Hamilton Locke
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Hamilton Locke’s national group ‘punches above its weight’ according to clients, and has presence across Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Issuer-side deals form a large portion of the team’s workload, and it continues to advise on equity issuances, including IPOs, placements, and rights issues across the mining, biotech, and financial services sectors. Shaun Hardcastle is widely regarded his work no matters regarding ECM execution, and leads equity offerings for resources and biotech companies, while Gaynor Tracey manages placements and capital raisings for listed entities. The practice was bolstered with the February 2025 arrival of James Nicholls.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Pragmatic, efficient and well-versed - clearly live and breath M&A and ECM transactions on a daily basis.'
- 'Dynamic, approachable and agile. Timely advice and very good commercial knowledge and knowledge of corps act and listing rules etc..'
Key clients
- Cettire Limited
- Fenix Resources Limited
Work highlights
Advised Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd on their C$143 million capital raising, which was a particularly interesting transaction due to the complexities of a Canadian entity listed on the TSXV and the ASX.