171-180 of 842 results
Allens advises on sale of stake in ConnectEast’s EastLink toll road
Under the transaction, the Future Fund has acquired a 19.82% stake in ConnectEast and will have its interests managed by QIC. 'We are very pleased to have supported both NZSF and TIAA, together wit ...
Allens advises Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on its stake in the Onslow Iron haul road
Connecting the Onslow Iron Project at Ken's Bore mine to the Port of Ashburton in Western Australia, the haul road is a significant transport solution designed to unlock billions of tonnes of ...
Optus class action privilege claims rejected
The Full Federal Court has refused Optus' appeal from a Federal Court decision rejecting its legal privilege claim over a factual investigation report commissioned in response to a data breach, on the basis that Optus had not established that the report was prepared for the dominant purpose of legal ...
Takeaways from recent guidance on cyber incident disclosure obligations for listed companies
In this Insight, we examine the guidance note and related developments and offer our view as to when disclosure (for the purposes of the ASX listing rule requirements) of cyber incidents should generally only occur. ...
Mandatory human rights due diligence in the mainstream – what the CS3D means for companies
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) has been approved by the EU Council and EU Parliament and is expected to be formally adopted in coming months. The CS3D will establish a due diligence standard on sustainability issues and create potential legal liability for in-scope co ...
Allens advises AUB Group on $200m equity raising and acquisition of Pacific Indemnity
The acquisition will see AUB acquire a 70% equity stake in Pacific Indemnity Underwriting Solutions. AUB has also undertaken a fully underwritten $200 million equity raising to fund the upfront ...
Allens advises on first investments for Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund
The transactions are the first for the Fund, established as part of Queensland's critical minerals strategy, and involves QIC extending its investment expertise into the mining and mineral processi ...
2022 PE Horizons update: caution and opportunity
Geo-political tensions, high inflation and rising interest rates have created significant market volatility. This inevitably breeds caution amongst sponsors, but also creates opportunity. ...
Allens advises Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on $3.3bn PEXA IPO
MSIP sold its entire 40 per cent stake in PEXA as part of the IPO, which valued PEXA at $3.3 billion. Allens previously advised MSIP on the $1.6 billion buyout of PEXA in late 2018, alongside ...
Understanding 'adequate procedures' – a key element in Australia's foreign bribery law reforms
In the wake of the new 'failure to prevent' offence, the Commonwealth Attorney-General is required to publish guidance on the steps that can be taken to prevent an associate from bribing foreign publi ...