Charles Fear
Non-Executive Director
Engineering
Atrum Coal
Australia
Biography
Mr Fear co-founded Argonaut Limited in 2002 to provide M&A advice, undertake primary and secondary capital raisings, and provide stock-broking services to natural resources companies and companies that operate in the resources sector. Over the last ten years, Argonaut has advised on over $4B worth of M&A deals, raised more than $3B in equity and more than $1.5B in debt for resource companies and projects. Argonaut works across the globe, and has conducted business in Australia, North and South America, throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and in Africa. Notable deals in which Mr Fear has been involved include $750m of capital raises for Ausdrill, GR Engineering and Austin Engineering; M&A advisory in relation to Regent Pacific’s $345m offer for BC Iron, the $287m merger of Ausdrill and Brandrill, Territory Resources $966m bid for Consolidated Minerals and Gem Diamonds $300m takeover of Kimberly Diamonds.
Research Interest
Mining
