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<title><![CDATA[Allens continues expansion of Perth finance practice]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Responding to the growth in the market, Allens Arthur Robinson is expanding its Perth finance practice via the transfer of Sydney Senior Associate Ben Farnsworth, effective 6 February 2012.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens tops tables amid Aussie project finance boom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Australian project finance market is geared for a positive 2012 after recording a 90 per cent increase in deal volume, to more than US$36.8 billion, in 2011.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sluggish mergers and acquisitions market shows new signs of life]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There is a prospect that the Australian mergers and acquisitions market will be active in 2012 despite the impact of global economic conditions, according to a leading M&A lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for part of winning consortium for Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has acted for global technologies inventor and manufacturer Honeywell in its successful bid as part of a consortium to build the $1 billion Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens part of winning team at Human Rights Awards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson, the Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre (RILC), Debbie Mortimer SC and Richard Niall SC (together, the M61/M70 team) have been announced as the winners of the Australian Human Rights Commission Law Award at the Human Rights Awards 2011.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens' Sydney and Jakarta offices act on note deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Standard Chartered Private Equity on its purchase of convertible unsecured notes from Perth-based gas production and exploration company, Triangle Energy.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Doctor's order cause for celebration at Allens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The University of Queensland has awarded Allens Arthur Robinson Brisbane-based consultant Alan Millhouse a Doctor of Laws honoris causa.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens and Viscopy design deal to protect artists]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted pro bono on a matter that will see two of Australia's prominent rights management agencies enter into an agreement to foster increased payments and better rights management for visual artists.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Positive outlook for private equity in 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The outlook for the private equity market in Australia in 2012 is positive despite some significant hurdles to be overcome, according to a report released today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises banks on Ramsay Health Care refinancing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised a syndicate of banks, led by ANZ, NAB and Westpac, on the refinancing of global private hospital group Ramsay Health Care Limited.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Australia's largest listed investment company on capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Australia's largest listed investment company, Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited (AFIC), on a capital raising to the value of $200 million (with the ability to raise more or less).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens hosts launch of anti-bribery discussion paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has hosted the launch by the Federal Government of a discussion paper that proposes the removal of the facilitation payments defence from Australia's anti-bribery laws.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Solimar on TSXV listing, capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised growing oil and gas production and exploration company Solimar Energy Limited on its listing on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). The firm also advised Solimar on its completed capital raising and on the reparation of its debt.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on tissue deal that's one out of the box]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the financiers of various Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) funds, on a deal that will see those PEP funds form a joint venture with Swedish personal hygiene product producer Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) to invest and develop SCA's Australasian operations.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens launches Mongolian office]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is to broaden its existing Asian network by opening an office in Mongolia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on Australia’s biggest solar power project]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised solar module manufacturer First Solar on all aspects of its involvement in Australia's first utility scale solar power project.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens onboard for Perth Airport restructure]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising nine major local and international banks on the syndicated and working capital debt portion of a $1.23 billion finance package for Perth Airport, which is owned by Perth Airports Development Group.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises banks on deal that equips Leighton for Indonesian mining operations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) as mandated lead arranger, bookrunner and agent for a syndicate of nine banks on a landmark $600 million cross-border transaction involving Australian, English and Indonesian law.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on Northern Territory prison PPP project]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised a consortium of banks on the financing of the $495 million Northern Territory Secure Facilities PPP Project.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises iSelect on InfoChoice takeover]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising leading domestic insurance intermediary iSelect Ltd on its first acquisition in the Australian market.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens sponsors landmark Japanese art exhibition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading law firm Allens Arthur Robinson is the lead sponsor of a major Australian exhibition, to be held in Perth, that will feature new work by six significant Japanese artists.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for MAp on asset swap, restructure]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised MAp Airports Limited (MAp) on its asset swap with the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP), which was completed on 7 October.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises OneSteel on major mining acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised OneSteel Limited on its acquisition of WPG Resources Limited's iron ore assets for about $350 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Leighton on sale of Pilbara-based businesses]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the world's largest contract miner, Leighton Holdings Limited, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Leighton Contractors (together, Leighton), on the sale of its HWE Iron Ore entities and assets, which provide iron ore contract mining services to BHP Billiton in Western Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises on year's largest project financing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising the senior syndicate and mezzanine financiers on the financing of Queensland's first user-funded coal terminal, the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET). WICET is owned by a consortium of coal exporters advised by ANZ Corporate Advisory.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens and Ganbina win pro bono partnership award]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson and Ganbina, the peak Indigenous body for economic, employment and training issues in Victoria's Goulburn Valley region, have been awarded the 2011 Woor-Dungin Pro Bono Service Provider Partnership Award.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Foster's on global drinks deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised iconic brewing company Foster's Group Limited (Foster's) on its proposed takeover by Anglo South African brewer SABMiller for A$12.3 billion, via a scheme of arrangement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Constructing growth: Allens appoints new partner in Brisbane]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has continued the expansion of its Brisbane practice, with the appointment of construction and infrastructure specialist Adrian Baron as a Partner.