Carl Della-Bosca

Carl advises on listed company takeovers, schemes of arrangement, private M&A, joint ventures and equity capital raisings. Carl has advised on a variety of significant and complex corporate transactions for clients in a variety of sectors including mining, energy, technology, infrastructure, telecommunications and financial services.

In particular, Carl has extensive experience advising clients in relation to cross border M&A transactions and joint ventures in the mining and energy sectors in Australia. Carl advised Hancock Prospecting on the acquisition of the Mineral Resources oil and gas assets in Western Australia, Mitsui on the acquisition of interests in various iron ore tenements in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and Sojitz Corporation on the divestment of its 30% interest in the Southdown Magnetite Project in Western Australia to Grange Resources.

Carl has also advised clients on a number of transactions in the technology sector including advising VGW Holdings on its acquisition by Lance East Office, the family office of Laurence Escalante, by scheme of arrangement and advising Attalis Capital and a consortium of investors on the acquisition of Vision Intelligence.

Carl spent five years working at Slaughter and May in London and completed a six-month secondment at the investment bank, NM Rothschild and Sons Limited, while in London.

Highlights of Carl's deal experience include advising:

• VGW Holdings on its $3.2 billion acquisition by Lance East Office, the family office of VGW founder and CEO, Laurence Escalante, by scheme of arrangement.
• Mitsui on the acquisition from BHP of minority interests in the Western Ridge and Ministers North iron ore deposits in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and various related amendments to existing Pilbara iron ore joint venture agreements between Mitsui, BHP and Itochu.
• Hancock Prospecting:
  • on the acquisition of the Mineral Resources oil and gas assets in Western Australia for consideration of up to A$1.1 billion.
  • on the disposal of Northern Territory petroleum permits (and related assets) to Top End Energy and associated royalty arrangements.
• Sojitz Corporation on the divestment of its 30% interest in the Southdown Magnetite Project in Western Australia to Grange Resources.
• Boart Longyear Group on a number of transactions including:
  • its US$371 million acquisition by an affiliate of American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII, L.P. pursuant to a Court approved plan of arrangement.
  • its complex and multifaceted recapitalisation and re-domiciliation to Canada.
• Mota Engil on the sale of the Chilwa Mineral Sands Project in Malawi to Chilwa Minerals Limited and Mota Engil’s investment in Chilwa Minerals Limited.
• Develop Global on its acquisition of Heron Resources (owner of the Woodlawn zinc-copper mine) for A$137 million including upfront cash and scrip consideration equal to A$30 million plus contingent success-driven milestone payments of up to A$70 million and its associated A$50 million capital raising.
• Prize Petroleum International on the disposal of a minority interest in the BassGas and Trefoil projects to Beach Energy.
• Woodside Energy on its sale of a 49% participating interest in the Pluto Train 2 Joint Venture to funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners.
• State of Western Australia:
  • on the A$1.41 billion partial commercialisation of the Western Australian Land Information Authority.
  • on the restructure of Keystart Loans Limited as a new statutory corporation, Keystart.
• BMS Group on its acquisition of various insurance broking and underwriting businesses in Australia.
• Teck Resources on the sale of the Carrapateena Copper Project to OZ Minerals Limited for US$250 million.
• Lihir Gold on its acquisition by Newcrest Mining by way of scheme of arrangement for approximately A$9.5 billion. 
• Westfield Retail Trust on its merger with the Australian and New Zealand businesses of Westfield Group to create Scentre Group – the largest REIT on the ASX, with total assets of A$29.3 billion and assets under management of A$38.6 billion.
• Consolidated Media Holdings on its acquisition by News Limited by way of scheme of arrangement for A$1.9 billion. 
• Kirin on its acquisition of Lion Nathan by way of scheme of arrangement for A$3.3 billion.
• Vulcan Energy Resources on its fully underwritten placement of ordinary shares to institutional investors to raise approximately A$109 million.
• Consortium comprising Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Värde Partners and Deutsche Bank, owners of Latitude Financial Services Group, in relation to the A$2.6 billion IPO of Latitude Financial Services Group.
• Bain Capital Credit on the acquisition of a A$371m portfolio of loan assets from Lloyds Banking Group's Australian unit, BOS International (Australia) Limited.