Mergers & Acquisitions

Watsons Lawyers advises listed and unlisted companies throughout Australia on complex M&A transactions and company restructures taking care to provide advice which is relevant, practical and commercial.

We cover:

acquisitions and divestments
mergers
takeovers
due diligence
joint ventures (incorporated and unincorporated)
corporate reconstructions
share acquisitions and disposals
foreign investment approval
ASIC and ASX waivers and modifications
ACCC Merger clearances
Takeovers Panel applications

We have particular expertise in completing transactions in the construction services industry and the mining and resources sectors, having worked on projects such as:

the successful defence of the hostile takeover bid for Marathon Resources Limited by Crosby Partners
the successful merger of Buka Minerals Limited with Greenwich Resources plc and Danae Resources Limited to form Scarborough Minerals plc;
the successful merge of Hindmarsh Resources with Canadian company Mega Uranium;
the staged acquisition by Thor Mining Plc of both the Dundas Gold Project in Western Australia and the Springhill Gold Project in the Northern Territory
the acquisition and subsequent disposal of several service industry companies for one of Australia’s leading construction and resource industry service companies
the acquisition by Newmont Australia Limited of the interests of Newcrest Mining Limited and AngloGold Australia Limited in the massive Boddington Gold Mine
a number of significant placements by Chinese investors in iron ore junior FerrAus Limited
the divestment of non-core assets by ASX listed clients, via sale or spin out