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on Chinese-backed US$190 million loan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised long-standing client Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ), United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) on a US$190 million syndicated term loan to Singapore-based chemical producer and distributer Sinochem International Overseas Pte. Ltd.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens grows Energy & Resources practice in Asia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Increased demand for energy and resources legal expertise in Asia has prompted Allens Arthur Robinson to further expand its Energy & Resources team in Asia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on financing of Southern Hemisphere's largest wind farm]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised New Zealand's largest renewable electricity generator, Meridian Energy Ltd (<i><b>Meridian</b></i>), on the project financing of its share of development and construction costs of the $1 billion wind farm joint venture with Australia's largest renewable electricity generator, AGL.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement on High Court decision regarding asylum seekers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The High Court today handed down its judgment on the Federal Government's arrangement to send asylum seekers to Malaysia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for CBA Equities on the IPO of Bega Cheese]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised sole lead manager CBA Equities in relation to the initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the ASX of Bega Cheese.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens welcomed as member of Business Council of Mongolia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has been formally welcomed as a member of the Business Council of Mongolia at a ceremony held last night in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on mining merger to create new West African gold producer]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Toronto Stock Exchange-listed gold miner, Endeavour Mining Corporation, on its Merger Implementation Agreement (MIA) with Australian Securities Exchange-listed Adamus Resources Limited.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises on successful MYOB sale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised an Archer Capital-led consortium on the agreement to sell Australia's largest independent software vendor, MYOB Limited, to global private investment firm Bain Capital. The sale will be the biggest private equity transaction of 2011 in the Australian market.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens partner awarded French presidential honour]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson Partner Tracey Harrip will be awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre National du Mérite at a ceremony to be held tonight in Brisbane.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson acts on strategic Vietnamese insurance partnership]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Germany's third-largest insurance provider, Talanx Group, on its strategic Vietnamese partnership with Hanoi Stock Exchange-listed insurer PVI Holdings.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Perth practice lures international energy partner]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[International oil and gas specialist Anthony Patten will join Allens' growing Perth practice as a partner.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on Centro restructure]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted on the latest phase of the reconstruction of property group Centro.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises BGF Equities on investment by Canaccord Financial]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised BGF Equities, a securities advisory firm in Australia, on the sale of a 50 per cent interest in its business to Canaccord Financial, a Canadian financial services firm listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens gets to work with new partner and special counsel appointments]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has boosted its Workplace Relations practice with the appointments of a new Partner and Special Counsel to the team.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Canadian pension fund on record Australian trade]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) on the sale of its stake in toll road operator Transurban Group for A$903 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens and Zijin strike gold with Norton investment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising China's largest gold producer Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd (Zijin) on its A$27.7 million investment in ASX listed Norton Gold Fields (Norton).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Positive outlook for PPPs as Allens tops global infrastructure deals table]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The outlook for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Australia is very strong as governments look to get more infrastructure projects to market, according to a leading infrastructure and construction lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens builds project team with new senior associate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson's Perth office continues to grow with the appointment of Jeremy Quan-Sing as Senior Associate.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for MAp on A$1.6 billion asset swap]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting as Australian legal counsel for MAp Airports (MAp) on the sale of its interests in Brussels and Copenhagen airports in return for acquiring Ontario Teachers Pension Plan's (OTPP) interests in Sydney Airport and a balancing payment of approximately A$790 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[On Broadway: Allens acts for Frasers Property on significant Central Park Joint Venture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Frasers Property Australia (Frasers), the Australasian division of international property development company Frasers Property, on its joint venture with Japanese property developer Sekisui House to develop the $2 billion, 5.8 hectare mixed-use Central Park site at Broadway.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon tax to impact on joint ventures in Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Australian Government's proposed carbon tax will change the way Asian companies involved in joint ventures in Australia will be held liable for carbon emissions, according to one of the region's leading climate change lawyers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New partners guide Franklin Templeton through Australian expansion]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised global investment management organisation Franklin Resources, Inc's Australian subsidiary, Franklin Templeton Investments Australia, on its acquisition of Australian equities manager Balanced Equity Management (BEM).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens appoints Energy & Resources special counsel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has appointed former Clifford Chance lawyer Debra Counsell as a special counsel in the firm's Melbourne office.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on GIC's first Australian logistics joint venture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the real estate arm of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd, on the establishment of an industrial logistics joint venture with Australian residential, commercial and industrial property developer Australand.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens and Plenary Group on a mission for biggest ever Defence PPP]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Plenary Group on a public-private partnership (PPP) project to deliver Defence Force accommodation at 14 military bases across Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens app an Australian first]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has become the first major Australian law firm to launch an iPhone and iPad app. Phrase Buster, which is targeted at the student recruitment market, is now available for free download at Apple's App Store.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Archer Capital on Healthe Care acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Archer Capital on the establishment of Australian Hospital Partners Pty Limited and its acquisition of 100 per cent of Healthe Care Australia Pty Limited from CHAMP Ventures, Healthe Holdings, ING Investment Management and BOS International (Australia) Limited.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises HBF on sale of general insurance business to CGU]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Western Australia-based not-for-profit health fund HBF on the sale of its general insurance business to CGU. The deal was announced on 14 June.