Squire Patton Boggs‘ offering spans both coasts in Australia and meshes corporate and projects expertise with expertise in the renewables, oil and gas, LNG, hydrogen, CCS/CCUS, minerals, power and energy storage sectors. Key figures include corporate law experts Tony Chong in Perth and Michael Gajic in Sydney. The multidisciplinary group as a whole continues to grow its transport practice alongside its mining, energy and renewables work.
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Key clients
- Metals Acquisition Corporation
- Thiess
- ITOCHU Corporation
- Tyler Huang
- Argonaut Resources
- Forico
- Denison Gas
Work highlights
- Advised US-based, NYSE-listed SPAC, Metals Acquisition Corporation (MAC) on its acquisition of the CSA Copper Mine (the CSA Mine).
- Advised Thiess on its AU$350m off-market takeover bid to acquire ASX-listed MACA Limited, Western Australia’s fourth largest contractor and largest mining services business (according to Business News’ Data & Insights), with more than 3000 employees.
- Advising ITOCHU Corporation which, through a wholly owned subsidiary ITOCHU Minerals & Energy of Australia Pty Ltd (IMEA), on incorporating and funding a special purpose vehicle, IMEA Canada Inc., to purchase 49.6% of the issued share capital of investment management company, 9404-5515 Quebec Inc (Quebec Inc.) from EQP Cooperatief U.A.