Newmont Mining Corporation completed the acquisitions of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited and Normandy Mining Limited in a three-way, multi-national transaction that has created the world’s largest gold producer, with a market capitalization of more than US$9.5 billion. The transaction, which was effected through a plan of arrangement in Canada, an off-market bid in Australia and a concurrent corporate reorganization in the U.S., was completed in the face of a competing bid for Normandy by AngloGold Limited that involved the parties in multiple proceedings before securities regulators over a two-and-a-half-month period. The deal closed on February 16, 2002.
The Newmont legal team was led by in-house counsel Britt Banks, with support from John Gaensbauer and Jacquie Beckett. Newmont’s external legal advisors consisted of David Katz, Dan Neff, David Karp, Joshua Cammaker, Mark Kim, Laura Munoz and Ben Burman (corporate), Debbie Paul and Joshua Holmes (tax), Michael Byowitz and David Schwartz (regulatory) and Michael Katzke (employment) of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Jonathan Lampe, Neil Sheehy, Grant McGlaughlin, Justin Beber and Steve Cohen (corporate), Neil Harris, Carrie Smit and Alan Bowman (tax), Bob Vaux and Joel Schachter (regulatory) and Andrew Brodkin (civil litigation) of Goodmans LLP; Garry Besson, Gary Lawler, Rachel Launders, Philip Breden, David Brewster and Jeremy Cochran (corporate) and Jonathon Leek (tax) of Gilbert + Tobin; and Jay Kellerman (corporate) of Stikeman Elliott.
The Franco-Nevada legal team was led by in-house counsel Sharon Dowdal; with support from Leslie Gord, Nicholas Dietrich, Tina Woodside and Bryce Kraeker (corporate), Robert Milnes and Bruce Graham (regulatory) and Michael Harpur (civil litigation) of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP; Ron Richler, Leslie Morgan and Sheldon Vanderkooy (tax) and Edward Betts (corporate) of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; David Angerbauer (corporate) and Kevin Johnson (regulatory) of Holland & Hart; Bruce Lemons (tax) of Olsen Lemons; and Ian Cochrane and Geoff Rogers (corporate) and Graham Cotterill (tax) of Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Normandy was represented by in-house counsel Peter Watson, with assistance from Peter Cameron and Guy Alexander (corporate) of Allens Arthur Robinson.
The Newmont legal team was led by in-house counsel Britt Banks, with support from John Gaensbauer and Jacquie Beckett. Newmont’s external legal advisors consisted of David Katz, Dan Neff, David Karp, Joshua Cammaker, Mark Kim, Laura Munoz and Ben Burman (corporate), Debbie Paul and Joshua Holmes (tax), Michael Byowitz and David Schwartz (regulatory) and Michael Katzke (employment) of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Jonathan Lampe, Neil Sheehy, Grant McGlaughlin, Justin Beber and Steve Cohen (corporate), Neil Harris, Carrie Smit and Alan Bowman (tax), Bob Vaux and Joel Schachter (regulatory) and Andrew Brodkin (civil litigation) of Goodmans LLP; Garry Besson, Gary Lawler, Rachel Launders, Philip Breden, David Brewster and Jeremy Cochran (corporate) and Jonathon Leek (tax) of Gilbert + Tobin; and Jay Kellerman (corporate) of Stikeman Elliott.
The Franco-Nevada legal team was led by in-house counsel Sharon Dowdal; with support from Leslie Gord, Nicholas Dietrich, Tina Woodside and Bryce Kraeker (corporate), Robert Milnes and Bruce Graham (regulatory) and Michael Harpur (civil litigation) of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP; Ron Richler, Leslie Morgan and Sheldon Vanderkooy (tax) and Edward Betts (corporate) of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; David Angerbauer (corporate) and Kevin Johnson (regulatory) of Holland & Hart; Bruce Lemons (tax) of Olsen Lemons; and Ian Cochrane and Geoff Rogers (corporate) and Graham Cotterill (tax) of Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Normandy was represented by in-house counsel Peter Watson, with assistance from Peter Cameron and Guy Alexander (corporate) of Allens Arthur Robinson.
Lawyer(s)
Deborah L. Paul
David A. Katz
Alan Bowman
Jonathan Lampe
Neil M. Sheehy
Jeremy Cochran
Neil H. Harris
Rachel Launders
Ted Betts
Robert Vaux
Bruce M. Graham
Kevin W. Johnson
Jay C. Kellerman
Joshua R Cammaker
Richard K. Kim
Graeme Cotterill
Garry Besson
Joshua M. Holmes
Adriana F. Wills
Justin Beber
Bryce A. Kraeker
Sheldon Vanderkooy
Kevin Angerbauer
Carrie B.E. Smit
Johnathan Leek
Phillip Breden
Nicholas E.J. Dietrich
David C. Karp
C. Michael Harpur
Robert E. Milnes
Leslie T. Gord
Ian Cochrane
Joel S. Schachter
Tina M. Woodside-Shaw
Steven Cohen
Benjamin S.J. Burman
Andrew Brodkin
Micheal H. Byowitz
David Brewster
Peter Cameron
Gary Lawler
Guy Alexander
David A. Schwartz
Ronald M. Richler
Daniel A. Neff
Geoff Rogers