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Allens advises Pacific Equity Partners on acquisition of a 50% stake in LMS Energy
LMS Energy is the country’s largest landfill gas operator, with 36 biogas-to-energy facilities, 26 biogas flaring facilities and six solar projects. It focuses on emission reduction through the ...
How to prepare for, and execute, a successful exit
After a relatively subdued 2023, we are predicting that the rest of 2024 will prove to be the year of the exit, with improving macroeconomic conditions providing the ideal environment for the exit of a number of high-quality assets. ...
Policymakers focus on restraint of trade clauses – 'coercive, exploitative and an unfair method of competition'
The Federal Treasury recently published an Issues Paper seeking views to inform its consideration of a potential prohibition on post-termination worker restraints of trade, no-poach and wage fixing agreements, as part of a broader review of Australian competition laws announced last year. ...
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. ...
Swaps over choppy waters: deal contingent derivatives provide certainty in uncertain times
In this Insight, we examine deal contingent derivatives, with a particular focus on their benefits over other financial risk mitigation tools such as swaptions and forward starting swaps. ...
Allens advises Morrison & Co and Brookfield led consortium on $3.7 billion acquisition of Uniti Group
Uniti Group Limited is the second largest fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) provider in Australia and owns fibre broadband builders OptiComm and LBNCo, and Telstra’s former FTTP business, Velocity. 'We ...
ACCC announces 2022-23 Product Safety Priorities: what they mean for you
Suppliers of consumer products identified as a priority can expect to receive significant ACCC focus in the year ahead. The regulator has reiterated its support for a General Safety Provision, and flagged an increased focus on product safety online and the use of mandatory standards. ...
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. ...
In Touch: Full Federal Court says environmental claims on packaging not misleading representations; ACCC publishes first report on airline competition; more authorisations in response to COVID-19; and other developments
Full Federal Court says environmental claims on packaging not misleading representations; ACCC publishes first report on airline competition; more authorisations in response to COVID-19; and other developments ...
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. ...