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Newcrest on Qld gold mines deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising leading international gold company Newcrest Mining Limited on the sale of its interests in the Cracow and Mt Rawdon gold mines in Queensland to a new company to be formed by the merger of ASX-listed gold companies Catalpa Resources Ltd and Conquest Mining Ltd.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China ups the ante with new social insurance law]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Foreign companies operating in China could face substantial cost increases with the introduction of a new social insurance law in the PRC that will impose greater obligations on employers to help fund the country's welfare system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on one of Australia's first public transport PPPs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising Plenary Group and its GoldlinQ Consortium partners, Bombardier, Downer EDI, McConnell Dowell and Keolis, on the A$1 billion first stage of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project, which is one of Australia's first public transport public-private partnerships (PPPs).]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises NBN Co on wireless deal with Ericsson]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Australian national broadband provider NBN Co Limited on its 10-year, A$1.1 billion contract with Swedish networking giant Ericsson.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on one of Australia's largest ever PPPs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the financiers to the SA Health Partnership consortium which reached financial close earlier this week on the A$1.85 billion new Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indonesia attracts strong investor interest]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Strong international investor interest in Indonesia's mining, gas, oil and infrastructure sectors has been reflected by a recent gathering of more than 250 delegates in Beijing, China, where attendees were interested to learn about investment opportunities and challenges in the neighbouring country.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Peet on capital management initiatives]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Australian land estates, property fund management, land syndication and commercial land development company, Peet Limited, on a series of capital management initiatives to help fund its major strategic land acquisition, Flagstone, in South East Queensland's growth corridor.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens appoints 12 new partners]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[International law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has appointed 12 new partners across its offices.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on disaster relief-focused Queensland divestment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has advised the State of Queensland on the divestment of the X50 Abbot Point Coal Terminal, Queensland's northern-most coal terminal, which is the final part of the State's Renewing Queensland Plan. Proceeds from the divestment will be directed towards Queensland's natural disaster recovery.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Rio Tinto on Chinese exploration agreement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Rio Tinto in a joint venture arrangement with Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) to explore mainland China for world-class mineral deposits.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens marks International Children's Day with Vietnam donation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To coincide with International Children's Day on 1 June, international law firm Allens Arthur Robinson is donating funds to Children's Hospital No 2 in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The donation will be used to provide nutritious meals for young patients within the hospital's kidney and endocrinology ward.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on strategic deal for RCR Tomlinson]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising ASX-listed integrated engineering company RCR Tomlinson Ltd on the acquisition of AE&E Australia's business by RCR Tomlinson-owned RCR Energy.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens wins eighth consecutive web award]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has trumped a field of other top-tier law firms to claim the 2010 Hitwise Online Performance Award – Legal Firms. This is the eighth year in a row that Allens has won the award, which is based on market share of Internet traffic.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Goodman Group on airport acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for integrated property group Goodman Group on the strategic acquisition of Moorabbin Airport and Business Park, in Victoria, for A$201.5 million. The completion of the acquisition was announced on 25 May 2011.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises FOXTEL on proposal to acquire AUSTAR]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising Australia's leading subscription television provider FOXTEL on its proposal to acquire AUSTAR at a price of A$1.52 per share.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens wins major deal awards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has won six awards at the Australian Legal Business Awards announced in Sydney last night.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Companies at risk from .xxx brand-jackers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The global introduction of .xxx domain names for adult content on the web could damage brands and companies which have no association with the sex industry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on credit joint venture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised longstanding client Experian on the establishment of a new credit provider service in Australia. The new $30 million joint venture (JV) introduces a new player into the market, Experian Australia Credit Services Pty Ltd.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Solimar on cross-border capital raising, Canadian listing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising oil and gas production and exploration company, Solimar Energy Limited, on its $7 million equity raising and possible future listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the TSX Venture Exchange.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Cargill on grain business acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Cargill, an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services, on its strategic acquisition of grain trading assets and infrastructure from Canadian fertiliser and rural services provider Agrium Inc.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on establishment of AusChina Energy Group joint venture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted on the establishment of AusChina Energy Group, a renewable energy joint venture between two of China's largest State-owned renewable energy businesses - China Datang Renewable Power Co and Tianwei Baobian Electric Co - and CBD Energy Limited.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens answers Vodafone Hutchison Australia's call on IT services]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Vodafone Hutchison Australia on one of the largest technology managed services projects in the Australian market this year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Leighton on $757m equity raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising Leighton Holdings Limited on its equity capital raising by way of entitlement offer, announced on 11 April 2011.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Henderson on acquisition of top UK fund manager]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised leading independent global asset management firm Henderson Group plc on the acquisition of one of United Kingdom's best-known fund managers, Gartmore Group Limited.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on A$1.4 billion acquisition of ING Industrial Fund by Goodman-led consortium]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised a Goodman Group-led consortium on its successful A$1.4 billion acquisition of the ING Industrial Fund Ltd (IIF). The acquisition was completed in Sydney on 29 March 2011.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World-beating Allens paralegal's cup runneth over]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson will welcome one of the winners of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition back to the firm next week.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on Alinta Finance restructuring]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the security trustee and agent in the Alinta Finance restructuring, one of the most complex restructurings in Australian corporate history.