Areas of Expertise

Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate & Advisory, Energy & Resources, Agribusiness, Restructuring & Insolvency, Technology

Hedley Roost is a corporate, securities and M&A lawyer who helps form, fund, buy and sell businesses.

Hedley has over 19 years’ experience in Australia and the UK in a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters, including domestic and cross-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions (public and private), capital raisings, restructuring and insolvency, joint ventures and private equity.

Hedley advises clients across a range of industries with a particular focus on the energy and resources, technology and agribusiness sectors.

With his specific expertise, Hedley also provides general commercial law advice and deals with corporate ‘head office’ and regulatory issues relating to corporate governance, the Corporations Act, ASX listing rules and ASIC policy, directors’ duties and employee incentive arrangements. Hedley regularly advises clients in relation to Takeovers Panel proceedings.

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Experience

MMA Offshore

Advising leading marine and subsea services company MMA Offshore on its acquisition by Cyan Renewables by way of scheme of arrangement for A$1.1 billion. The deal is reportedly the largest takeover deal in the wind power segment in the Asia-Pacific region for 2024.

Boss Energy

Advising ASX 200 uranium producer Boss Energy on its acquisition of the Alta Mesa Uranium Project in the US and various capital raisings.

Lotus Resources

Advising ASX-listed Lotus Resources on its acquisition of A-Cap Energy by way of scheme of arrangement.

Frontier Energy

Advising ASX-listed Frontier Energy on its acquisition of a solar/hydrogen energy project and associated capital raising and ASX recompliance listing.

Qoria

Advising ASX-listed cyber safety software company Qoria on its acquisition of Qustodio and associated capital raising.

Pacific Energy

Advising power generation specialist Pacific Energy on its scheme of arrangement with QIC and multiple acquisitions in the energy and renewables sector.