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The pressure cooker that is Australia’s commercial property market

  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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  • Australia
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  • May 6 2013

Today I’ll make some observations on the current state of the commercial development property market. Half-jokingly, it’s often said within the

Takeover financing: navigating the 90 conundrum and financier engagement

  • Gilbert + Tobin
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  • Australia
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  • April 30 2013

M&A activity and acquisition financing transactions were lower in 2012. However, some significant debt-funded transactions did occur, including

Supreme Court of New South Wales interprets a takeover ‘success fee’ clause to require genuine board approval of the takeover in Carlow Castle Pty Limited trading as Greenhill Capital Partners v Aztec Resources Limited

  • Gilbert + Tobin
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  • Australia
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  • April 29 2013

This case arose out of a takeover 'success fee' that was expressed to be conditional on a recommendation by a majority of the target board. In

Foreign investment in minerals liable to less capital gains tax

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
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  • April 26 2013

Australia's domestic laws limit the liability of foreign residents to Australian capital gains tax (CGT) to instances involving direct and indirect

Breathing life into the Asian Century White Paper

  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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  • Asia-Pacific, Australia
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  • April 24 2013

When the government released the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper last year, it set 25 key objectives to help Australia tap into the Asian

Loan to own transactions Part 1: the basics and structuring

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
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  • April 24 2013

Loan to own transactions are becoming more and more common but what do they involve, and when are they appropriate? In this two-part article we give

Norcast v Bradken a warning to the M&A community

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia
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  • April 23 2013

The M&A community will need to take careful note of the recent Federal Court decision in Norcast v Bradken for a number of reasons. First, there was

Updated FIRB policy impacts for foreign government investors

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia
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  • April 10 2013

On 4 March 2013, the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) released its updated foreign investment policy. Key changes: changes to the meaning of a

Implementation plan released for ‘Australia in the Asian Century’ White Paper

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia
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  • April 5 2013

On 4 April 2013 the Australian Federal Government released the Implementation Plan for the 'Australia in the Asian Century' White Paper (Plan). The

Beyond the hubris - why foreign investment matters

  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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  • Australia
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  • April 3 2013

Foreign investment brings many benefits - new jobs, more innovation and access to overseas markets. So, why do Australian Governments continue to act