Simon Rear

Partner
Perth

Biography

Simon is a partner in our Corporate Advisory group and co-leads our Metals and Mining team.

His practice encompasses regulated public M&A and ECM, private M&A (including distressed M&A), debt capital markets, corporate advisory and governance (including advising boards on solvency issues, safe harbour and other corporate governance matters), ASX Listing Rule advisory work, contentious shareholder meetings (including defending and requisitioning), joint ventures and shareholder arrangements and advising creditors in distressed situations. His clients are primarily in the natural resources sector.

He is a director of not-for-profit disability organisation Intelife Group Limited.

Experience

Simon’s experience includes advising:

  • Metals Acquisition Limited on its $325 million initial public offering in Australia and dual listing on the ASX.

  • Kali Metals Limited on its complicated acquisition of tenements and mineral rights from Kalamazoo Resources and Karora Resources and its $15 million initial public offer and ASX listing.

  • Vmoto Limited on its $16 million non-renounceable rights issue.

    OZ Minerals on its $9.6 billion acquisition by BHP by scheme of arrangement.

  • Mineral Resources Limited on its successful $503 million unsolicited scrip takeover bid for Norwest Energy NL and 20% stake acquisition in Warrego Energy Ltd (subsequently acquired by Hancock Prospecting).

  • Catalyst Metals Limited on its $66 million recommended scrip takeover bid for Vango Mining Limited, $22 million capital raising and $40 million merger with Superior Gold Inc by Canadian plan of arrangement.

  • Matrix Composites & Engineering Limited on its $20 million ANREO and institutional placement.

  • IMDEX Limited on its $224 million equity raising (consisting of a fully underwritten $221 million ANREO and institutional placement, and a $3 million conditional placement) to fund the acquisition of Devico AS.

  • Firefinch Limited on its proposed $130 million recapitalisation.

  • Altrad Australia on its acquisition of Ausgroup in Australia.

  • Sezzle Inc. on its $491 million all-scrip merger with ZipCo Limited.

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers 2025

    Recognised in Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Equity Capital Markets Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Natural Resources Law, and Private Equity Law.

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