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Jackie Donald

Senior Associate

Jackie who practices in the areas of Corporate, Commercial and Energy and Resources Law has extensive experience on a wide range of commercial transactions including takeovers, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and private equity.
Her broad experience extends to drafting and negotiating schemes and takeovers documentation, share and business sale agreements, joint venture and shareholders’ agreements and advising on corporate governance matters. Jackie also has considerable experience advising on inbound investments and, in particular, advising offshore clients on Australia's foreign investment regime.

Experience

Representative matters

Fortescue Limited on corporate governance matters and on project acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures in relation to its iron ore business, port and rail infrastructure and its green energy business.

A national petroleum and natural gas company on its acquisition of a strategic minority stake in a newly formed diversified global LNG company.

A national petroleum and natural gas company on its proposed acquisition of a significant stake in an independent retail fuels business.

OreCorp Limited on the demerger of its Australian subsidiary, Solstice Minerals and the subsequent IPO of Solstice Minerals on the Australian Stock Exchange, which successfully raised the maximum subscription of AUD12m.

OreCorp Limited on its proposed takeover by Silvercorp Metals Inc initially via a scheme of arrangement under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and a placement of new fully-paid ordinary shares of OreCorp issued to Silvercorp to raise AUD28m, and in relation to the successful takeover bid by Perseus.

 

 

Pro bono

Advising the Australian Water Safety on the Mekong Project Inc on legal liability of committee members.

Speaking Engagements

  • Presenter, Global trends in private M&A, Allen & Overy Australian Academy, February 2024

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, New South Wales, Australia, 2009

Solicitor, Scotland, 2000

Academic

Conversion course and College of Law, 2008

Diploma in Law, Distinction, Glasgow University, 1998

LLB (Honours), 2:1, Commercial law with taxation, Glasgow University, 1997

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.