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Reforms to strengthen and streamline the FIRB regime
On 1 May 2024, the Australian Treasurer announced reforms to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) framework, to make it stronger, more streamlined and more transparent. On the same day, the Government released an updated Foreign Investment Policy document, setting out the reforms. ...
Treasurer hails fifth wave of competition reform with changes to merger clearance rules
The Federal Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers MP, announced today that the Government is moving ahead with its plans to introduce significant changes to Australia's merger clearance rules. ...
Allens advises on €800 million sale of Home Credit Vietnam
Allens has a long-standing relationship with Home Credit. The firm supported PPF Group in laying the foundation for its business in Vietnam nearly two decades ago, including setting up its ...
Common FIRB issues for private equity firms
Australia's foreign investment approval regime is complex. The tests governing whether a transaction requires foreign investment approval—commonly known as Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval—are complex and layered. ...
Allens advises Paine Schwartz Partners and consortium on $2.459 billion acquisition of Costa Group Holdings
Costa Group Holdings Limited is Australia's largest horticulture group and a leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. It operates across five core categories including ...
Fortune favours the brave in 2024: Allens releases PE Horizons report
After a relatively subdued 2023, the report's authors are calling 2024 as the year of the exit, with improved macroeconomic conditions providing the ideal environment for PE sponsors to sell assets ...
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 ...
Strong year in M&A for Allens: CY23 M&A league tables
The firm advised on some of the largest and most significant deals of 2023 across a breadth of sectors, driven largely by activity in critical minerals, energy and private equity. The firm ranked: ...
Lessons in shareholder activism
The Australian Takeovers Panel has confirmed what most market participants suspected: a shareholder cannot acquire a substantial (5%+) long position in a target company and seek to influence its affairs without fully disclosing its position to the market. ...
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, ...