Clifford Chance advises lenders financing Advent’s acquisition of Automic Group in Australia and New Zealand

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised the lenders to international private equity firm Advent in relation to the financing to support its acquisition of Automic Group. Automic Group is a market-leading fintech group providing registry and fund administration services to investors and issuers in Australia and New Zealand. The group leverages technology to provide insight-led services to support over 1,400 companies and funds. Over the past 5 years, Automic has been the top-performing share registry for IPOs and listed transactions in Australia.
The cross-border debt financing team was led by partners Alim Amershi and Elizabeth Hundt Russell, with support from counsel Alexander Sorgese and associates Liam Dunne, Howard Blackbee and Sachin Kinger.

The wider team included partners Peter Dahlen, Katherine Sinclair, Matthew Truman and Mark Currell, supported by associates Raad Gorji, Melanie Ray and Monica Shakeri.