Northern Star Resources advised on $175m placement
ASX-listed Australian gold production company Northern Star Resources has been advised on its $175 million equity raising to part-fund its acquisition of an Alaskan gold mine.
Firm: Ashurst (Northern Star Resources Limited).
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Deal: Ashurst advised Northern Star on its placement to institutional investors, which raised $175 million to part-fund its acquisition of the underground Pogo Mine in Alaska.
Area: Corporate
Value: $175 million
Key players: The Ashurst team was led by partner Roger Davies, who was supported by partner Antonella Pacitti, senior associate Themo Georgiou and lawyers Toby Newnes, Michelle Gaynor and Meng-Yeow Lim.
Deal significance: The acquisition is Northern Star’s first such move outside of Australia, and is expected to be completed in October 2018, the firm said.
The placement was fully underwritten and the issue price was A$6.70 per share.