Paul has over 25 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets transactions and all aspects of corporate law.
He acts for ASX-listed entities and professional investors in relation to their complex transactions and also advises on their regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues.
Paul has experience across a range of industries, with particular expertise in the resources, mining services and mining technology sectors.
Paul is the national Practice Group Head for the JWS Corporate and Finance Practice Group.
Work highlights
Perenti (ASX:PRN)
Multiple transactions over 25 years, including its A$410m acquisition of DDH1 Limited (ASX:DDH1) by scheme of arrangement; its A$697m acquisition of Barminco (and associated A$250m equity raising); its A$100m sale of BTP Group; its A$44m sale of MinAnalytical Laboratory Services; its defence of a hostile takeover offer from an ASX-listed competitor; and various transactions involving its mining technology division (idoba).
Bannerman Energy (ASX:BMN)
US$321.5m investment by a subsidiary of China National Uranium Corporation to create an incorporated joint venture for the funding, development and operation of the Etango uranium project in Namibia; and Bannerman’s A$124m underwritten placement to fully fund Etango through construction and ramp-up.
Arafura Rare Earths (ASX:ARU)
Various equity raisings including accelerated entitlement offers, share purchase plans and placements of shares and options to raise a combined total of over A$1.1b; its cornerstone placements to Export Finance Australia (US$100m) and the German Raw Materials Fund (€50m); and its A$200m convertible note facility with the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) to support the development of the Nolans Project.
Macmahon (ASX:MAH)
Transaction with PT Amman Minerals involving the acquisition of A$194m of mining equipment in exchange for a controlling stake in Macmahon and award of a A$3.9b mining services contract in Indonesia; and multiple acquisitions including GBF Group, TMM Group and Aspect Engineering Solutions.
Austal (ASX:ASB)
Shareholders’ Deed with, and ‘sovereign share’ issued to, the Commonwealth Government to establish Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia as the Commonwealth’s strategic shipbuilder of choice for Tier 2 vessels in Western Australia.
BCI Minerals (ASX:BCI)
Fully underwritten A$315m equity raising and simultaneous conversion into shares of convertible notes with a face value of A$85m to fully fund the Mardie Salt Project; and its sale of the Iron Valley project to Mineral Resources Limited (ASX:MIN).