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Australian foreign investment policy update: higher threshold extended to New Zealand investors and clarification

  • Addisons
  • -
  • Australia, New Zealand
  • -
  • March 25 2013

As of 1 March this year, the Australian Foreign Investments Review Board (FIRB) amended its Foreign Investment Policy in two important aspects: the

Foreign Investment Review Board publishes its updated 2013 policy

  • Gilbert + Tobin
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 31 2013

The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)'s new 2013 policy contains three important substantive changes which clarify some aspects of FIRB's policy

Frustrating action and asset lock-ups in Australia in challenging economic conditions: the Takeover Panel's Perilya decision

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • February 25 2009

CBH BidCBH Resources Limited ("CBH") announced an off-market scrip takeover bid for Perilya Limited ("Perilya" or the "Company") on 2 October 2008 (the "Bid"

Recent amendments to FIRB approval process increase in certain monetary notification thresholds

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • August 28 2009

On 4 August 2009, the Treasurer Wayne Swan announced proposed reforms to Australia’s foreign investment screening framework by increasing certain FIRB monetary notification thresholds

Late acceptances in takeovers

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • September 10 2009

In most takeovers, shareholders tend to hold off lodging their acceptances until late in the offer period

A cautionary tale from the West

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • September 10 2009

The rule against wrongful diversion of a corporate opportunities is a fundamental part of directors’ duties

Make that two, please

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • September 10 2009

Material adverse change clauses (MAC) allow a bidder to walk away from its bid if there is a material adverse change affecting the target or its business

FATA reaches farther

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • September 10 2009

On 20 August, amendments to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) (FATA) were introduced into Parliament

Conducting business in Australia

  • Addisons
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 12 2013

Despite its relatively small population of around 23 million, Australia offers significant investment opportunities to both foreign and local

Australia and New Zealand increase monetary foreign investment thresholds for their trans-Tasman counterparts from 1 March 2013

  • Gilbert + Tobin
  • -
  • Australia, New Zealand
  • -
  • March 31 2013

The extension of the higher approval threshold for investment in Australia by US investors to NZ investors, and the increased threshold for

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