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Anglo Pacific Group invests $270m in metals projects
Natural resources and royalties business Anglo Pacific Group has acquired a portfolio of royalties from an investment group in a deal worth $270 million.
Lauren Croft
Firm: Clayton Utz (Anglo Pacific Group)
Value: $270 million
Area: Corporate, mergers and acquisition
Key players: Corporate partners Brett Cohen and Stuart MacGregor led the Clayton Utz team, which included key transaction lead senior associate Georgia Denny and lawyer Luke Crofts.
Deal significance: The US$185 million ($270 million) consideration comprises a US$47 million cash payment, six quarterly cash payments totalling US$55 million (to be paid over the next 18 months), and an US$82.4 million share issuance to South32, which will become a 16.9 per cent shareholder in the enlarged business.
In a statement, Anglo Pacific said the transaction “further reinforces [our] position as the leading royalty and streaming company focused on future-facing commodities that are critical to achieving the energy transition required to support a more sustainable world”.
Congratulating Anglo Pacific, the firm said: “It has been a privilege to work with our long-standing client Anglo Pacific Group on this significant acquisition of a high-quality portfolio of royalty interests over advanced development projects in multiple jurisdictions around the world.”
Lauren Croft
Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.
