Neil Pathak and Tim McEwen of Freehills and Minter Ellison's Russell Miller have advised on the A$1bn Orica-DuluxGroup demerger which will see the creation of a new, stand-alone, ASX-listed company by scheme of arrangement.

Baker & McKenzie, Freehills and TransAsia Lawyers are advising Melbourne-based copper and gold producer Indophil on a A$545m approach for the company from China’s Zijin Mining Group