Gilbert + Tobin‘s expertise includes financing and hedging facilities, acquisitions, and a range of regulatory matters. Practice head Michael Blakiston is a specialist in mining and resources law and is well supported by associate Callum Fleming who has a strong track record of acting in capital markets transactions in the energy and resources as well as engineering and mining services sectors. Claire Boyd has a special interest in farm-in arrangements and joint ventures, and a range of corporate advisory matters. As a whole, the group has a strong knowledge of a range of commodities within the mining sector such as salt and uranium, as well as expertise in mining legislation and regulation.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Gender diversity is present in this firm. The availability of the team is very good too.’
‘Extremely knowledgeable and available which is particularly important in the ASX listed space.’
Key clients
- OZ Minerals Limited
- Mincor Resources NL
Work highlights
- Advised OZ Minerals on the proposed AU$9.5bn acquisition of OZ Minerals by BHP Lonsdale Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP Group by way of scheme of arrangement.
- Advised IMDEX Limited on its up to AU$224m equity raising (by way of underwritten institutional placement, underwritten ANREO and non-underwritten conditional placement) to partially fund the proposed acquisition of Devico AS.