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Flexible and bespoke bid conditions – protecting against material risks
In E&P Financial Group Limited [2021] ATP 1, the Takeovers Panel has confirmed that bidders have considerable latitude to craft and impose bid …
Australian IPOs defy early expectations to achieve record end to 2020
The outlook for Australian IPO activity in 2021 is promising following a spate of listings on the ASX in the second half of 2020, according to a new …
Australian Federal Government seeks to permanently ease continuous disclosure rules
On 17 February 2021, the Australian Federal Government proposed new laws which, if enacted, will make permanent the temporary relief from liability for …
Executive remuneration and accountability – the revised APRA CPS 511 Remuneration
On 12 November 2020, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released a revised draft Prudential Standard CPS 511 Remuneration for …
Top 10 Australian M&A predictions for 2021
We set out our top forecasts for Australian deal-making in 2021 and assess how our 2020 predictions fared.2021: consolidating the strong second half The …
Signing off – The directors' guide to modern slavery reporting in Australia
Herbert Smith Freehills and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) have jointly developed a directors’ guide to modern slavery reporting …
Australian foreign investment reform legislation passed by Parliament
The Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia’s National Security) Act 2020 (Reform Act) and the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises thedocyard Limited on its merger with Ansarada NewCo Pty Ltd and its associated A$45 million capital raise
Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to have advised thedocyard Limited, now named Ansarada Group Limited (Ansarada Group), on its merger with Ansarada NewCo …
A reminder on permissible fetters to ‘fiduciary out’ clauses
In the current Real Energy Corporation Ltd scheme, the parties agreed to execute a Deed of Variation to the Scheme Implementation Agreement to remove a …
Australian Productivity Commission releases draft report into regulation of resources sector: reducing the regulatory burden without diluting regulatory outcomes
What was the Productivity Commission examining? In August 2019, the Australian Productivity Commission (Productivity Commission) commenced a study into …
Q1FY21 Public M&A Activity and the next stage for MACs
Public M&A activity is up in the first quarter of FY21, with software and services deals leading the way by number and gold deals by value. …
Competing bids on the increase
In the last 12 months or so, we have seen a significant increase in the number of competing takeover bids. While competing bids have always been a …
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