Australia deals of the year 2002

Best Overall Deal Sydney Airports Corporation Sale Advisers to the Government - Salomon Smith Barney Deals like the sale of Sydney Airports to the Southern Cross Airports Corporation come but once in a blue moon. The monstrous A$5.59 billion price tag paid by the winning consortium led by Macquarie Bank was a stellar outcome for Australia's Commonwealth Government which was advised by Salomon Smith Barney. While Macquarie was criticized after the deal for paying too much in the thr…