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ABL advises BGH Capital on Virgin Australia bid

19 April 2020

Private Equity, Restructuring & Insolvency

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As reported in the Australian Financial Review and The Australian, Arnold Bloch Leibler is advising BGH Capital on its potential bid for a stake in Virgin Australia (in administration)

Partner Leon Zwier has been referenced in the AFR for having "nabbed one of the prized mandates", advising private equity firm BGH Capital, "one of a handful of interested parties watching Virgin Australia closely".

To read The AFR coverage, click here.

To read The Australian coverage, click here.

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