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Vale Ian Cochrane: gentleman lawyer

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Ian Cochrane, one of Perth's most respected corporate lawyers and company directors, has passed away. Aged just 67 years, Mr Cochrane had been battling cancer for nearly two years.

Board Moves May 10, 2021

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Our board moves wrap includes Chris Hansen, Ian Cochrane, Robert Reynolds, Robert Cole, Dato Abdul Hamid Bin Sh Mohamed, and Ming-Li Tan.

Cochrane resigns as Perenti chair

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Ian Cochrane will step down as chair of mining services business Perenti, with the company citing ill health as reason for the decision.

Dacian, NTM in $285m merger

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Western Australian companies Dacian Gold and NTM Gold have agreed to merge their assets, with the combined group to have a market capitalisation of $285 million.

Wright pays bumper $230m dividend

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Wright Prospecting has continued to generate huge profits and dividends for its low-profile Perth owners while also revealing a board restructure after the retirement of chairman Ian Cochrane.

Board Moves December 20, 2019

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Our board moves wrap includes Max Johnston, Krista Bates, Cheryl Edwardes, Andrew Richards, Stephen Copulos, John Cathcart, Beau Nicholls, Matthew Bull, Peter Smith, Alan Armstrong, Leigh Junk, Rohan Williams, Ian Cochrane, Amanda Burgess, Kevin Hart, John Kolenda, Andrew Jensen, Arjan van Ameyde, and Horst Kreuter.

Dacian Gold names new CEO

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Dacian Gold founder Rohan Williams is stepping down from his role as chief executive and executive chairman, to be replaced by 25-year mining veteran Leigh Junk and non-executive director Ian Cochrane.

Wright pays $172m dividend

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Perth-based Wright Prospecting has confirmed its status as one of the country's most profitable companies, lifting its annual earnings on the back of higher iron ore prices and paying a whopping $172 million dividend to its owners.

Wright Prospecting pays out $700m

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The descendants of iron ore pioneer Peter Wright have received total dividends of $702 million over the past three years, according to recently lodged financial statements that also reveal the big legal expenses they have paid.

Ausdrill in $272m Barminco buy, raises $250m

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Ausdrill has announced its first major acquisition since the retirement of founder Ron Sayers last month, with the company set to purchase mining services contractor Barminco in a cash and scrip deal worth $271.5 million, while also announcing a $250 million capital raising.

Cole, Atkins join Ausdrill board

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Mining services contractor Ausdrill has continued its board renewal, including the appointment of its first female director, just weeks after company founder Ron Sayers retired.

Ausdrill announces Sayers' replacement

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Former CIMIC group executive Mark Norwell is set to take the helm at mining services company Ausdrill, replacing founder and chief executive Ron Sayers after 30 years in charge.

BGC up for sale

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BGC Australia director Sam Buckeridge announced this afternoon that the sprawling property and construction empire built by his late father Len Buckeridge is being prepared for sale.

Sayers set to retire

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Ausdrill managing director Ron Sayers has announced his retirement after 30 years at the helm of the mining services company he founded.

Board Moves December 6, 2017

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Ausdrill has advised that longstanding chair Terry O'Connor will be stepping down from the board, and current deputy chair Ian Cochrane will take over as chair.

Cochrane to succeed O'Connor as Ausdrill chair

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Ausdrill's long-serving chairman, Terry O'Connor, has announced he is handing over the reins to his deputy Ian Cochrane later this year, putting to rest a 24-year career with the mining services business.

Wright recruits top lawyer

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Private Perth company Wright Prospecting has bolstered its already impressive ranks with the recruitment of top lawyer Peter Wiese, who will guide it through continuing legal disputes with fellow Perth company Hancock Prospecting.

Board Moves Feb 29, 2016 - March 2, 2016

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Brian J Rear has resigned as a director of Horseshoe Metals.

Woodside appoints Ann Pickard

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Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has bolstered its board with the appointment of a former Shell executive, while Dacian Gold has welcomed a prominent lawyer to its board.

Ausdrill appoints non-executive director and deputy chairman

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Ian Cochrane has been appointed as a non-executive director and deputy chairman of Ausdrill. Mr Cochrane holds degrees in Commerce and Law and specialises in Mergers and Acquisitions.

Cochrane adds to A-list board roles

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Former corporate lawyer Ian Cochrane has joined the board of Ausdrill as deputy chairman, adding to a suite of board positions on the private companies of some of Perth's wealthiest families.

Court rules Wright's daughter to get $25m

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The third daughter of late mining heir Michael Wright has succeeded in her bid to extract much more than she was left from his will, with a judge ruling she should get $25 million.

The circle of trust

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Some of Perth's top company directors and dealmakers, including Michael Smith, Ian Cochrane, Michael Ashforth and Tony Iannello have been recruited to help run prominent family companies.

Gresham’s gain is a Chance loss

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Law firm Clifford Chance has lost the two partners who established the forerunner to its Perth office, after Michael Lishman accepted an offer to join corporate advisory firm Gresham Partners. His move follows the retirement of Ian Cochrane at the end of last year.

All rather quiet on western M&A front

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The corporate advisory market is in the doldrums as global forces restrain players.

Energy a growth sector for legal firms

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Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe famously told an Australian Institute of Energy lunch last year that one of his key performance measures should be to reduce the amount of time spent with lawyers.