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Law reform to improve conditions for investors in Mongolia
Last week the Mongolian Government released the agenda for the upcoming autumn sitting of parliament The release of the agenda twice annually is always of interest to investors and the autumn 2014 agenda is no exception Partner Igor Bogdanich and Associate Tess Fitzgerald look at what may be of ...
A new tool in the fraud and anti-corruption kit
The Federal Government has established a new Fraud and Anti-Corruption Centre to deal with allegations of white-collar crime Partner Rachel Nicolson Senior Associate Tessa Meyrick and Associate Freya Dinshaw consider the impact of the new federal body and the changing enforcement landscape in ...
Shareholder activism in Australia
The past few years have seen a dramatic rise in shareholder activism across Europe and the US This trend is now becoming increasingly common in Australia Following an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of the board of ASX-listed Antares Energy Limited by a US-based hedge fund Partner Tim Lester ...
Managed investment trusts - the new regime
Exposure draft legislation to implement long-awaited changes to the tax regime for managed investment trusts is expected to be issued shortly ahead of the regimes recently announced start date of 1 July 2015 Partner Katrina Parkyn recaps some of its expected key features and likely impacts on the ...
FoFA Amendment Bill introduced into Parliament
The Federal Government today introduced a Bill into Parliament to implement its proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice legislation There are some significant differences between the Bill as introduced and the earlier exposure draft version released in January The proposed reforms are ...
Allens advises on Programmed Maintenance Services' $600 million syndicated facility
Allens has advised Programmed Maintenance Services Limited (PMSL) and its subsidiaries on the refinancing of debt funding in connection with the acquisition of the SKILLED Group by PMSL under a ...
Allens appoints new Brisbane partner
Allens has appointed Franki Ganter to partnership of the firm joining the corporate team in the Brisbane office. ...
Allens advises Healthscope on sale of Australian pathology business
Allens has acted for one of Australia's leading private healthcare operators, Healthscope Limited, on the sale of its Australian pathology operations to Crescent Capital Partners for $105 million. ...
Allens helps steer Burson Group in auto parts acquisition
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 advises on NAB's record-breaking A$5.5 billion entitlement offer
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 ...