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Value capture and getting smart
The Australian Government has identified value capture and innovative financing as key elements of its Smart Cities Plan The move will have significant implications for traditional project finance By Paul Kenny Sector Leader Government and Phillip Cornwell Project Finance Consultant at Allens ...
'Tough cop' ASIC vs a Royal Commission
Has talk of a royal commission turned the ASIC Capability Review into an unlikely catalyst for an enhanced enforcement agenda With Labor pushing hard for a royal commission into the banking and financial services industry and an election looming the Government moved swiftly to announce broad reform ...
A reprieve for ASIC and APRA ... but not for the FCA
ASIC and APRA often cop flak from various quarters including from us and so today for something different we train our sights on the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK What the FCA has said about providing personal advice to retail clients is interesting debatable and likely to induce a strong ...
Allens acts on first NAIF financing
Allens has acted for Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility ( NAIF ) on its first financing, the $16.8 million financing of the Onslow Marine Support Base in Western Australia. The Onslow Marin ...
Allens acts for Charter Hall on Folkestone acquisition
Allens has advised Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall) on its proposed acquisition of Folkestone Limited (Folkestone). The acquisition, structured as a scheme of arrangement, is valued at $205 ...
Allens advises financiers on Manildra Solar Farm Project
Allens has advised two global financiers with respect to the provision of senior debt facilities to First Solar in connection with the development of the Manildra Solar Farm. The solar farm, locate ...
Allens appoints Banking & Finance Managing Associate
Allens has further bolstered its market-leading Banking & Finance practice with the appointment of Benjamin Downie as a Managing Associate. Benjamin joins Allens from Gilbert + Tobin where he was a ...
Allens advises on Programmed Maintenance Services' $600 million syndicated facility
Allens has advised Programmed Maintenance Services Limited (PMSL) and its subsidiaries on the refinancing of debt funding in connection with the acquisition of the SKILLED Group by PMSL under a ...
Allens assists AGL with sale of Silverton wind farm
Allens has acted on the sale and project financing of AGL Energy Limited's (AGL) 200-megawatt wind farm venture in western NSW – Silverton – into the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF). The ...
UK Supreme Court counters High Court on penalties
The highest appellate court in the UK has affirmed and restated the penalty rule as it applies in the UK in a recent decision that directly addresses and counters the High Court of Australias approach to the rule in Andrews Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer Patrick Easton report ...