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Summary
Jan Mellmann joined Watson, Farley & Williams
in 1989 and is Head of the International Corporate Group. He deals with
a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, particularly in
the energy, natural resources and transport sectors, including cross-border
and domestic mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity and debt
issues for public and private companies, private equity transactions, corporate
restructurings and commercial contracts.
Recent Experience
- Advising various companies on their IPOs,
secondary fundraisings, reverse takeovers and other transactions including:
advising Norseman Gold Plc (previously Davos Resources Plc) on its acquisition
of Central Norseman Gold Corporation Ltd. (in administration) from Croesus
Mining NL (in administration) for AUS$66 million plus assumption of AUS$4.81
million liabilities and related placings to raise a total of £26.9 million;
advising Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd on the admission of its entire issued
ordinary shares to trading on AIM raising around £9 million for Chaarat,
giving it a market capitalisation of around £43 million on admission;
advising WHAM Energy Plc on its takeover by Venture Production Plc, effected
by way of a scheme of arrangement; and
advising ICB Financial Group Holdings AG (the first Swiss company and third
bank to be listed on AIM) on its admission to AIM and related US$10m
pre-admission
fundraising giving it a market capitalisation of US$180m at the pre-admission
placing price.
- Advising Matrix on the establishment of
21 UK limited liability partnerships to invest in German and Italian windfarm
projects, all related equity, acquisition and project finance arrangements,
continuing general corporate and commercial advice, and subsequently advising
on the refinancing and eventual sale of the LLPs
Education and Qualifications
| 1982 - 1985
| LLB Hons; London School of Economics, University
of London
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Languages
| German
| Fluent
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| French
| Conversational |
Published Materials
Contributed articles on company law and
regulatory matters to various publications including:-
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| Air Finance Journal
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| Credit and Finance Law
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| Energy Day
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| www.law.com |
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