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Louis McAuliffe

Lawyer

Email

louis.mcauliffe@aoshearman.com

Phone

+618 6315 6114

Offices

Perth

V-CARD
Louis has experience in commercial and corporate transactions including schemes of arrangement, asset sales, shareholder agreements and takeovers.
Louis also advises clients on general corporate governance and compliance and has worked on both domestic and cross-border project and asset financing transactions.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Advising a national petroleum and natural gas company on its proposed acquisition of a significant stake in an independent retail fuels business.
  • Fortescue Metals Group Limited on a USD1.4bn syndicated term loan facility and USD1bn revolving facility, secured syndicated facility agreements.
  • Fortescue Metals Group Limited on corporate governance matters.
  • Global Advanced Metals on its US229 million equity financing and related royalty and management agreements.
  • Horizon Minerals on the acquired disposal and farm-in of mining tenements, offtake and royalty agreements in relation to the proposed acquisition of Greenstone Resources Limited by way of two schemes of arrangement.
  • A group of financial institutions as lenders, on waivers and amendments to the existing AUD134m multi tranche project finance facilities provided to Kalium Lakes in relation to the Beyondie Sulphate of Potash Project. The facility includes export credit agency support from Euler Hermes.
  • OreCorp on the acquisition of mining and exploration licenses in Tanzania and Australia and on a variety of corporate governance issues.
  • Pilbara Minerals on a joint venture agreement with Calix for the development of a mid-stream demonstration plant at the Pilgangoora Project.
  • Pilbara Minerals on equity raising in relation to its lithium mine in Western Australia and debt financing in relation to its existing facilities.
  • SK E&S on projecting financing for its share of the costs of the development of the Caldita-Barossa gas field in the Timor Sea, as part of the Caldita-Barossa joint venture.

Pro bono

  • Edmund Rice Camps for Kids WA providing advice relating to archiving and document retention.
  • Cyrus R. Vance Centre for International Justice participating in the preparation of a research memorandum regarding sexual harassment laws in the workplace in Africa.
  • Provided urgent advice to a Law Access applicant regarding an AFCA Determination regarding the financial hardship obligations owing to her by her lender.
  • Street Child participating in the Education Out Loud Initiative, an education advocacy project focusing on the education of vulnerable children in South Asia.

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, Western Australia, 2022

Academic

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, The College of Law, 2022

Juris Doctor, The University of Western Australia, 2021

Bachelor of Arts, The University of Western Australia, 2018

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.