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  • University of Technology, Sydney (L.L.B., 1998)
  • University of Technology, Sydney (B.A., 1998)

  • New South Wales
  • New York

Johanna O'Shea

Associate
Sydney
P: +61 (0)4 6638 5197, +61 (0)2 8211 0435
F: +44 (0)20 7588 0555, +61 (0)2 8211 0555
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Ms. O’Shea’s practice concentrates on U.S. capital markets and corporate law matters. Her practice involves public and private securities offerings and the representation of U.S. and non-U.S. companies in international capital raisings and stock exchange listings.

Ms. O’Shea has represented European, Australian, Indian, Asian and U.S. issuers and underwriters in securities offerings in a wide range of corporate finance transactions. These have included initial public offerings, Nasdaq listings, public offers for seasoned issuers, private placements of debt and equity securities, including Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, and traditional and venture capital private placements. In addition, she acts for issuers in ongoing reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws and has represented a number of companies in establishing listed and unlisted ADR programs.

Representative Transactions

International Securities
  • Advising Jefferies International Limited and Enam Securities Europe Limited in the AIM listing and concurrent Section 4(2) private placement in the United States and Regulation S placement outside India of shares of a US-Indian medical services company.
  • Advised Enam Securities Private Limited, Standard Chartered Securities India Limited, Religare Capital Markets Limited and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Private Limited as international counsel in the estimated Rs. 3,043 million (US$62.2 million) Qualified Institutional Placement in India and Rule 144A offering in the US of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited.
  • Advised Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and the Government of India in the estimated Rs. 62,462 million (US$1.37 billion) follow-on public offering and Rule 144A offering of Power Grid, led by SBI Capital Markets Limited, Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Private Limited, ICICI Securities Limited and J.P. Morgan India Private Limited.
  • Advised Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and the Government of India in the privatization and initial public offering, including a Rule 144A offering, of Power Grid, led by Citigroup Global Markets India, Enam Financial Consultants and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company.
  • Advised National Hydro Electric and the Government of India in the privatization and initial public offering, including a Rule 144A offering, of National Hydro, led by Enam Financial Consultants, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and SBI Capital Markets.
  • Advised Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) in the initial public offering, including a Rule 144A offering, of PFC, led by Enam Financial Consultants, ICICI Securities and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, estimated at Rs. 9,971.92 million (US$243 million).
  • Advised Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Citigroup in the concurrent QIP private placement in India, Section 4(2) private placement in the United States and Regulation S placement outside India of shares of Marico Limited.
  • Advised Enam Financial Consultants, DSP Merrill Lynch and JM Morgan Stanley in the initial public offering and Rule 144A offering of Parsvnath Developers Limited, estimated at Rs.10,897 million (US$248 million).
  • Advised Apollo Tyres and JM Morgan Stanley Limited in the concurrent QIP private placement in India, Section 4(2) private placement in the United States and Regulation S placement outside India of shares of Apollo Tyres Limited.
  • Advised Enam Financial Consultants, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, IL&FS Investsmart and ICICI Securities in the initial public offering and Rule 144A offering of Sobha Developers Limited, estimated at Rs. 5,691 million (US$130 million).
  • Advised Bank of Baroda, DSP Merrill Lynch, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, JM Morgan Stanley, Enam Financial Consultants, HSBC, SBI Capital Markets, Karvy Investor Services and the other underwriters in the follow-on public offering and Rule 144A offering of Bank of Baroda, estimated at Rs. 16,330 million (US$375 million). 
  • Advised Andhra Bank, Citigroup, DSP Merrill Lynch, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Enam Financial Consultants, and SBI Capital Markets in the follow-on public offering and Rule 144A offering of Andhra Bank, estimated at Rs. 7,650 million (US$175 million).
  • Advised PVR Limited, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and ICICI Securities in the initial public offering and Rule 144A offering of PVR Limited, estimated at Rs. 1,733 million (US$36 million).
  • Advised Development Credit Bank, Enam Financial Consultants, and JM Morgan Stanley Limited in the initial public offering and concurrent Regulation S placement outside India of Development Credit Bank.
  • Advised HT Media Limited and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited in the Rs. 3,700 million (US$85 million) Initial Public offering of HT Media Limited.
  • Advised DSP Merrill Lynch Limited, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited and the other underwriters in the Rs. 13,700 million (US$315 million) sale of shares in Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited in an initial public offering of India and in concurrent private placements outside India.
  • Advised Syndicate Bank, SBI Capital Markets Limited, Enam Financial Consultants Private Limited, JM Morgan Stanley Private Limited, SSKI Corporate Finance Private Limited and the other underwriters in the Rs. 2,600 million (US$60 million) sale of shares in Syndicate Bank in a follow-on public offering in India and in concurrent private placements outside India.
  • Advised Yes Bank Limited, DSP Merrill Lynch Limited, Enam Financial Consultants Private Limited and Karvy Stock Broking Limited in the Rs. 2,900 million (US$67 million) Initial Public Offering of Yes Bank Limited.
  • Advised Oriental Bank of Commerce, ICICI Securities Limited, DSP Merrill Lynch Limited, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited and Bajaj Capital Limited in the Rs. 13,630 million (US$317 million) equity offering by Oriental Bank of Commerce.
  • Assisted in the A$550 million initial public offering of Babcock & Brown Limited and associated corporate restructuring.
  • Advised Vision Group Holdings Limited on its A$142 million initial public offering.
  • Advised Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and UBS Warburg in the initial public offering of Zinifex in Australia
  • Advised Promina Group and Royal & SunAlliance in the A$1.9 billion float on the ASX by Promina Group.
  • Advised JP Morgan and CS First Boston in the US$250 million bond offering by Woodside Petroleum.
  • Advised Qantas Airways Limited in its US$450 million Rule 144A bond offering led by JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch.
  • Advised Suncorp Metway it its US$250 million Rule 144A bond offering led by JP Morgan.
  • Advised JP Morgan and Citigroup in the US$500 million Rule 144A bond offering by Foster's in Australia.
  • Deutsche Bank and Macquarie Bank in US$130 million placement of 5% Convertible Subordinated Bonds due 2006 and A$159 million placement of ordinary shares by Aristocrat.
  • Advised Macquarie Bank and UBS in A$1.7 billion placement and entitlement offer of stapled securities of Macquarie Infrastructure Group.
Corporate Advisory
  • Advised Hancock Prospecting concerning A$2.1bn Hope Downs Iron Ore Project.
  • Represented Macquarie Bank Limited, Wilson HTM and Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners Pty Ltd in connection with venture capital investments and other fund raisings.

Professional Activities

  • Member, Law Society of New South Wales

Attorney Articles

November 17, 2008
Ongoing Reporting Obligations: Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers