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Stakeholders give Takeovers Panel a big tick
Summary Respondents to the second public stakeholder survey for the Takeovers Panel (Panel) indicated a very high level of satisfaction with the …
Post-deal due diligence in Australian public M&A transactions
Summary Post-deal due diligence has been a feature of a number of agreed public company M&A transactions, including recently Japan Post’s $6.5 …
Bag of tricks extended in contest for control of Amcom
Summary After seven months, the Vocus’s proposed merger with Amcom is no more certain. Manoeuvring by parties in a contest for control can throw up a …
First takeover by deed of company arrangement – Seven Group acquisition of Nexus Energy
Summary After Nexus Energy’s shareholders voted down a 2 cents per share scheme of arrangement, a Seven Group Holdings subsidiary proposed a deed of …
ASIC reveals its regulatory activities in the takeovers and schemes space
Summary Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a report outlining its recent regulatory activities and concerns, and …
Top 10 Australian M&A predictions for 2015
Our annual top 10 M&A predictions for the coming year are set out below. We also look back at how accurate our predictions for 2014 were as well.1. …
China outbound investment responds to regulatory loosening
Summary China has recently relaxed its outbound investment regime. Chinese law requires either approvals or filings for Chinese outbound investments, …
Foreign Investment Review Changes for Chinese Investors under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Summary Easing of Australia’s foreign investment review threshold for private Chinese companies from $248 million to $1.078 billion. Review threshold …
Reverse break fees in Australian public M&A
Summary Reverse breaks fees compensate the target for a termination caused by something within the bidder’s control. In Australia, they tend to match …
Takeovers Law reforms – interesting proposals in Canada
In brief Proposed changes to Canadian takeover laws seek to strengthen the position of the minority and give target boards additional time to respond …
A new tool in distressed public company M&A
Summary Mirabela is the first ASX listed company to be subject to a section 444GA transaction where shares are compulsorily transferred from …
Herbert Smith Freehills 2014 Australian Public M&A Report – M&A on the rise
Summary The Herbert Smith Freehills 2014 Australian Public M&A Report has recently been released. The Report examines the 77 public takeovers and …
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