Biography

    Sarah is a partner in the Corporate Advisory group. 

    Sarah specialises in equity capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions (particularly takeovers and schemes of arrangement), advising on securities law and Listing Rule matters and general corporate advisory and governance work. Sarah co-authored the Ten Year Review of the Takeovers Panel. Sarah is also the author of a firm digest of Takeovers Panel cases, The Gilbert + Tobin Guide to Buying a Public Company and multiple articles and presentations on takeover and Board related matters. 

    • De Grey Mining Limited in relation to its placement and 1 for 7.95 pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer ($600 million total) and on its fully underwritten $300 million two tranche placement to maintain momentum of its Hemi Gold Project advancement towards production.
    • West African Resources Limited in relation to its placement to institutional and sophisticated investors to raise up to $150 million to fund pre-production activities at its Kiaka Gold Project.
    • 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.
    • BCI Minerals Limited on its $360 million capital raising, as part of its broader $1.2 billion funding package for its Mardie Salt and Potash project. 
    • Sandfire Resources Limited on its fully underwritten Entitlement Offer to raise $200 million and on its fully underwritten equity raising comprising a $285 million placement to institutional and sophisticated investors and a $963 million accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer, to fund the acquisition of MATSA.
    • Mincor Resources NL in relation to its defence of an on-market bid by Wyloo Consolidated Investments Pty Ltd for an implied equity value of $760 million.
    • Pacific Smiles on its defence following receipt of a non-binding proposal from Genesis Capital and on its proposed $327 million acquisition by NDC Bidco Pty Ltd (Crescent Capital) by way of a scheme of arrangement. 
    • Deep Yellow Limited on its proposed $687 million all-scrip merger with Vimy Resources Limited to consolidate and build a Tier-1, multi-jurisdiction and leading uranium company.
    • Panoramic Resources Limited on its $312 million defence of the IGO takeover bid. 

    Leading individual for Capital Markets: Equity

    Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024

    Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Equity Capital Markets Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

    Best Lawyers 2025

    Sarah is listed as “Highly Regarded"

    IFLR Guide for Capital Markets: Equity 2023