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Archer v Sage: when is it a done deal?
Summary In August 2011 a deal for the sale of MYOB Cayman Holdings Limited for $1.35 billion fell over, resulting in Federal Court proceedings brought …
Australian M&A in FY15 – A tale of two halves
Summary The Herbert Smith Freehills 2015 Australian Public M&A Report will be released on 1 October. The Report examines the 55 public takeovers …
Social media – the new front line in scheme of arrangement headcount test proxy fights?
Summary The recent Amcom / Vocus scheme of arrangement shone the spotlight on how new forms of shareholder communication (in that case online videos) …
Differential shareholder rights: a long-term solution to short-termism?
Summary "Short-termism", a focus on short-term performance at the expense of long-term value creation, is widely criticised as contributing to the …
ASIC’s new takeover and scheme guidance and regulatory activities
Summary The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) issued its most recent report outlining its regulatory activities and concerns, …
Bending the rules to fix an inadvertent breach of timing requirements in takeover bids
Summary In order for acceptances of a takeover bid to be valid, all conditions must be satisfied or waived before the end of the offer period. In a …
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 …
Amcom/Vocus – The Wash Up
Summary Vocus’s proposed merger with Amcom shows a determined target can overcome a 19.99% shareholder who votes against the scheme. Shares sold by a …
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 …
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 …
Update: final changes to Takeovers Panel Guidance Notes confirmed
Summary The Takeovers Panel recently published revised versions of its Guidance Notes on reviewing decisions (Guidance Note 2) and remedies generally …
Raising the Titanic? An aspect of The President’s Club judicial review appeal is upheld
Summary In 2014, the Federal Court dismissed an application for judicial review by Clive Palmer and his associated entities (together, the Palmer …
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