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on Bush inheritance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Bush Heritage Australia, a non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting Australia's unique wildlife, on the acquisition of two parcels of land at Liffey, 47km south-west of Launceston, Tasmania.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens achieves Employer of Choice for Women status for seventh year]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has been awarded the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency's Employer of Choice for Women citation for the seventh consecutive year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens appoints new Director of People & Development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has appointed Jane Lewis as Director of its award-winning People & Development team.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens helps keep South West Rail Link project on track]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the New South Wales Government's primary transport delivery agency, Transport Construction Authority (TCA), on Phase Two of the construction of the $2 billion South West Rail Link project.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens and Olympian Trickett dive in to help Queensland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson and triple Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett have proved a formidable force in the pool, raising almost $8000 at a swimming carnival directed at raising funds for the Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Catalyst on components of airconditioning acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised leading Australasian private equity firm Catalyst Investment Managers Pty Ltd on its leveraged buyout of Australia's largest air-conditioning wholesaler, AC Components.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises BAE Systems on offer to acquire Irish counter-fraud firm]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson's Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong offices have advised UK defence group BAE Systems on its offer to acquire Norkom Group PLC, a Dublin-based provider of innovative counter fraud and anti-money laundering solutions.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Project Finance set to soar in 2011]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The continued energy and resources boom in the Asia Pacific region, and government responses to rebuilding flood-damaged infrastructure in Australia, will see a strong demand for project finance throughout 2011, says Allens Arthur Robinson Partner Phillip Cornwell.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens' temporary Brisbane office operational amid continued flood clean-up]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has opened two temporary Brisbane offices in the wake of last week's devastating floods that raged across most of Queensland.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[They're back – private equity to fuel mergers & acquisitions growth in 2011]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The return of private equity investors is set to see a surge in the number of mergers & acquisition (M&A) deals in Australia in 2011 according to Allens Arthur Robinson corporate partner Richard Kriedemann.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Cargill on grain business acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised leading grain handler and trader Cargill Australia on its strategic acquisition of grain trading assets and infrastructure from Canadian fertiliser and rural services provider Agrium Inc.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Rio Tinto on Mongolian mine agreement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised leading international mining group and long-standing client Rio Tinto on an agreement to assume direct management of the valuable Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on A$332 million FreightLink sale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised receivers and managers KordaMentha on the sale of the assets of FreightLink Pty Ltd, Asia Pacific Transport Pty Ltd and related corporate entities (together FreightLink) to Genesee & Wyoming Inc for A$332 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Rio Tinto on landmark exploration joint venture in China]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised leading international mining group and long standing client Rio Tinto on its non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) to establish a landmark exploration joint venture in China.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Rio Tinto on extension of historic iron ore JV]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised leading international mining group Rio Tinto on the extension of its historic Channar Mining joint venture (Channar JV) with Chinese State-owned metals trading house Sinosteel Corporation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises on immunisation bond deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company (<i><b>IFFIm</b></i>) on its successful inaugural A$400m kangaroo bond issue.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens wins national workplace flexibility prize]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has been recognised for creating a flexible workplace for staff at the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) awards.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises on one of Australia's largest ever IPOs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the Queensland Government on the A$6.7 billion IPO of rail operator QR National, the second largest IPO ever conducted in Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Brambles on global acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Brambles on Australian law issues in connection with a transaction that will enable the company to expand its reusable plastic container operations worldwide and strengthen its pallet operations in the USA.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on NSW's largest ever energy agreement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Tomago Aluminium, producer of about 25 per cent of Australia's primary aluminium production, on the largest energy agreement ever signed in New South Wales.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Nikko AM on first foray into Australian asset management market]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising Japanese-based Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (<i><b>Nikko AM</b></i>) on its purchase of Tyndall Investments in Australia and New Zealand, from the Suncorp-Metway Group for A$80 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises OneSteel in key strategic acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has advised Australian steel giant OneSteel on its biggest acquisition since listing on the ASX 10 years ago.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement on the High Court decision on offshore refugee processing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The High Court's unanimous judgment today that decisions made in relation to two Tamil asylum seekers processed offshore were unfair and unlawful has important legal implications, according to lawyers involved.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Securities trading policies mandatory under new ASX Listing Rules]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The time has come for Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed entities to review their existing securities trading policies regarding key management personnel and ensure compliance with new ASX Listing Rules that come to effect on 1 January 2011.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Hillgrove on Kanmantoo fund raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Hillgrove Resources Limited, owner of South Australia's Kanmantoo copper and gold mine, on the critical finalisation of an investment funding package.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens' employees put shoes on the other foot]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With National Recycling Week 2010 beginning on 8 November, Allens Arthur Robinson is highlighting one innovative scheme where shoes and clothes from Perth are being redistributed to children in Third World countries.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Tabcorp on proposed demerger and capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Tabcorp Holdings Limited in connection with the proposed demerger of its Casinos business and its A$430 million accelerated renounceable entitlement offer (announced 18 October 2010).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens tops tables as project finance market grows]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The global project finance industry has experienced 21 per cent growth in market activity to September 2010, with India recording the world's largest deal volumes of US$56.8 billion, according to Dealogic's third quarter 2010 League Tables review.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for UBS on Tap Oil $82 million capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting as Australian legal counsel for UBS AG, Australia Branch (UBS) on equity raising by Tap Oil Limited (Tap Oil).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia's and Japan's leading law firms enter innovative alliance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two of the region's leading international law firms have entered into an innovative Co-operative Alliance focusing on meeting Japanese client needs in Australia and across Asia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Positive outlook for Australian debt capital markets following DBP issue]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The outlook for Australia's debt capital markets is positive, with indications that the appetite for domestic corporate bonds is growing, according to a leading capital markets lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Newcrest on successful merger of gold majors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised leading international gold company Newcrest Mining Limited on its A$9.5 billion acquisition of gold major, Lihir Gold Limited, which has mining operations in Papua New Guinea, West Africa and Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Victorian Government on new trams purchase]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the Victorian Department of Transport on the procurement of 50 new low-floor trams for the state's expanding public transport system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on acquisition of interest in the Gladstone LNG Project]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Total S.A. (Total), the fifth-largest oil company in the world, on its acquisition of a 20 per cent interest in the Gladstone LNG project.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Equity Trustees in OAMPS deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Equity Trustees Limited on its agreement with Wesfarmers Group's OAMPS Limited, to acquire the OAMPS Super Fund.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fast-tracking of native title claims could impact resources sector]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Resources companies and other landholders risk being caught out by the Federal Court's decision to fast-track native title claims.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for GIC on Salta industrial portfolio acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for GIC Real Estate (GIC), the real estate arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, on the purchase of a portfolio of industrial properties around the country from the Salta Property Group.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises joint lead managers on Mirabela Nickel's US$165 million global offering]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the joint lead managers - Macquarie Capital Advisers Limited and UBS AG, Australia Branch - of Mirabela Nickel Limited's (Mirabela) recently announced US$165 million capital raising.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises on financing of Port of Newcastle expansion]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the senior banks and mezzanine lenders in the A$3.2 billion combined refinancing of stage one and financing of stage two of the third coal export terminal at the Port of Newcastle.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire services levy abolition long overdue]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Victorian Government's announcement today that it will abolish the fire services levy was a long overdue reform, according to the law firm that represented the Insurance Council of Australia at the recent 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for CPPIB on A$3.4 billion proposed acquisition of Intoll]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), one of Canada's largest institutional investors, on its proposed acquisition of Intoll Group (Intoll), valued at approximately A$3.4 billion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on Southern Hemisphere's biggest wind farm transaction]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Meridian Energy Ltd (Meridian), New Zealand's largest renewable electricity generator, on the development of a $1 billion wind farm, which will be the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest wind farms in the world.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyers Weekly Awards make for an iconic night for Allens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson won two awards at the Lawyers Weekly Icon Awards, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney on 5 August.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Perth market is hot property]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Perth office of Allens Arthur Robinson has boosted its real estate team as the knock-on effects of the resources boom continue in Western Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Rio Tinto on JV agreement with Chinalco]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has acted for Rio Tinto on its recently announced binding agreement with Chalco, a subsidiary of the Chinalco, in relation to the Simandou iron ore project joint venture.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Telecom NZ on AAPT consumer division and iiNet sale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Telecom New Zealand on the sale of AAPT Limited's consumer division and the sale of its stake in iiNet Limited.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Resources sector facing legislative shake-up]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The resources sector is set to face one of its biggest legislative shake-ups since the introduction of the GST.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Riversdale Mining on $337 million capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Riversdale Mining Limited (Riversdale) on a $337 million capital raising.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Media and IT industries need to be prepared for personal securities changes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Companies in the communications, media and IT industries will need to be prepared for incoming legislation that may have a dramatic effect on the ownership of assets, according to a leading law firm.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recent Government policy changes expected to boost Chinese interest in Australian resources]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government's recent changes to foreign investment policy and the resources taxation reforms are expected to be well received by potential Chinese investors in the Australian resources industry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for CSR in sale of Asian businesses to Rockwool Group]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson advised CSR on its recent agreement to sell 100 per cent of its Asian insulation, panels and trading businesses to Rockwool Group for A$128 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[M&A market set for upturn]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While the Thomson Reuters data on activity in Australia's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market released yesterday shows a decrease in activity in the first half of the year, there are signs of an upturn, according to Allens Arthur Robinson Co-Head of M&A Guy Alexander.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for financiers to Providence on A$660m leveraged acquisition of Study Group]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the financiers on the A$660 million acquisition of Study Group by private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for CIT Group Inc on sale of Vendor Finance, Australia and New Zealand]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson advised CIT Group Inc (CIT) (NYSE: CIT), a leading provider of financing to small businesses and middle market companies, on the sale of Sydney-based CIT Group (Australia) Limited and CIT Group (New Zealand) Limited (together, CIT ANZ) to Bank of Queensland Limited (BoQ) (ASX: BOQ).]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens grows Singapore practice through key partner moves]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[International law firm Allens Arthur Robinson is significantly boosting its South-East Asian practice, with former Clifford Chance Partner Rod Howell among those joining the firm's Singapore office.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens wins United Nations award for sustainability]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[International law firm Allens Arthur Robinson won the WSP Lincolne Scott Sustainability Leadership Award at the United Nations Association of Australia's World Environment Day Awards, announced on Friday 4 June 2010.