Ashurst

Ashurst is a London-based international law firm with 1,600 lawyers across 27 offices in Australia, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. Ashurst Australia was formed in 2011 following its merger with independent law firm Blake Dawson. The 182-partner-strong firm is headquartered in Sydney with additional offices in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth.

Focusses / specialisms 

Ashurst’s core focus is M&A and structured finance and securitisation, but it also excels in private equity, and restructuring and insolvency work.

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Bank of America, Bank of China, BNP Paribas, DBS, Archer, Bain, Blackstone PE, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Brookfield, Allegro Funds, CapVest Partners, The Growth Fund, CDPQ, and KKR.

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Bank lending: lender side

“Very knowledgeable as to current market positions. Organised, calm and efficient. Reliable.”

M&A

“They are very diligent and understand what our business objectives are.”