Suzanne Rizk
Biography
Overview
Suzanne is a Counsel of the Firms Global Real Estate Industry Group and Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice based in Sydney.
Suzanne has over 10 years of experience advising on a variety of complex real estate transactions. Suzanne has a special interest in renewable energy projects and identifying and advising on land tenure issues in connection with those projects. Suzanne has acted on and advises clients on a number of real estate transactions including major commercial leasing, property development, land access agreements, acquisitions and disposals, property-related restructuring, turnaround and insolvency matters and M&A.
Suzanne prides herself on forming collaborative relationships with clients and colleagues and achieving commercial outcomes in an effective and efficient manner. Suzanne takes a keen interest in understanding her client's commercial drivers to work with them to achieve their business objectives. Suzanne works well under pressure whilst always maintaining a high level of integrity and respect. Suzanne has extensive project management skills and can manage and co-ordinate large transactions to ensure that deadlines are met.
Experience
Vestas
Advised Vestas on a number of wind farm projects in Australia, including Winterbourne Wind Farm (700 MW capacity) near Walcha NSW, Piambong Wind Farm (550 MW capacity) near Mudgee NSW, and Captains Mountain Wind Farm (250 MW capacity) in QLD, including advising on structuring of the property documents as well as preparing and negotiating transaction documents including options to lease, options for easement, leases, easements, rent agreements and financier tripartite deeds. *
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 the negotiation of an option for lease, lease and ancillary ground licence for a battery storage facility at Penrith, NSW, and preparing template option for lease and lease documents for future battery storage projects. *
RWE
Advised on the subdivision and transfer of land to TransGrid for the construction and operation of a substation for the Limondale Solar Farm project. *
Australian Retirement Trust
Advised on the acquisition of a 49% stake in 3 key industrial assets from Mirvac at Auburn and Kemps Creek in Sydney with a combined purchase price of over $500 million, involving property due diligence and the negotiation of highly complex development management agreements and property management agreements for each of the assets. *
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 a data warehouse site at Mascot with a transaction value of over $120 million, including full purchaser due diligence, obtaining FIRB approval and negotiating the contract of sale and ancillary documents. *
Starwood
Advised on the property due diligence and property and security issues in the financing of Blackstone's acquisition of the Crown Group with a transaction value of over $8 billion. *
Qualitas
Advised on the property aspects of a senior syndicated construction debt facility advance under its AU $600m funding package for the AURA by Aqualand luxury mixed use development in North Sydney. *
*Experience gained prior to joining White & Case.