Kristina Kang

KRISTINA KANG is a counsel in the Sydney office and a member of the firm’s Capital Markets practice, focusing on corporate finance and U.S. capital markets transactions. Kristina has extensive experience in representing issuers and underwriters/managers in securities transactions, including SEC-registered offerings, Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings of secured and unsecured high yield and investment grade debt, primary and secondary equity offerings and liability management trades. Kristina’s clients include all major investment banks and public and private companies in various sectors including financial services, energy and resources, infrastructure, real estate, technology, life sciences and transportation.

Kristina has been recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific as a “Leading Individual” for multiple years for her capital markets work in Asia.

She is fluent in Korean and proficient in Japanese.

Selected recent transactions and experience include acting as:

• Designated underwriters’ counsel for BHP, including in connection with its US$4.75 billion and US$2.75 billion SEC-registered debt offerings.
• Designated underwriters’ counsel for Woodside Energy, including in connection with its inaugural US$2 billion and subsequent US$3.5 billion SEC-registered debt offerings.
• Initial purchasers’ counsel on US$900 million debt offering by Whitehaven Coal.
• Initial purchasers’ counsel on US$1 billion and US$850 million debt offerings by Santos Limited.
• Issuer’s counsel to APA Group on its US$1.25 billion debt offering and concurrent tender offer.
• Issuer’s counsel to CSL Limited on its inaugural US$4 billion and subsequent aggregate US$1.25 billion debt offerings.
• Initial purchasers’ counsel on two US$650 million debt offerings by CIMIC Group.
• Initial purchasers’ counsel on US$600 million debt offering by Northern Star Resources.
• Initial purchasers’ counsel on US$700 million debt offering by South32 Group.
• Issuer’s counsel to Port of Newcastle on its inaugural US$300 million debt offering.
• Initial purchasers’ counsel on US$450 million and US$500 million debt offerings by Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group.
• Issuer’s counsel to Transurban on its US$900 million debt offering and other debt offerings.
• Issuer’s counsel to Newcrest Mining on its US$1.15 billion debt offering.
• Issuer’s counsel to Virgin Australia on its US$425 million high-yield debt offering.
• Issuer’s counsel to InfraBuild on its inaugural high-yield US$325 million debt offering.
• Issuer’s counsel to Ausgrid on its inaugural US$1 billion debt offering.
• Agents and initial purchasers’ counsel to MTN programs and debt offerings by major Australian and New Zealand banks including Westpac Banking Corporation.
• Issuer’s counsel to Virgin Australia on its A$685 million initial public offering of ordinary shares on the Australian Securities Exchange.
• Issuer’s counsel to APM Human Services on its A$972 million initial public offering of ordinary shares on the Australian Securities Exchange.
• Issuer’s counsel to 29Metals on its A$527.8 million initial public offering of ordinary shares on the Australian Securities Exchange.
• Initial purchasers’ counsel on A$774 million initial public offering of CHESS Depositary shares of Coronado Global Resources on the Australian Securities Exchange.
• Initial purchasers’ counsel on A$596.4 million initial public offering of ordinary shares of Inghams Group on the Australian Securities Exchange.
• Issuer’s counsel to NEXTDC on its A$1.5 billion entitlement offer.
• Issuer’s counsel to Contact Energy on its NZ$525 million share placement.
• Issuer’s counsel to EBOS Group on its NZ$200 million share placement.
• Issuer’s counsel to Ryman Healthcare on its NZ$1 billion entitlement offer and share placement.
• Issuer’s counsel to Orica on multiple equity raises, including its A$400 million share placement and share purchase plan.
• Issuer’s counsel to Fletcher Building on its NZ$700 million entitlement offer and share placement.
• Underwriters’ counsel on A$675 million placement and securities purchase plan by APA Group.
• Issuer’s counsel to Abacus Property Group on the de-stapling and spin-off of its self-storage portfolio and A$225 million accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer.
• Issuer’s counsel to Carsales.com Limited on its A$600 million underwritten accelerated renounceable entitlement offer with retail entitlements trading.
• Issuer’s counsel to Flight Centre Travel Group on its A$180 million underwritten institutional placement.
• Issuer’s counsel to Jervois Global on its A$231 million entitlement offer and share placement.
• Issuer’s counsel to CSL Limited on its A$6.3 billion share placement and share purchase plan
• Issuer’s counsel to Transurban on its A$4 billion underwritten accelerated renounceable entitlement offer with retail entitlements trading.
• Joint lead managers’ counsel on the A$220 million underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer by Coronado Global Resources Inc.
• Issuer’s counsel to Computershare on its A$835 million entitlement offer.
• Issuer’s counsel to Downer EDI on its A$400 million entitlement offer and share placement.
• Issuer’s counsel to Incitec Pivot Limited on its A$600 million share placement and share purchase plan.
• Issuer’s counsel to InvoCare Limited on its A$220 million share placement and share purchase plan.
• Issuer’s counsel to APA Group on multiple cash tender offers.
• Issuer’s counsel to Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group on multiple liability management transactions.
• Issuer’s counsel to Newcrest Mining on multiple liability management transactions.
• Dealer managers’ counsel on US$323 million liability management transaction by Boral Limited.