Cairo Leicester
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Cairo Leicester

Senior Associate

Email

cairo.leicester@aoshearman.com

Phone

+618 6315 5917

Offices

Perth

V-CARD
Cairo specialises in corporate law, public and private M&A and equity capital markets.
Cairo advises on a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions and has experience advising clients on both public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and other corporate matters (including reorganisations and company secretarial matters). 
 
Cairo regularly advises on continuous disclosure, corporate governance matters, compliance with the ASX Listing Rules (including for the reporting of mining activities) and corporate regulatory compliance across a number of industries, with a particular focus on the energy and resources sector.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Northern Star Resources on its ~A$5 billion acquisition of De Grey Mining Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement. * 
  • Peninsula Energy on it’s $70 million fully underwritten equity raising comprising a two-tranche institutional placement and an accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer. 
  • Bellevue Gold on its A$156.5 million fully underwritten equity raising to close out near-term hedge contracts and to provide working capital to execute on its revised mine plan. * 
  • Galaxy Resources on its $3 billion merger of equals with Orocobre by way of a scheme of arrangement to form Allkem. *
  • Allkem on its A$15.7 billion all-stock merger of equals with Livent Corp to create Arcadium Lithium, effected by way of a simultaneous Australian scheme of arrangement and US merger, resulting in a primary listing on NYSE and a foreign exempt listing on ASX. *
  • B2Gold Corp. on its A$87 million acquisition of Oklo Resources by way of a scheme of arrangement and associated internal reorganisation. * 
  • Sierra Rutile on its demerger from Iluka Resources, and immediate listing on ASX. * 
  • Australian Strategic Materials on its equity raising for the flagship Dubbo rare earth project, comprising an institutional placement and traditional pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer of shares and free-attaching options.* 
  • Western Areas on its A$1.26 billion acquisition by IGO Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement. * 
  • Vulcan Energy on its A$220 million fully underwritten institutional placement and share purchase plan.* 

    *Previous firm experience

Pro bono

  • Secondment to Street Law Centre WA, providing legal assistance to persons who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor, Western Australia, 2020

Courts

Admitted to the High Court of Australia, 2021

Academic

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, The College of Law, 2020
 
Bachelor of Laws (with distinction), Curtin University, 2020
 
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations, Curtin University, 2020
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.