Bio

Steven Bennett is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group. He is also a member of the Corporate, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups and the firm's Emissions Trading & Climate Change practice. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, private equity transactions, and general corporate and commercial law. Steven has significant experience representing domestic and international clients in inter-jurisdictional transactions in the mining and resources sector. Steven has represented companies, boards of directors, special committees, management teams, private equity sponsors, hedge funds, financial advisors, and other transaction participants in a wide range of M&A transactions (including plans of arrangement, take-over bids, amalgamations and share and asset purchase transactions), joint venture and option agreements, streaming transactions, royalties, and project acquisitions. Steven also regularly advises issuers and investment dealers in connection with equity and debt offerings, and counsel’s clients on corporate governance and securities law and stock exchange compliance matters. Steven also has experience advising clients involved in the acquisition and financing of carbon offset credits and related emissions trading markets.