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Panel evaluates expert valuations

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 19 2009

The Takeovers Panel has ordered a takeover target to commission a new expert’s report, after questioning the facts and methodology of the original report

Panel imposes materiality requirement on bid condition and stops bidder from relying on MAC and force majeure conditions

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • October 29 2010

In an important new development in Australian takeovers, the Takeovers Panel imposed a materiality requirement on a bid condition

Forecast top 5 M&A developments for 2010

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

We can see no abatement in the significant levels of M&A activity in the resources, energy, mining sector in 2010

Top 5 M&A developments of 2009

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

As is traditional at this festive time of year, we present our top 10 M&A developments

Northern Energy: due diligence bid conditions and expert's reports

  • Gilbert + Tobin
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 16 2011

Northern Energy Corporation's defence of the hostile bid by New Hope Corporation resulted in New Hope taking Northern Energy to the Takeovers Panel for alleged deficiencies in Northern Energy's target's statement and the independent expert's report

Do you really know where you stand with a pre-emptive rights regime?

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • July 7 2011

When drafting and interpreting pre-emptive rights arrangements, parties need to pay close attention to when those rights may or may not be triggered

Resources M&A important new government veto rights

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 5 2011

The NSW Government is introducing veto rights on bids for companies with NSW exploration licences through the imposition of change of control and foreign investment conditions on new and renewed licences

Senate inquiry into the FIRB national interest test

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • August 31 2011

A Senate inquiry was recently launched, to be chaired by Senator Bill Heffernan

Mining M&A continues to surge

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 6 2012

Looking back at the public M&A activity in the last 6 months, the mining and energy sectors clearly stand out accounting for almost half of all deals

Protecting your investments in foreign courtsan australian mining company secures bilateral investment treaty remedy for local court delays

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia, India
  • -
  • March 5 2012

Australian mining company White Industries Australia Limited (White) has successfully brought a claim under the Australia-India bilateral investment treaty (BIT) seeking a remedy following a nine year delay by India’s courts