The Good Guys

Communications Advisor for The Good Guys $870 million sale to JB Hi-Fi

QUBE

Communications advisor for Qube Consortium’s Asciano acquisition proposal

Quiksilver

Quiksilver: Australian communications support for US chap 11 announcement

Beach Energy

Communications advisor for Beach Energy’s $360 million acquisition of Drillsearch Energy

Woolworths Holdings Ltd SA

Communications advisor for Woolworths Holdings Ltd SA on the $2.15 billion acquisition of  David Jones

Ansell

Strategic Communications Advice

Arrium

Advice and communications support on company name change from OneSteel to Arrium

Communications support for A$750 Million Capital Raising

Strategic Communications Support

BHP Billiton

General communications advice and support for BHP Billiton

CSL

Communications advisor for CSL on the Novartis  A$275M influenza vaccine business

US $3 billion offer for Talecris Biotherapeutics

US $925 million acquisition of Aventis Behring

$108 million Zenyth Therapeutics acquisition

Disposal of CSL Animal Health unit to Pfizer

Murray Goulburn Co-operative

Communications advisor for the Murray Goulburn A$420m bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter.

Stragetic communications support for Coles milk contract.

Communications advice and media management covering a range of issues.

The Trust Company

Communications Support in relation to Equity Trustees bid

St Barbara Ltd

Strategic Communications Support

MH Carnegie & Perpetual Investments

Media advisor to combined MH Carnegie and Perpetual Investments proposal to release $1 billion in value from BKW and SOL.

ESS Super

Corporate Communications support

Skilled Group

SKILLED Group acquisition of Broadsword Marine Contractors $A76.8 million.

SKILLED Group’s $A57 million acquisition of Origin Healthcare, including extensive communications to market, media, staff and customers.

Newcrest Mining Limited

Strategic Communications support

Rio Tinto

Communications planning and strategic advice for Rio Tinto in its successful defence against BHPB.

Media advisor for the proposed US$19 billion Chinalco agreement and proposed Pilbara Iron Ore JV with BHPB.

Media advisor for Rio Tinto’s $44 billion cash bid for Alcan.

Successful $3.5 billion takeover bid for North Limited.

Successful $550 million counter bid for Ashton Mining against De Beers.

ANZ

Multi-project strategic communications advice.

Inova Resources

Strategic communications suppport for A$160m intended takeover offer from Shanxi donghuis Coal Coking & Chemicals Group Co Ltd

Brockman Mining Limited

Strategic Comunications support

DuluxGroup

Communications advisor for DuluxGroup takeover offer for Alesco valued at $188m.

Glencore International

Australian Communications support for Glencore Grain International bid for Viterra worth $A5.74 billion – ($US6.15 billion)

Natura

Communications Advisor for Natura’s successful acquisition of Aesop

Country Road

Strategic communications for Country Road’s acquisition of Witchery Group for A$172 Million.

Strategic counsel and media management regarding termination of CEO and subsequent legal proceedings against the company.

Spotless

Strategic advisor for takeover defence from private equity group Pacific Equity Partners $A711.4 million.

Communications advisor for the $800 million bid for Programmed Maintenance Services.

CSL

Strategic communications, issues management and media liaison in relation to influenza vaccine issues.

Qantas

Issues Management and strategic advice

Jetstar

Strategic external and internal communications regarding industrial relations issues and business strategy.

Biota

Successful defence by Biota against a hostile bid and proxy battle by Bigshop and its Chairman, Farooq Khan.

Media management in relation to major litigation against GlaxoSmithKline for failure to promote Relenza an anti-viral flu drug.

Ongoing, media and strategic communications counsel.

PPB Advisory

Strategic communications advice and management of media regarding Burrup Fertiliser’s receivership, APV Automotive Components and Hastie Group.

Centro Properties

Issues management and media liaison following liquidity crisis. Communications advice and media liaison in relation to legal class action claims and ASIC claim against Centro’s non-executive directors.

Alumina

Media and market communications program for $910 million accelerated pro-rata entitlement offer.

Orica

Communications program for $900 million accelerated pro-rata entitlement offer and announcement of demerger of Consumer Products division.

Wah Nam

Strategic advice and media management for Wah Nam on its $260 million bid for FerrAus and $755 million bid for Brockman Resources.

AXA APH

Communications advisor for AXA APH Independent Directors in relation to combined AXA SA and AMP buy out proposal; unsuccessfully contested by NAB’s $14 billion proposal.

Advised AXA Asia Pacific Holdings in respect of the 2004 AXA SA possible bid for 49% of the company that it did not already own.

Bunge Limited

Communications planning and strategic advice for Bunge around its $127 million proposal to acquire Tully Sugar Limited.

National and regional media advisor, investor communications and stakeholder communications including local and state government and industry bodies.

Barrick

Strategic advice and media management for Barrick Gold’s $7.1 billion bid for Equinox.

Valspar Corporation

Communications advisor on successful $142 million acquisition of Wattyl Limited.

Centro Retail Trust

Communications advisor regarding CER’s restructure including proposed amalgamation with Centro’s funds and the sale of US$9.4 billion of assets to Blackstone.

PaperlinX

Strategic advice and media management for the sale of the Australian Paper business and closure of its Tasmanian assets.

TCW

Strategic communications advice and media management in relation to several proposed acquisitions.

CPII

Strategic communications advice and media management.

Eastern Star Gas

Strategic advice and media management for Santos takeover over Eastern Star Gas valued at $924 million.