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Takeover defence Australia: Recent trends, themes and tactics
Our experts cast their eyes over 12 months of deal activity to break down the key trends and transactions In brief The Covid-19 …
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 …
ASX updates its guidance on disclosure of earnings surprises and sales of significant assets
On 9 December 2020 ASX published an updated version of Guidance Note 8 in which it has clarified its position on earnings surprises and further …
M&A in 2021: Resilient, agile and coming off mute
Our 2021 M&A guide explores the key deal themes of the year as global transactions rebound in the pandemic's wake.2020 proved to be a year of two …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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