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Doing business in 2024: geopolitics and global economic forces
Covered in this webinar: Allens Practice Leader, Funds, Super & Financial Services, Marc Kemp, and Head of Energy, Kate Axup, will be joined by our guest Dr Meghan O'Sullivan, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School. This discussion will focus on: the geopolitical climate, a global snapshot; and how geopolitics are driving shifts in the energy transition, and implications for businesses. ...
Federal environmental reform: recasting the EPBC Act
Australia's national environmental law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) is 25 years old and undergoing once-in-a-generation reform. Contributing to the reform process, Allens brings a practical perspective on how these changes are evolving and implications for businesses seeking certainty for their developments. ...
2024 regulatory enforcement trends and what they mean for the year ahead
Throughout 2024, regulatory enforcement risk in Australia was significantly influenced by ESG factors, along with issues relating to cyber, data and privacy. Notable regulatory developments occurred in these areas. ...
Rod Aldus
Partner
Perth
Areas of expertise
- Finance, Banking & Debt Capital
Major NSW planning reform announced
Last week, a draft bill proposing major amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) was tabled in NSW Parliament. While much of the planning reform this year ...
Allens advises ACEnergy on successful Capacity Investment Scheme bid
This was the first National Electricity Market (NEM)-wide dispatchable generation tender under the CIS, and attracted significant interest across the energy sector. The Joel Joel and Little River ...
Allens advises on acquisition financing of the Jones Radiology business
Allens advised the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) – the sole funder on the transaction – which involved the acquisition of a 49% shareholding previously held by I-MED Radiology. Jones ...
Allens advises lenders on $3.1bn Intellihub refinancing
A 50/50 joint venture between Pacific Equity Partners and Brookfield Asset Management, Intellihub provides smart metering devices and services to more than 50 energy retailers. Allens advised the ...
High Court refuses liquidator special leave to appeal in unreasonable director-related transaction case
Last year, we published an Insight on a Federal Court decision where the plaintiff liquidator was successful in having a mortgage declared an unreasonable director-related transaction under s 588FDA o ...
Allens advises lenders on $700m renewable energy portfolio financing
The financing consolidates existing project debt across a diverse portfolio of ten operational renewable energy assets across wind, hydro and solar, including the Bald Hills Wind Farm, Mumbida Wind ...