Skip to content
by Legal Desire
13 August 2026

Dentons advises Pepper Money in Australia’s biggest transaction of 2026 – Blackstone’s acquisition of HSBC’s A$36 billion loan book

M&A Financial Services Expected to close Australia

Advising firms

Deal team

12 lawyers named
LawyerFirmSeniorityPracticeOffice
David Carter Lead Dentons Partner Banking and Finance Not stated
Elise Ivory Lead Dentons Partner Banking and Finance Not stated
Toby Blyth Dentons Partner Not stated Not stated
Timothy Masters Dentons Senior associate Not stated Not stated
Eisha Farrukh Dentons Associate Not stated Not stated
Marissa Parel Dentons Associate Not stated Not stated
Harriet Whiteley Dentons Associate Not stated Not stated
Sinead Cronin Dentons Associate Not stated Not stated
Sotiris Haris Dentons Other Not stated Not stated
Axel Melkonian Dentons Other Not stated Not stated
Jenny Chen Dentons Senior associate Not stated Not stated
Eleni Tambassis Dentons Senior associate Not stated Not stated

9 more lawyers on this deal. Register free to see the full deal team, with seniority, practice and office.

REGISTER FREE SIGN IN

Want co-counsel patterns, repeat clients and alerts when these firms land their next deal? Get Pro.

Stated terms

Stated value
AUD 36bn (A$36 billion)
What the figure measures
Total transaction value
Client
Pepper Money LimitedOther
Counterparties
Blackstone (Buy-side)
HSBC (Sell-side)