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Conquest Mining on its takeover of North Queensland Metals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Conquest Mining Limited on its scrip and cash off-market takeover bid for gold producer North Queensland Metals Limited announced yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens wins six Australasian Legal Business Awards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson won six awards at the Australasian Legal Business Awards in Sydney on 13 May 2010, including the Australian Dealmaker of the Year, Australian Deal Team of the Year and several Deal of the Year gongs.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on 'cool' private equity acquisition for Catalyst]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Catalyst Investment Managers Pty Ltd (Catalyst), a leading independent firm in the Australasian private equity market, on its acquisition of Actrol Parts, formerly an operating division of GSA Industries (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Meridian Energy on $191m Sth Australian wind farm purchase]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Meridian Energy Ltd on its acquisition of South Australia's Mt Millar wind farm from ASX-listed entity Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund. Completion of the transaction is expected by 31 May 2010.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens continues to rack up equity capital markets roles]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson's equity capital markets team continues to be busy during the second quarter of 2010, having worked on two recently announced deals.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Newcrest on proposed merger with Lihir]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Newcrest Mining Limited (Newcrest), one of the leading gold companies in the world, on its proposed merger with Lihir Gold Limited (Lihir).]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for The GPT Group on A$25.2 million sale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised The GPT Group (GPT), one of Australia's largest diversified listed property groups, on its sale of Homemaker City Bankstown to Baycrown Pty Limited, a private Gold Coast property investment and development company, for $25.2 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for financiers of WA wind farm]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the financiers of the development, construction and operation of the Collgar Wind Farm in Western Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on $2.6 billion bank debt facilities transaction for Origin Energy Limited]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson acted for Origin Energy Limited (Origin), one of Australia's leading integrated energy companies focused on gas and oil exploration and production, power generation and energy retailing, on the execution of new bank debt facilities of $2.6 billion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens appoints new Partner to Perth office]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[High-profile Perth resources and native title practitioner Marshall McKenna has been appointed a partner at Allens Arthur Robinson focusing on litigation and dispute resolution matters.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for LaSalle on new Sydney premium-grade development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle), one of the world’s leading real estate investment managers, on its investment of a 25 per cent interest in the 42-storey premium-grade office tower development proposed for 163 Castlereagh Street, Sydney.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for CBA Institutional Equities on MMC Contrarian's $A135 million capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised CBA Institutional Equities as the sole lead manager and underwriter of MMC Contrarian Limited's capital raising announced on Friday, 26 March 2010.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for ALE Property on first retail bond issue for 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson advised ALE Property Group (ALE Property), Australia's largest listed freehold owner of pubs, on its announced offer of unsecured notes, which intends to raise approximately A$100 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens appoints new Partner to Projects team]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[One of Australia's leading infrastructure and construction lawyers is to join Allens Arthur Robinson.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on Rio Tinto/Chinalco iron ore joint venture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for long-standing client Rio Tinto on its non-binding memorandum of understanding (<i><b>MoU</b></i>) with Chinalco covering the development and operation of the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on aged care facility purchase]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson  has advised Illawarra Retirement Trust (IRT), Australia's largest, not-for-profit, community based, retirement living and aged care provider, on its acquisition of 'The Links Seaside' co-located high rise retirement village and aged care facility in Wollongong from Horizon Living.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Chairman named on Takeovers Panel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson Chairman and Partner Ewen Crouch has been named as a new member of the Takeovers Panel (the <i><b>Panel</b></i>).]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Changes to Renewable Energy Target scheme to push forward big projects]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Changes to the Renewable Energy Target (<i><b>RET</b></i>) scheme announced today by the Federal Government will help push forward projects to develop wind, solar and geothermal energy that have been in limbo.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens property sale transactions mark new signs of life]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Grosvenor Australia (Grosvenor), part of the international property development and investment group, on two recent office property sales, signifying new signs of life in the market.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Charter Hall on Macquarie real estate management acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall), an Australian property funds management and development company, on its agreed A$108 million acquisition of the majority of Macquarie Group Limited's core real estate management platform.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Pfizer on divestment of animal health assets to Virbac]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Pfizer Inc, the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, on the successful divestment of its animal health assets to Virbac.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Internet service providers off the hook - for now]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A landmark Federal Court decision handed down today has ruled that internet service providers (ISP) are not liable for copyright infringements that occur when people use their service to download film and television content.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Project finance back from the dead]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Government stimulus packages directed towards major infrastructure have helped the Asian project finance sector stage a major recovery.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens summer clerk takes out world's top university debating gong]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson Sydney Summer Clerk Steven Hind has beaten representatives from 240 universities &ndash; including finalists from Oxford, Harvard and the London School of Economics &ndash; to take out the World Universities Debating Championship in Turkey.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia leads world out of mergers and acquisitions slump]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) figures for 2009 released this week have highlighted Australia is leading the world out of a slump in global deal making.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Lend Lease on A$192 million acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising Lend Lease Group (Lend Lease), one of the world's leading fully integrated property solutions providers, on its A$192 million acquisition of Lend Lease Primelife Group (Primelife). The acquisition was approved by Primelife security holders on 14 December.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens signs up for Indigenous business program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has today signed an agreement with Indigenous business Message Stick for the provision of audio and web conferencing services as part of a pilot project linking Indigenous businesses with some of Australia's biggest organisations.