Rohan Mishra
Clayton Utz
Partner
Perth
Overview
Rohan has expertise in financings, specifically focusing on project financing in the energy and resource sectors (including renewables) across Australia, Asia, and Africa. He represents both lenders and sponsors. Additionally, he has experience in acting for private credit funds, stream and royalty funders, both locally and internationally. Rohan is a member of the firm's restructuring team, with experience in restructures and work outs. A highly regarded Banking lawyer in the IFLR 1000, Rohan is also recognised as a leading Banking and Project Finance lawyer by Best Lawyers Australia as well as leading Mining lawyer in Who's Who Legal
Notable Work
- Advised Squadron Energy, a company of Tattarang, one of Australia's largest private companies, on its acquisition of CWP Renewable, one of Australia's biggest ever renewable energy transactions and advised on the debt staple financing package.
- Advised Osisko Bermuda Limited on providing secured stream financing to Metals Acquisition Group (MAC) as part of the finance package to assist MAC's US$1.1bn acquisition of Glencore's cobalt mine.
- Advised Tianqi Lithium Corporation on its US$3.5bn debt package to acquire 24% of the shares in the Chilean company SQM and on subsequent restructuring of the debt.
- Advised the Noble Group on a variety of financing transactions, including project finance, trade financing, working capital solutions, pre-payment facilities, restructures for mining projects in Australia, Africa, and Mongolia and most recently, post restructure, advising on its US$700m trade finance facility.
- Advised Blackstone and its affiliates on the back-leverage financing arrangements in connection with the A$8.9bn acquisition of Crown Resorts Limited through its A$5.4bn debt funding package which was done via a combination of syndicated debt, repurchase and securitisation structures.
- Advised Talison Lithium on its secured US$1bn debt facility for its Greenbushes Lithium project.
- Advised Westpac on the sale of its motor vehicle dealer finance and novated leasing business to Angle Finance (a A$1bn wholesale portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management L.P).
- Advised CBA as agent and arranger on a AUD$300m syndicated funding package provided to Peakstone to facilitate its acquisition of a property in Sydney.
- Advised the Australian Gas & Infrastructure Group on the project financing of the West Erregulla gas project.
- Advised Wyloo Metals as purchaser on an issuance of A$150m secured exchangeable notes issued by rare earths developer Hastings Technology Metals.
Insights
Media release: Clayton Utz advising Wyloo on rare earths joint venture with Hastings Technology Metals
20 Feb 2025 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Revo Fitness on debt refinancing to support business growth
6 Feb 2024 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz assists Osisko Bermuda Limited on US$150m copper and silver stream transactions with Metals Acquisition Limited
20 Jun 2023 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Squadron Energy on acquisition of CWP Renewables
8 Dec 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Talison Lithium on US$1 billion corporate facility
25 Oct 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz congratulates Wright Prospecting on Rhodes Ridge JV milestone with Rio Tinto
19 Oct 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises The Market Herald Limited on $86m acquisition of Gumtree, Carsguide and Autotrader and $26m Entitlement Offer
26 Aug 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Tattarang’s Wyloo Metals on $150 million cornerstone investment in Hastings Technology Metals
26 Aug 2022 | Media Release
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Media release: Clayton Utz advising Euroz Hartleys and Sprott on $126.39m placement by West African Resources
26 Oct 2021 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz team advises Tianqi on completion of lithium JV with IGO Limited
5 Jul 2021 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises lenders on foreign investor Peakstone's acquisition of Sydney tower
2 Feb 2021 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz sees new Virgin Australia take flight with completion of sale to Bain
20 Nov 2020 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises lenders on acquisition financing for Novo Resources
18 Sep 2020 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Talison Lithium on $770 million financing deal for plant expansion
18 Jul 2019 | Media Release
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Clayton Utz advises senior lenders on debt financing agreement for Bauxite Hills Mine
10 Aug 2017 | Media Release
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