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Hogan Lovells appoints Australian partner as global head of mining sector
03 September 2019
Matthew Johnson
PartnerPerth
Email matthew.johnson@hoganlovells.com
Phone +61 8 6208 6563
Fax +61 8 6208 6599
LanguagesEnglish, French, German
Practice groupCorporate
Matthew brings a wealth of experience in the area of mergers and acquisitions and securities law. He advises on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactional and corporate advisory matters. He is also the Global Head of Mining at Hogan Lovells.
Matthew has experience advising bidders and target companies in respect of M&A (takeovers and schemes of arrangement) of publicly listed companies, unlisted entities and business/asset acquisitions and divestments, advising companies and investors on domestic and international equity and debt capital raisings, including IPOs, dual listings, share placements, rights issues, convertible notes and other securities. He advises on a range of corporate matters, including commercial and contractual matters, corporate governance and regulatory compliance issues.
He has a depth of international experience, and advises both foreign bidders and investors, and Australian targets and issuer companies, leading to his significant in-depth knowledge in the application of Australian foreign investment policy and legislation, including Australian Foreign Investment Review Board process, decisions and settlement of conditions. Matthew is also the only Western Australian member of the national FIRB committee of the Law Council of Australia.
Matthew is named in Best Lawyers List in Equity Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Corporate, Commercial, Natural Resources and Mining categories.
Matthew is rated as an Acritas Star – independently rated lawyer.
Awards and recognitions
2018-2019
Acritas Star
Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers
Education and admissions
Education
B.A. (Hons), Kingston University
Memberships
Law Society Of England And Wales
Law Society Of Western Australia
Law Society Of New South Wales
Australian Institute Of Company Directors
Law Council Of Australia – Business Law Section
Law Council Of Australia – Foreign Investment
Court admissions
England and Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Representative experience
Oracle Corporation on its $1.6 billion acquisition of Aconex Limited through a scheme of arrangement.
Swissport International Inc acquisition of Aerocare and its subsidiary companies, Skycare, Carbridge, and EasyCart from Archer Capital and Aerocare management.
RFC Ambrian and Numis Securities on the underwriting and management of the A$100 million fundraising undertaken by Base Resources.
Elastagen Pty Ltd in relation to its sale to Allergan plc for up to US$260 million.
Simble Solutions, an energy management software company, on its IPO and simultaneous listing on ASX.
pSivida Corp. on its acquisition of Icon Bioscience Inc. and its debt and equity raising of up to US$80.5 million, and ASX delisting.
Wolf Minerals Limited on its equity and debt facility with Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. and entry into standstill and restructure agreements with senior lenders.
Peninsula Energy Limited on its underwritten equity and debt project development funding and associated accelerated entitlement offer, placements, and convertible loan arrangements with major shareholders.
Grange Resources Limited on the development of the A$4 billion Southdown Magnetite Project, including advising on its joint venture arrangements, financing project development and structuring.
Grange Resources Limited on its merger with Australian Bulk Minerals, and on its underwritten non-renounceable entitlement offer and placements to substantial shareholders.
Noble Group on various equity investments in Australia, including the recapitalisations and merger of Cockatoo Coal Limited and Blackwood Corporation Limited.
Noble Group in connection with its successful takeover bid for iron ore miner Territory Resources Limited.
Anvil Mining on the $1.3 billion takeover by Minmetals Resources Limited.
Extract Resources Limited on the $2.2 billion takeover bid by Taurus Mineral Limited, an entity owned by CGNPC Uranium Resources Co and the China-Africa Development Fund.
Otto Energy Limited on its divestment of 100 per cent of its interest in the Galoc oil field to Nido Petroleum Limited.
Barings on the unitranche financing to The Riverside Company for its acquisition of Energy Exemplar.
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