Shane Kyriakou has more than 25 years of experience in the energy and resources sector. He has worked at some of the capital outbound groups from Japan, Korea and China; maintains a network of contacts; and privately advises clients on opportunities in the resources and power sectors.
For over 13 years, Mr Kyriakou was a corporate partner at law firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst, ultimately holding the role as Ashurst's global head of power. His experience covers mergers and acquisitions, greenfield developments and expansions, fundraising, financing and general corporate advisory.
Mr Kyriakou has been involved in projects across virtually every major mining or petroleum basin in Australia as well as many offshore - Pilbara iron ore, LNG on the North West Shelf, the east coast and Timor Sea, Galilee and Surat Basin coal, Hunter Valley thermal coal, Cadia basin gold, Bass Strait petroleum and South Australia's copper/uranium basin.