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Allens advises Evolution Mining on Northparkes acquisition
The acquisition was funded by Evolution's recently completed AU$525 million institutional placement and a new AU$200 million five-year Term Debt Facility. As part of the deal, Evolution has agreed ...
Australian Treasury commences consultation on possible changes to Australia's merger clearance rules
Possible changes to Australia's merger control rules have been on the table for some time and are now being considered by a Competition Taskforce within the Australian Treasury. On 20 November 2023, the Taskforce issued a consultation paper on possible merger clearance changes. ...
Allens advises Pacific Equity Partners on FirstCape investment
The proposed transaction sees PEP acquire a 35% stake in FirstCape, with NAB and Jarden Wealth retaining shareholdings of 45% and 20% respectively. Allens advised on all Australian law aspects of t ...
FIRB fee changes aimed at increasing affordable housing supply
On 10 December 2023, the Federal Government announced changes to the Foreign Investment Review Board residential land fee rules, designed to 'improve housing affordability and supply'. ...
The Federal Government issues its final response to the Quality of Advice review
The Federal Government has provided its final response to the Quality of Advice review, as part of its 'Delivering Better Financial Outcomes' package of reforms. ...
Allens advises Bain Capital on US$250m investment in Vietnam's Masan Group
The investment is Bain Capital's first in Vietnam and includes equity investment in the form of convertible dividend preference shares which can be converted into listed ordinary shares of Masan ...
Allens advises Great Barrier Reef Foundation on investment to protect reef biodiversity
The investment will help fund the development of an innovative method of calculating the value of coral reef biodiversity, which is expected to stimulate a market for nature rehabilitation and spur ...
Vietnam opens its debt trading market to foreign investors
Recent years have seen players in the Vietnamese banking sector making extensive efforts to recover non-performing loans or bad debts The Government has issued new regulations to improve the processes for recovering and handling bad debt in Vietnam and has implemented a framework to facilitate the ...
Efficiently, honestly and fairly - overarching and fundamental obligations?
In his recent Interim Report into Misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry Commissioner Hayne makes a lot of the duties of an Australian financial services licensee and an Australian credit licensee to provide financial services or credit activities as the case may be ...
Allens advises on sale of Honan Insurance Group to Marsh
'We are pleased to have worked with TA Associates on this sale to a global strategic buyer which demonstrates that good assets can still be traded, despite continuing caution around the M&A market, ...