Paul A. Rota

Selected Venture Capital and M&A Transactions:

• Apeiron Investment Group and Enhanced Limited in connection with the Series Seed, Series A and Series B financing rounds of the Enhanced Games
• SC Ventures (the corporate venture capital arm of Standard Chartered Bank) in connection with various investments
• The Energy & Minerals Group in its investment, alongside the UK Infrastructure Bank and TechMet, in Cornish Lithium plc
• Apeiron Investment Group in connection with various portfolio transactions
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management in connection with certain proposed investments

• CarUX on its U.S.$1.1 billion acquisition of Pioneer Corporation
• Apeiron Investment Group in connection with its U.S.$40 million additional capital investment relating to the business combination between Rezolve AI and Armada Acquisition Corp. I, a publicly traded SPAC
• a.s.r. NV in relation to Aegon NV’s acquisition of a c.30% interest in a.s.r.
• Ignite Luxembourg Holdings, indirectly managed by Rhône Holdings VI, in its offer for a 29.9% stake in RHI Magnesita NV
• A financial institution in connection with the proposed spin-off of its private markets business by way of an exempt offering in reliance on Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act, and related advice

Selected IPOs and Other Equity Offerings:

• The joint lead managers on Virgin Australia’s U.S.$445 million IPO and ASX listing
• The joint lead managers on Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure’s A$656 million IPO and ASX listing
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia, as selling shareholder, in connection with the SEC-registered IPO and NYSE listing of Klarna plc
• Haleon plc in connection with U.S.$708 million aggregate repurchases of its ordinary shares from Pfizer, and concurrent U.S.$6.3 billion SEC-registered secondary global offerings by Pfizer
• PartnerRe Limited in its SEC-registered issuance of 4.875% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares
• A resources company in connection with its proposed spin-off of an operating segment by way of an SEC-registered IPO
• National Australia Bank Limited in connection with its A$3 billion equity placement
• The joint bookrunners on carsales.com.au’s A$600 million and A$1.207 billion equity placements
• The joint bookrunners on Bank of Queensland’s A$600 million equity placement

Selected International Debt Offerings and Liability Management Transactions:

• Mineral Resources Limited in its U.S.$700 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield bond offering
• The joint lead managers on the APA Group’s U.S.$1.25 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S bond offerings and concurrent U.S.$612 million accelerated tender offer
• The joint lead managers on Goodman Group’s U.S.$600 million Rule 144A/Regulation S bond offering
• ING in an aggregate of U.S.$6 billion of SEC-registered bond offerings
• Haleon plc on its U.S.$8.75 billion SEC-registered exchange offer
• AIG on its tender offer for U.S.$1.5 billion of its outstanding debt securities
• The dealer managers on the APA Group’s U.S.$403 million tender offer
• Perth Airport in connection with its U.S.$150 million and U.S.$225 million U.S. private placements of senior notes
• The underwriters on Amcor plc’s establishment of its shelf registration statement and related SEC-registered U.S.$800 million, U.S.$500 million and €500 million offerings
• The managers in connection with Nufarm’s U.S.$350 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield bond offering
• The ad hoc group of convertible bondholders on the rescue financing of Arrival SA

Major financial institutions in connection with their U.S. debt funding programs:

• Commonwealth Bank of Australia in connection with its Rule 144A Medium-Term Notes, Covered Bonds and 3(a)(2) Medium-Term Notes Programs, and various offerings thereunder
• ASB Bank Limited in connection with its Rule 144A Medium-Term Note Program, and offerings thereunder
• Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited in connection with its U.S. debt funding programs, including its Rule 144A Medium-Term Notes, Covered Bonds and 3(a)(2) Medium-Term Notes Programs, and various offerings thereunder
• ANZ New Zealand in connection with its Rule 144A Medium-Term Note Program
• National Australia Bank Limited in connection with its U.S. debt funding programs, including its Rule 144A Medium-Term Notes, Covered Bonds and 3(a)(2) Medium-Term Notes Programs, and various offerings thereunder
• Bank of New Zealand in connection with its Luxembourg-listed Rule 144A Medium-Term Note Sub-Program, and offerings thereunder
• UBS AG in connection with the establishment of its 3(a)(2) Medium-Term Notes Program and the inaugural offering thereunder