Stephen Neale
Clayton Utz
Partner
Perth
Overview
Stephen is a corporate law specialist with leading expertise in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. With a strong client focus, he advises boards and senior management of publicly listed and private companies on their activities in Australia and in foreign jurisdictions.
Stephen advises bidders and target companies on mergers and acquisitions of publicly listed companies and private entities, as well as issuer companies on equity capital raisings, including IPOs, rights issues, share placements, convertible notes and other securities. His strength in M&A and securities is complemented by general corporate advisory expertise including corporate governance, regulatory compliance issues, strategic legal advice and risk management.
Notable Work
- Tattarang: advised one of Australia's largest private investment groups, owned by Andrew and Nicola Forrest, on its purchase of iconic Australian company R.M. Williams from L Catterton, the largest consumer-focused private equity firm in the world, as well as various investments by Tattarang Group including into Azupay, NodeOne, Swoop Holdings, Emyria and ProForm Foods.
- Bhagwan Marine: advised this leading marine solutions provider Bhagwan Marine Limited (ASX: BWN) on its initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange, which, with the IPO raising $80 million and Bhagwan’s opening market capitalisation of around $173 million, was the biggest float in WA since 2021.
- Wyloo Consolidated: advised this member of the Wyloo Group on its successful A$760 million on-market takeover offer for all of the shares in Mincor Resources NL (ASX: MCR) that were not already owned by the Wyloo Group.
- Empired: advised this ASX-listed international IT services provider on its successful A$233 million scheme of arrangement with Capgemini Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paris-headquartered Capgemini S.E.
- Tox Free Solutions: advised this ASX-listed waste management company on its acquisitions of Daniels Health and Daniels Manufacturing, a provider of medical waste solutions, collection and treatment in the Australian healthcare sector, for A$186 million, and Worth Corporation the owner of waste management company, for A$70 million, and on its successful $671 million scheme of arrangement with ASX-listed Cleanaway Waste Management.
- Spookfish: advised this ASX-listed geospatial imagery company on its successful $137 million scheme of arrangement with Eagle View Technologies, and subsequently advised Eagle View Technologies on its successful sale of Australian aerial imagery company Spookfish Australia to ASX-listed Aerometrex.
- Gindalbie Metals: advised this ASX-listed resources company on the demerger of its wholly owned subsidiary, Coda Minerals, and Gindalbie's acquisition by its Chinese joint venture partner and major shareholder, Angang Group Hong Kong (Holdings), which were implemented by way of two inter-conditional schemes of arrangement.
- Patersons Securities: advised Patersons, a premier independent Australian securities business, on its successful scheme of arrangement with an Australian subsidiary of TSX-listed Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
- Conrad Asia Energy: advised this Singapore-based Asian Oil and Gas company on its initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.
- Amcom Telecommunications: advised this ASX-listed company on its successful A$1.3 billion merger by way of scheme of arrangement with ASX listed Vocus Communications.
- Osmose Utilities Services: advised this company, owned by New York-based private equity firm Kohlberg & Company, on its successful acquisition of Logsys Power Services, a provider of overhead and underground electrical installation and maintenance services.
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising JSE-listed Exxaro Resources Limited on the Australian aspects of its A$1.25 billion acquisition of manganese assets
16 May 2025 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Ardea on its strategic placement to Sumitomo Metal Mining Co
16 Apr 2025 | Media Release
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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 acts for Bhagwan Marine on its successful IPO and ASX listing
30 Jul 2024 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Conrad Asia Energy on its $16 million equity raising
9 Feb 2024 | Media Release
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Media release: Clayton Utz advises Wyloo Consolidated on its successful $760 million takeover of Mincor Resources
6 Jul 2023 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Wyloo Consolidated on $760 million takeover offer for Mincor Resources
21 Mar 2023 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz announces 1 January 2023 partner promotions
9 Dec 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz acts for Conrad Asia Energy on its successful IPO and ASX listing
27 Oct 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 advises Wyloo Metals on its acquisition of Noront Resources
8 Apr 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Wyloo Metals on its downstream nickel processing opportunities strategic partnership with IGO Limited
17 Feb 2022 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Harvest Road on its investment in ProForm Foods
20 Dec 2021 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz acts for Tattarang on its investment in ASX-listed Emyria Limited
22 Nov 2021 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Empired Limited on $233 million merger with France's Capgemini
2 Nov 2021 | 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 advising Empired on $233 million acquisition by Capgemini
19 Jul 2021 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Tattarang on ASX listing of Swoop Holdings
27 May 2021 | Media Release
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Webinar: Sleepless nights: The challenging issues storming up board agendas
6 May 2021 | Video
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Media release: Clayton Utz advises Tattarang on proposed ASX listing of Swoop and NodeOne
11 Mar 2021 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Tattarang on its purchase of R.M. Williams
19 Oct 2020 | Media Release
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Media release: Clayton Utz advises Tattarang on its investment in NodeOne
27 Jul 2020 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Tattarang on its investment in Azupay
6 Jul 2020 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Eagle View Technologies on strategic sale
20 May 2020 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Eagle View Technologies on strategic sale
24 Apr 2020 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Euroz on Energy Resources of Australia's A$476m capital raising
26 Feb 2020 | Media Release
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Media release: Clayton Utz advises Patersons Securities on successful $25 million merger with Canaccord
23 Oct 2019 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Gindalbie on successful demerger of Coda and acquisition by Ansteel
24 Jul 2019 | Media Release
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Caught in the Court's cross hairs: executive director retention payments
27 Jun 2019 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising on the acquisition of Patersons Securities
11 Jun 2019 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Gindalbie on its demerger and acquisition by Ansteel
12 Mar 2019 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Spookfish on successful $137 million scheme of arrangement with EagleView
11 Dec 2018 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Euroz and Sprott on $43.2m placement by West African Resources
5 Dec 2018 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises Osmose Utilities Services on its successful strategic acquisition of Logsys Power Services
21 Nov 2018 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Squadron Resources in connection with Poseidon Nickel's $75m equity raising
24 Aug 2018 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Spookfish on $122m merger with EagleView
26 Jul 2018 | Media Release
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Clayton Utz advises Toxfree on successful $670 million scheme of arrangement with Cleanaway
28 May 2018 | Article
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ASX shines spotlight on customer contract disclosure and good fame and character
29 Mar 2018 | Article
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Clayton Utz advising Tox Free Solutions on $671m scheme of arrangement with Cleanaway Waste Management
11 Dec 2017 | 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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Clayton Utz advising Euroz, Paradigm and Numis in connection with Heron Resources' A$240m funding package
30 Jun 2017 | Media Release
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