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Top 10 things to know about the Consumer Data Right
This article lists our top 10 'need-to-know's about the proposed framework for the implementation of the Consumer Data Right, including how these key aspects are likely to play out in the banking sector and what it all means for Australian businesses going forward. ...
FIRB shines the spotlight on tax issues
The Australian Government has announced that in applying the national interest test to future foreign investment applications it will be requiring investors to satisfy a series of tax compliance and disclosure obligations relating to the tax implications of the proposed investment and the ...
Distressed debt M&A - share transfers without a scheme
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has given further guidance on the scope of its power to grant leave to a deed administrator to compulsorily transfer the shares of a company The decision in the matter of Nexus Energy Ltd subject to deed of company arrangement 2014 NSWSC 1910 confirms that this ...
Allens advises Joint Lead Managers on one of Australia's largest IPOs
Allens has advised Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Lead Managers and UBS as a Joint Lead Manager on the IPO of Viva Energy Group Limited, Australia's largest ...
Allens tops trifecta of M&A league tables
Allens has topped the Mergermarket, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters M&A league tables for deal value in the first half of 2018. The firm was ranked number one for deal value in Australasia ...
Allens advises DuPont on ACCC clearance
Allens has secured ACCC clearance on behalf of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ( DuPont ) for its proposed merger with The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ). The ACCC decision follows DuPont's joint ...
Allens advises on Rio Tinto's US$3.2bn share buy-back
Allens has advised Rio Tinto on its disbursement of US$2.08 billion (AU$2.87 billion) of post-tax coal disposal proceeds to shareholders through a share buy-back program. The firm advised on all ...
Shareholder activism in Australia
The past few years have seen a dramatic rise in shareholder activism across Europe and the US This trend is now becoming increasingly common in Australia Following an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of the board of ASX-listed Antares Energy Limited by a US-based hedge fund Partner Tim Lester ...
'Publish what you pay' may be on its way!
A new Bill has been introduced into the Federal Parliament which might herald the arrival of publish what you pay legislation in Australia Partner Igor Bogdanich and Senior Associate Penny Alexander examine the background to the Bill together with the implications for Australian companies operating ...
Amendments to BCIPA regime passed in Queensland
The Queensland Parliament has passed amendments to the states security of payment legislation that aim to address concerns raised by the construction industry about unfairness in the payment claim and adjudication process ...