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The Growing Importance of Social Loans for Project Finance
The last five years has seen a global boom in sustainable financing, primarily driven by green loans and bonds, and sustainability linked loans (SLLs). …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises EML Payments Limited on £226 million acquisition of Prepaid Financial Services
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised EML Payments Limited (EML) on its £226 million (A$423 million) acquisition of Prepaid Financial Services (Ireland) …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises Archer Capital on the sale of Craveable Brands to PAG Asia Capital
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Archer Capital and minority shareholders (including Partners Group) on the sale of Craveable Brands to PAG Asia …
Herbert Smith Freehills’ finance team tops Debtwire Loans League Tables as preferred borrowers’ legal adviser
Herbert Smith Freehills has solidified its position as a leading loans legal advisor by topping Debtwire’s 2019 Loans League Tables for Borrowers’ Legal …
Energy experts advise AGL on sale of asset portfolio to Whitehelm Capital
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised AGL Energy Limited (AGL) on the sale of a portfolio of assets, known to AGL as the ‘National Assets’. The National …
How final is a ‘best and final’ takeover offer?
Amidst the highly regulated and prescriptive takeovers regime in Australia, it is not clear how long – if at all – a bidder must remain on the sidelines …
Contingent payments in takeovers: OSH and Exxon Mobil’s proposals for IOC
Summary Often a target company asset may have a value that depends on future events. That may make it hard to agree on acquisition terms. The rival …
Takeovers law reform – some proposals
Summary Takeover bids are essential to the operation of Australia’s economy and capital markets. The takeover rules could be reformed in certain ways …
Franking credits in takeovers
Summary Despite frequent comment in the media to the contrary, franking credits may be valuable to foreign acquirers. This means that assertions that …
Frustrating action not unacceptable
Summary The Mungana Goldmines takeover bid provides some practical guidance on the steps that target boards can take to minimise the risk that an …
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. …
ASIC set to axe restrictions on special crossings during takeovers and schemes
In brief The takeovers rules in the Corporations Act impose some restrictions on trading by a bidder (or its associates) during a takeover bid, but …
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