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on proposed acquisition of Challenger Kenedix Japan Trust]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Challenger Life Company Limited (CLC) on the proposed acquisition of 100 per cent of the units in Challenger Kenedix Japan Trust (CKT) - valued at approximately A$157 million - which was announced on 9 December 2009. Under the proposed transaction, CKT unitholders will receive $1.00 cash per unit.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Declassified files reveal hair-raising situation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Declassified files have revealed a successful campaign by Allens Arthur Robinson's Operation MOverlord, launched out of its Melbourne Corporate Department.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for underwriters on Sims Metal Management's $400 million institutional placement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson advised the underwriters UBS and CommSec in relation to the fully underwritten institutional placement of A$400 million for Sims Metal Management, the global leader in metals and electronics recycling.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Brambles on London listing cancellation and sale facility]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising Brambles Limited, a leading global provider of support services, on its plans to cancel its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia not 'out on its own' on climate change legislation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New climate change legislation will not leave Australia 'out on its own', a review of similar regulation around Asia has revealed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Personal property securities legislation close to being passed]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Personal property securities legislation (PPS) continues its path through Federal Parliament and its final form is taking shape.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens wins award for corporate social responsibility program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has been recognised for its corporate social responsibility program at the Australian Human Resources Institute Awards held in Melbourne last night.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for the GPT Group on sale of $185 million Four Points by Sheraton Hotel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the GPT Group (GPT), one of Australia's largest diversified listed property groups, on the sale of the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Sydney, valued at A$185 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for the GPT Group in $200 million shopping centre acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the GPT Group (GPT), one of Australia’s largest diversified listed property groups, in its acquisition of additional interests in Highpoint Shopping Centre and Homemaker City in Maribyrnong, Victoria.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New laws make social media interaction dangerous for bosses]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New workplace legislation has made social media communications between employers and employees more dangerous for employers, according to a leading workplace relations lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens recognised as HR leader]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has been recognised for its leading HR initiatives and teams at the annual HR Leadership Awards, held in Melbourne last night.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for ALE Property Group on Australia-wide auction]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for ALE Property Group (ALE), Australia's largest listed freehold owner of pubs, on the sale of six hotels, valued at more than A$36 million, via a live simulcast auction in four states.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Rio Tinto in negotiations over copper and gold project in Mongolia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Rio Tinto in the negotiation of its investment agreement with the Mongolian Government for its Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project, which was signed last night.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises the Commonwealth on first Treasury Indexed Bond since 2003]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) in the launch of its first Treasury Indexed Bond deal since 2003.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Yahoo!7 on acquisition of totaltravel.com]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Yahoo!7, the joint venture between the Seven Media Group and Yahoo!, in its acquisition of totaltravel.com, the online travel information marketplace.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for syndicate banks in A$510 million loan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[International law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the syndicate banks in a A$510 million syndicated loan to Cheung Kong Infrastructure Finance (Australia) Pty Limited (CKI Australia).]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Universities urged to examine employment contracts over IP rights]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Universities should examine their existing contracts with research staff after the Full Federal Court yesterday confirmed a decision that intellectual property (IP) rights in inventions made by a university professor were not owned by the university that employed him.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for lenders on US$145 million syndicated loan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[International law firm Allens Arthur Robinson acted for the lenders in the US$145 million syndicated loan to Right Lane Limited (Right Lane), the wholly-owned subsidiary of PRC entity Legend Group Holdings Limited (Legend Group).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Healthscope on A$140 million capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Healthscope Limited (Healthscope), a leading private healthcare provider within Australia, on a capital raising valued at A$140 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wind the winner in RET deal, but other technologies may struggle]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government's final plan to deliver 20 per cent renewable energy by 2020 was a well-timed boost for the wind industry, but may not benefit as much other promising renewable energy technologies.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens staff sign up for reconciliation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has become the first major Australian law firm to implement a Reconciliation Action Plan (<b><i>RAP</b></i>).]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Amcor on A$3.1 billion equity and debt funding package]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Amcor Limited (<i><b>Amcor</b></i>) on its A$3.1 billion equity and debt funding package for its proposed acquisition of Alcan Packaging (<i><b>Alcan</b></i>) from the Rio Tinto Group - valued at US$2.025 billion - which was announced today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on proposed acquisition of Felix Resources]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Felix Resources (Felix), the Queensland-based coal producer, in regards to its proposed acquisition by leading Chinese resource company Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (Yanzhou).]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank on $300 million equity raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank in an equity raising valued at A$300 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Goodman Group on A$1.8 billion capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (<i><b>Allens</b></i>) has acted for Goodman Group (<i><b>Goodman</b></i>), an international integrated property group, on a capital raising valued at A$1.8 billion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for ALE Property Group on A$105 million equity raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for ALE Property Group, Australia's largest listed freehold owner of pubs, on an equity raising valued at A$105 million via an accelerated entitlement offer and an institutional placement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Thiess-Degrémont JV in winning bid for Australia's biggest desalination plant]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Thiess, one of Australia's largest construction and services companies, and Degrémont, a world leader in desalination technology, for their role in the winning consortium's bid for the Victorian Desalination Project.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for underwriters on NAB's $2.75 billion placement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the joint lead managers and underwriters - Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs JBWere and Merrill Lynch - of the A$2 billion institutional placement by National Australia Bank (NAB)announced on 22 July 2009.