndicate to redevelop existing complex into 22 luxury apartments and 600m² of retail
>$40m

Grant Samuel-managed syndicate
Investment Management
Alexandria, NSW: JV between local developer and Grant Samuel managed syndicate for redevelopment of existing site into 21,000m² warehouse, showroom and office complex. Grant Samuel is also co-development manager
>$85m

DLA Piper Australia
Strategic Advisory
Strategic property adviser for Australian premises requirements including on-going portfolio monitoring and strategy
35,000m²

Downer EDI
Strategic Advisory
Comprehensive review of owned and occupied operational property assets in Australia and New Zealand
n.a.

Macquarie Group
Strategic Advisory
Strategic property advisor on global corporate real estate portfolio
n.a.

UBS
Strategic Advisory
Strategic property adviser for Australian and New Zealand premises requirements. Transaction management for Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Auckland premises
30,000m²

University of NSW
Strategic Advisory
Strategic review of real estate portfolio including alignment of overall vision and long-term requirements with existing commitments and assets
>450,000m²

Australia Post
Tenant Representation
Advice on pre-construction lease for Melbourne headquarters
43,000m²

BHP Billiton
Tenant Representation
Strategic advisor and tenant representative for pre-commitment lease in Perth CBD
60,000m²

Blake Dawson
Tenant Representation
Restructure and negotiation of new lease at existing premises in Grosvenor Place, Sydney
13,800m²

Chevron
Tenant Representation
Advice on lease renewals and new leases across multiple locations in Perth CBD
>60,000m²

Commonwealth Bank
Tenant Representation
Transaction manager for Sydney CBD office consolidation strategy including pre-commitment to Darling Walk
54,000m²

JP Morgan Chase
Tenant Representation
Advice on pre-construction lease at Castlereagh Street, Sydney
16,700m²

Macquarie Group
Tenant Representation
Advice on pre-construction lease at King Street Wharf, Sydney (32,000m²) and lease renegotiations in Melbourne (10,000m²), Brisbane (4,000m²) and Sydney (11,000m²)
>57,000m²