Record levels of capital and a turning market for Australia. It's a new decade for private equity (PE) in Australia. After a drop in activity in 2019, we expect both buyside and exit activity levels to pick up considerably in 2020. ...

The Australian Government has tabled the Crimes Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019 (the 2019 Bill) in the Senate, and the Attorney-General's Department has released Draft Guidance on the steps a body corporate can take to prevent an associate from bribing foreign public officials for public consultation (the Draft Guidance). Like the 2017 version of the Bill that lapsed earlier this year (the 2017 Bill), if passed, the 2019 Bill will strengthen Australia's foreign bribery laws, including by introducing a new corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery by an associate, and will introduce a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) scheme for resolving serious corporate criminal matters. Partner Rachel Nicolson, Senior Associate Andrew Wilcock and Associate Lewis Winter report on the key differences between the 2017 and 2019 Bills, and the content of the Draft Guidance. ...

Allens has advised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank on its A$225 million of Convertible Preference Shares 3 ( CPS3 ), following the issue of similar convertible preference shares ( CPS2 ) in late 2014. As ...

Allens has advised leading automotive aftermarket parts specialist Burson Group Limited in its $275 million acquisition of Metcash Automotive Holdings. Metcash Automotive Holdings, a subsidiary of ...

Allens has advised Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited, Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited and Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited as the joint lead managers and underwriters of ...

Allens has advised Yum! Brands Inc. and Yum! Restaurants Australia on the sale of Pizza Hut in Australia. The deal represents one of the first master franchise arrangements in the world for Yum! ...

Allens partner, Rachel Nicolson, has been recognised for being a champion of LGBTI people in the workplace by the Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW). The inaugural Award recognised t ...

Allens is supporting Australia's agtech boom as a launch partner of SproutX, Australia's first agtech pre-accelerator and $10 million agtech accelerator fund. A joint initiative of the National ...

Allens has worked with leading integrated energy company, AGL Energy Limited ( AGL ), to help establish Australia's first unlisted A$1 billion renewable energy fund – called the Powering Australian ...

Allens is calling on startups engaged in social innovation or Indigenous entrepreneurship to nominate for its inaugural Social Innovation Startup Bootcamp. Designed to address the unique challenges ...