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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 …
Australian Public M&A Report 2020
Our 12th annual Australian Public M&A report breaks down the key stats and market trends in big-ticket bids This edition examines the 51 …
Australian Public M&A in a COVID-19 world — gold shines, private equity stays active and green shoots emerge
A new report released by Herbert Smith Freehills shows that public M&A activity in Australia was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic …
Observations on ASIC’s latest Corporate Finance Update
ASIC’s latest corporate finance report comments on recent M&A activity, novel relief applications and areas of concern for ASIC. In brief …
Stub equity: ASIC confirms ban on proprietary company custodian structures but public company stub deals can proceed
ASIC has confirmed its ban on the use of Australian proprietary companies in stub equity deals, but has accepted the use of Australian public companies …
ASX narrows availability of temporary emergency capital raising relief
ASX has narrowed the circumstances in which entities can rely on the additional 10% placement capacity and other relief under the temporary emergency …
The Carry: Private Equity Insights
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the second edition of The Carry: Private Equity Insights. In this edition we cover: Key themes …
Australia M&A 2020 – The mid-year update
As Covid-19 decimates deal activity through 2020, we size up the H1 trends and developments in Australian takeovers. In brief …
Distressed deals: Does Australia's Takeovers Panel have a role?
As Covid-19 devastates sectors and firms, distressed deals have come to the fore. We size up the Takeovers Panel's role in deal disputesThe COVID-19 …
Proposed new foreign investment rules and powers
The Government’s draft reforms to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) screening process represent a major shift in the scope of FIRB’s powers and …
Foreign investment Australia – Exposure draft reforms unveiled
As Australia unveils significant reforms to its foreign investment review framework, we walk you through the key measuresSignificant reforms to …
Saving millions of shareholder dollars and forests of trees is easier than you think
How often do those of us in M&A and in-house legal and company secretariat teams have an opportunity to save trees and millions of shareholder …
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