Alicia Albury
Biography
Overview
Alicia is a partner of the Firms Global Real Estate Industry Group and Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice based in the Sydney office.
Alicia has over 25 years experience advising on a wide range of complex real estate transactions. Alicia has a particular passion for land tenure issues in connection with energy and resources projects, and also advises on a wide range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, leasing, property development, property-related restructuring, turnaround and insolvency matters and M&A. She regularly advises developers, owners, fund managers, investors and government authorities on industrial, commercial, retail and hotel, large scale residential and mixed-use developments, as well as major infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
Experience
Vestas
Advised Vestas on a number of wind farm projects throughout Australia, including Winterbourne wind farm (700 MW capacity), Piambong wind farm (550 MW capacity) and Captains Mountain wind farm (250 MW capacity), preparing a suite of template property documents including options to lease, options for easement, leases, easements and rent agreements*
CWP Renewables Limited
Advised on the property due diligence in connection with the sale to Squadron Energy of the CWP portfolio of renewables assets including multiple projects at various stages of development*
Iberdrola
Advised on the Flyers Creek Wind Farm project in NSW (110-145 MW capacity) including providing strategic land tenure advice and negotiating the terms of various land tenure agreements and easements.*
Australian Retirement Trust
Advised on the property aspects of the acquisition of a 49 percent equity interest from Mirvac in the Mirvac Industrial Venture (MIV), which owns industrial warehouse assets Switchyard at Auburn NSW and Aspect North at Kemps Creek NSW (seed assets) including negotiating the terms of the development management agreement*
Starwood and BRED
Advised on property due diligence and property and security issues in the financing of Blackstone’s AUD 8.9 billion acquisition of Crown Casinos Resort Limited*
Singtel
Advised on the strategy and implementation of the transfer of approximately 2000 leases in connection with the sale of the Optus telecommunications tower business, including its restructure, and the AUD 1.9 billion sale of a 70 percent stake to Australian Super.*
Origin Energy
Advised on the acquisition of the Yarrabee Solar Farm in NSW and the Carisbrook Solar Farm in VIC including property due diligence, negotiating transaction documents, advising on access issues and negotiating priority of property interests with TransGrid.*
Endeavour Energy
Advised on and negotiating option for lease, lease and ancillary ground licence for a battery storage facility at Penrith, NSW and prepared template option for lease and lease documents for battery storage projects.*
Innogy SE / RWE
Advised on the acquisition of the rights to develop Australia’s largest solar farm in Limondale, NSW and a second solar farm in Hillston, NSW including reviewing, advising and negotiating tenure agreements including option agreements for leases, advising on subdivision of land and sublease to Transgrid for substation tenure and coordinating advice on planning issues and water rights.*
Elliott Green Power
Advised on due diligence on the Nevertire Solar Farm in north west NSW involving the review of purchase option agreements, easement option agreements and lease option agreements.*
Other Experience
Logos
Advised on the negotiation of a complex umbrella deed and two contracts of sale with Amplitel for a land swap and the relocation of a mobile tower at Logos’ Huntingwood Industrial Estate.*
Equinix
Advised on the acquisition of multiple data centre sites, including carrying out full purchaser due diligence, obtaining FIRB approval and negotiating the contract of sale and ancillary documents.*
EG Group
Advised on the property aspects of the acquisition of Woolworths’ petrol station business for approximately AUD 1.7 billion, including the acquisition of freehold and leasehold assets across NSW, VIC, QLD, WA and NT.*
Boral
Advised Boral Resources (NSW) Pty Limited in relation to the unwind of a complex leasing structure and the subsequent sale of the prospect masonry site at Greystanes.*
AGL
Advised on the acquisition and development of the Tomago Gas Storage Facility and the acquisition of easements and licences over land required for AGL's natural gas pipeline projects at Newcastle and Gloucester, and on the acquisition of land tenure rights for AGL's Solar Flagships solar farms at Nyngan and Broken Hill.*
Blackstone
Advised on the acquisition of a portfolio of 9 real estate assets from Mirvac for more than AUD 800 million located in NSW, VIC, ACT and QLD, including extensive freehold and leasehold due diligence and the negotiation of call option deeds, contracts of sale and novation deeds.*
*Experience gained prior joining White & Case.
