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Allens advises on sale of stake in ConnectEast’s EastLink toll road
Under the transaction, the Future Fund has acquired a 19.82% stake in ConnectEast and will have its interests managed by QIC. 'We are very pleased to have supported both NZSF and TIAA, together wit ...
Allens advises Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on its stake in the Onslow Iron haul road
Connecting the Onslow Iron Project at Ken's Bore mine to the Port of Ashburton in Western Australia, the haul road is a significant transport solution designed to unlock billions of tonnes of ...
ASIC continues to prioritise compliance with financial hardship obligations
Lenders need to respond effectively to hardship notices. ASIC reviewed ten large home loan lenders to understand how they are supporting customers experiencing financial hardship. ...
Allens advises AUB Group on $200m equity raising and acquisition of Pacific Indemnity
The acquisition will see AUB acquire a 70% equity stake in Pacific Indemnity Underwriting Solutions. AUB has also undertaken a fully underwritten $200 million equity raising to fund the upfront ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Allens advises GIP on establishment of $4 billion Fund
GIPA II is a $4 billion fund targeting investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand in five industry sectors: energy (including power, renewables, transmission and distribution), ...
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. ...