Edward Kerr
Ed Kerr is a senior associate working in our Australian finance practice, specialising in corporate and real estate financings.
Ed advises domestic and international financial institutions, private credit funds and corporate borrowers, including leading Australian and international banks, funds, private and ASX listed companies, government owned corporations and departments.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
Real estate financing
- QIC Limited — in connection with the ongoing financing requirements of the QIC Property Fund, the QIC Town Centre Fund and the QIC Active Retail Property Fund
- QIC Limited — its conversion of A$3.75 billion of bank loans into Sustainability Linked Loans (SLLs) for the QIC Property Fund and the QIC Town Centre Fund (QIC’s two largest real estate funds) (2024)
- M&G Real Estate — the debt financing aspects of its acquisition of a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Parkville, Melbourne for A$61.8 million (2025)
- Addenbrooke — a construction facility from Gresham for the development of ‘Merchant House’ at 333 Kent Street, Sydney (2022)
- AsheMorgan — in connection with its acquisition of industrial assets located at 40 Decco Drive, Campbellfield, Victoria and 45 Hume Drive, Bundamba, Queensland (2025)
- LaSalle Investment Management in respect of real estate investment facilities provided to various managed funds by major banks
- Major banks in respect of real estate investment facilities provided to various Charter Hall Funds
- A syndicate of private financiers – in connection with real estate investment facilities for the former Amcor Paper Mill site in Alphington, Victoria
- PGIM Real Estate, Bank of Melbourne, Westpac and Suncorp - numerous real estate investment and development facilities
Corporate financing and debt capital markets
- Soul Patts (ASX:SOL) — its A$110 million of secured facilities to Australian copper-gold producer and explorer Aeris Resources Limited (ASX:AIS), comprising of a A$60 million bank guarantee facility to provide long-term environmental bonding and a A$50 working capital facility
- HUB24 Group (ASX: HUB) — its A$36 million of corporate facilities and a A$50 million accordion facility from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, including a refinance of its existing debt facilities from Westpac and ANZ Bank (2023)
- Seven Group Holdings (ASX: SVW) on its A$250,000,000 exchangeable bonds issue in 2022, a rare and unique transaction in Australian capital markets as the bond holders would have the option to exchange their holdings for Boral Limited shares
- A major bank on its A$150 million secured borrowing base facility to a borrower in the commodities trading space
- Slice in connection with its A$7.5 million Series Seed capital raise led by Peak XV Partners and a A$10 million debt facility from Roadnight Capital (2024)
- the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ Bank, Westpac, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA and HSBC Australia — numerous corporate, trade and working capital facilities
Mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and restructuring
- GemLife Communities Group (ASX:GLF) – its debt financing arrangements in connection with its A$750 million initial public offering (IPO) and ASX listing (2025), at an offer price of approximately A$1.6 billion
- One of the Northern Territory’s largest development, construction and hospitality companies, DCOH (formerly the ‘Halikos Group’) – its major corporate restructure (2023) and ongoing debt financing requirements
- Suncorp Group (ASX: SUN) in relation to its A$4.9 billion sale of Suncorp Bank to ANZ Bank (2022)
Background
Ed has completed a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University. Ed is admitted to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia.
Before joining the firm, Ed worked as a solicitor in the banking and finance team of a national law firm in Melbourne.