Oil & Gas - Watson, Farley & Williams

• Advising a Middle Eastern conglomerate on the private equity structure,
investment and shareholder agreement and all related corporate issues and
documentation for the establishment of an upstream exploration and production
company
• Advising the underwriters on the dual stock exchange listings of a major national
oil company
• Advising Genesis Petroleum Corporation Plc on a placing raising £3.5m
• Advising Hardman Resources Ltd., listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and
AIM, on a secondary placing by way of accelerated bookbuild raising £65m and
related Depositary Interest issues
• Advising Global Petroleum Limited, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, on its
“fast-track” secondary listing on AIM with a market capitalisation of £47m and
creation of a stamp duty reserve tax exempt Depositary Interest trading facility
• Advising Ascent Resources PLC on its admission to trading on AIM and on a
placing raising £500,000
• Advising an oil and gas exploration company with licences in West Africa on its
proposed admission to trading on AIM and related placing
• Advising Black Rock Oil & Gas PLC on various share placings and exercise of
warrants to raise over £2m, its acquisition of Wildlook Enterprises Limited and a 1-
for-5 warrant issue to shareholders
• Advising an Australian Plc on a Jordanian oil & gas sector takeover and
subsequent listing
• Advising Hardman Resources Ltd., listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and
AIM, on an international share placing and entitlement issue to existing
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