David Horton

Litigation

• Acting for a large Australia-based industrial goods manufacturer in proceedings brought against it regarding odour and its implications regarding nuisance.
• Acting for a large multinational service station and convenience store operator in relation to a lease held by the company involving both technical legislative and equitable elements.
• Acting for a global industrial service provider in relation to an incorrect valuation of a company it acquired by scheme of arrangement.
• Acting for an employee rewards platform provider on the recovery of funds from a client in breach.

Corporate

• Assisting an ASX-listed gas exploration company with, among other things:
• A highly strategic acquisition of an oil exploration and production services company, providing the client with a 100% interest in major Beetaloo Basin gas assets for an undisclosed amount.
• Its successful AU$61 million IPO and ASX debut with a market capitalisation of approximately AU$260 million, the largest IPO for a gas explorer in Australia in nearly a decade.
• The 2022 capital raise of AU$195 million comprising a two-tranche placement and share purchase plan to assist in funding the acquisition of a major integrated electricity generator and natural gas retailer’s Beetaloo Basin assets.
• The 2023 capital raise of AU$71 million, comprising a convertible note, a non-underwritten institutional placement and a non-underwritten share purchase plan to fund the ongoing development of the highly prosperous Beetaloo Basin.
• Advised an international mining services company on its AU$350 million off-market takeover bid to acquire an ASX-listed company that is Western Australia’s fourth-largest contractor and largest mining services business.
• Advised a lithium and renewable energy company on its top-hat scheme of arrangement for the purposes of re-domiciling from Australia to the US.
• Advised the shareholders of an Australian-owned consultancy company, specialising in Salesforce, data and analytics, on its sale to a multinational media and digital marketing communications firm.
• Advised an English professional Premier League football club based on the Australian components of its broader global corporate restructure.
• Advised an ASX-listed mineral exploration and development company on two non-renounceable entitlement offers to fund its lithium exploration projects.
• Assisting an ASX-listed education technology company with its acquisition of the largest independent schools’ assessment business in Australia.