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Expansion in scope of transactions subject to FIRB approval rules
Insight 15 Dec 2021

In this Insight, we look at the changes and comment on what they mean for transactions. The changes to the SOCI Act also have operational implications for many businesses – which we will separately publish on. ...

Allens advises Pacific Equity Partners on sale of Lifehealthcare
News 14 Dec 2021

'We again congratulate our long-standing client Pacific Equity Partners on another significant exit, this time in relation to the sale of its Lifehealthcare business, having advised PEP on the ...

Government sets out agenda for big changes to regulation of payments and digital assets
Insight 13 Dec 2021

The Government's response paper — 'Transforming Australia's Payments System' — addresses the recent Review of the Australian Payments System, the report of the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre and the Parliamentary Joint Committee Corporations and Financial Services Report on Mobile Payment and Digital Wallet Financial Services. ...

Allens advises Pacific Equity Partners on sale of AutoPacific Group
News 08 Dec 2021

AutoPacific Group is a supplier of towing, functional accessories and trailering products and has operations in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.  Allens previously advised PEP on its acquisitio ...

Linklaters Insights: Booming foreign investment in data centres faces regulatory heat
Insight 17 Nov 2021

Data centres, the warehouses underpinning the digital aspects of our working and home lives, have become red hot assets, with investors piling into the sector – and regulators in the West signalling their readiness to closely scrutinise foreign investment (FI). ...

Privacy Act reforms: a new Online Privacy Code
Insight 08 Nov 2021

In late October, the Attorney-General's Department released a long-awaited Exposure Draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and Other Measures) Bill (Online Privacy Bill) to amend the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act). ...

Australian Senate report proposes new corporate entity in model to regulate the crypto economy
Insight 29 Oct 2021

The Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre has released a report (the Report) which makes 12 recommendations largely focused on the 'digital asset/crypto' economy. ...

Allens advises Spark on North East Link – Australia's largest PPP
News 28 Oct 2021

'Pulling this deal together has required open and collaborative dialogue between the public and private sectors. Not only is this the largest PPP in Australian history, it has been procured against ...

Allens advises AustralianSuper on $1.9 billion investment in Optus Towers
News 05 Oct 2021

ATN is Australia's largest independent tower company and will continue operating Optus' passive telecommunications tower infrastructure in partnership with Singtel. Its tower platform comprises ove ...

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