About Bryn Hardcastle
Bryn specialises in corporate, commercial, and securities law and has significant experience providing advice in equity capital markets, ASX listings, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, defences, and corporate advisory matters.
His capital markets experience includes advising both issuers and lead managers. Bryn advises clients across a range of industries, with his practice primarily dedicated to clients in the critical minerals sector.
Bryn has also held non-executive chairman and director roles in a number of ASX listed companies, across a broad range of industries, including mining and resources and technology.
Bryn is Co-Head of the firm's Equity Capital Markets practice group.
Bryn's relevant experience includes advising:
- Minerals 260 - on its acquisition of the Bullabulling Gold Project, associated A$220 million capital raising and ASX re-compliance listing
- Broken Hill Mines Limited – on its renaming from Coolabah Metals Limited and its associated re-compliance on the ASX
- Golden Horse – on its listing on the TSX-V and subsequent listing on the ASX and subsequent capital raisings in connection with its gold assets within the Fraser Shear Zone
- Liontown Resources – on its capital and general corporate advice in connection with the Kathleen Valley Project
- Liontown Resources – on its response to Albemarle’s $5.5 billion takeover offer
- Livent – on its proposed $15.7 billion merger with Allkem
- Patriot Battery Metals – on its ASX dual listing and various capital raisings in connection with the Shaakichiuwaanaan Property (formerly known as Corvette) located in the James Bay region of Quebec, Canada
- Bastion Mining – on its off-market takeover of Xanadu Mines including its pre-bid placement and associated joint-bid arrangements
- Northern Minerals – on its capital raisings and general corporate advice in connection with the Browns Range Heavy Rate Earth Project
- Newmont Corporation – on its sell-down of a 10.2% stake in Greatland Resources, valued at $440 million, as part of Greatland's restructure and listing on the ASX
- Orion – in connection with its bought deal for the sale of c$375m shares in Capstone Copper Corp
- Talga Group – on its capital raisings and general corporate advice in connection with the Vittangi Project and Anode Refinery in Sweden
- Rio Tinto – on its investment in Sovereign Metals Limited
- Victory Metals – on its capital raising and general corporate advice
- Benz Mining – on its ASX/TSX-V listing, capital raisings and various corporate advice including the acquisition of the Greenburgh and Mt Egerton Projects from Spartan Resources
- JLMs and underwriters for various raisings Hastings Metals, 29 Metals, Azure Minerals, Pursuit Minerals, Lotus Resources
- New Century Resources – on its takeover by Sibayne-Stillwater
- New Century Resources – in relation to various capital raisings including its private placement with IGO Limited, accelerated non renounceable rights issue and proposed acquisition of the Goro Nickel Project in New Caledonia
- Bellevue Gold Limited – in relation to private placements and share purchase plan in order to fund the Bellevue gold project
- Nexgen Energy – providing ASX and corporate governance advice on its ASX listing
- Evolution Mining – on its capital raisings
- PacGold – on its IPO and capital raising
- Illuka Resources – providing ASX and corporate governance advice in connection with its Eneabba Refinery.