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for lenders on the refinancing of the Hills M2 and M1 Eastern Distributor motorways ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the lenders in two of the Transurban Group's major tollroad refinancing transactions in recent months.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for TenCate on sale of A$40 million joint venture interest]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Royal Ten Cate (TenCate), the multinational textile technology and chemical company, on the sale of a 50 per cent joint venture interest to JV partner Noel P Hunt International Limited.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovation driving project finance market]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Innovation is driving new life into the project finance sector as Governments, companies and funders look at new ways to get deals off the ground post the global credit crunch.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Investa on largest development sale in Sydney for 2009]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Investa Property Group (Investa), a fully integrated real estate company, on the sale of the largest development site in Sydney for the year to EnergyAustralia, one of the largest energy suppliers in Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens announces Partners and Senior Associates for 2009]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has appointed Mun Yeow and Andrew Maher as Partners of the firm.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for the Plenary Group in winning Biosciences Research Centre PPP bid]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson acted for the Plenary Group as leader of the winning consortium for the A$230 million Biosciences Research Centre (BRC) project, a joint initiative of the Victorian Government, through the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), and La Trobe University.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mergers and acquisitions market set for long, slow recovery]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A 40 per cent plunge in global merger & acquisition (M&A) activity for the first six months of 2009 is not unexpected, according to Allens Arthur Robinson chairman and co-head of M&A Ewen Crouch.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Record run of capital raisings set to continue over the next 12 months]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Continuing uncertainty in the economy should provide opportunities for the recent run of capital raisings to continue during the new financial year, according to a leading capital markets lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Victorian Government on train and tram franchising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for the Victorian Government's Department of Transport on its worldwide tender for the operation of Melbourne's train and tram networks, known as the Metropolitan Rail (Train and Tram) Franchising Project.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Aviva on sale of wealth management business to NAB]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Aviva plc, one of the world’s largest insurance groups and the largest insurance services provider in the UK, on the sale of Aviva Australia Holdings Ltd to the National Australia Bank (<i><b>NAB</b></i>).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens chief goes homeless for the night]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson Chief Executive Partner Michael Rose was one of about 200 business leaders who spent last night on Sydney's streets for the 2009 CEO Sleepout.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for CEMEX in $2.02 billion sale agreement of Australian operations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V. (<i><b>CEMEX</b></i>), a global building materials company, on its sale of its Australian operations to Holcim Group (<i><b>Holcim</b></i>), the world's second largest cement maker.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Goodman in formation of partnership with China Investment Corporation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for long-standing client Goodman Group (Goodman), the international integrated property group, in the formation of a partnership with China Investment Corporation (CIC).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Hutchison on merger with Vodafone]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson acted for Hutchison in the merger of its Australian telecommunications business with Vodafone, which was announced on 9 February 2009 and, following clearance from the ACCC last week, was completed on 10 June 2009.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts on $US15.2 billion capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising long-term client Rio Tinto in relation to its proposed $US15.2 billion capital raising.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises NAB on South East Queensland Schools PPP]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for the National Australia Bank Limited (<i><b>NAB</b></i>) in its role as private sector project financier of the South East Queensland Schools Public Private Partnership Project, the initiative that will see seven new state schools built in high-growth areas of South East Queensland, and involves the first use of the 'supported debt model' developed by Queensland Treasury.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for CBA on first issuance of bonds into Thai debt markets]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (<i><b>CBA</b></i>) on the first issuance of bonds into the Thai debt markets by an Australian organisation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for GPT on A$100 million sale of shopping centre]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for GPT RE Limited (<i><b>GPT</b></i>), one of Australia's largest diversified listed property groups, in relation to the transaction for the sale of the Floreat Forum shopping centre to Australasian Property Investments Pty Limited, a private Perth property investment and development company.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Charter Hall in A$118 million raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall), an Australian property funds management and development company, on a A$118 million raising with strategic investment from Gandel Group, the property investment group.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moral hazard clauses set to become standard in sports contracts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Moral hazard clauses that allow sponsors, sports bodies or clubs to tear up contracts because of a players off-field behaviour are set to become the norm, according to a leading sports lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial institutions bank on Allens' equity capital markets team]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson continues to play a key role in the financial services sector's capital raising deals, with the firm acting for the underwriters of ANZ's A$2.5 billion institutional share placement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ASIC lifts the short selling ban – but for how long?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) surprise move to lift its temporary ban on covered short selling of financial stocks earlier than expected does not signal that it won't intervene in the equity markets again, according to a leading lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Billabong on capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Billabong International Limited (Billabong), the iconic Australian brand and clothing group, on a capital raising of up to A$290 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Employers' IP in danger as job losses mount]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Employees made redundant due to the global economic downturn may be walking out the door with more than ill-feelings, according to a leading intellectual property lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Winner of Allens-sponsored art prize announced]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sydney artist Rodney Pople has won the $20,000 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, which is sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acting for CPPIB in A$2 billion acquisition of stapled securities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on its proposal to acquire stapled securities in Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for GPT on $1.2 billion underwritten capital raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is advising The GPT Group, one of Australia’s largest diversified listed property groups, on a capital raising to raise a minimum of A$1.2 billion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Iluka on $114 million institutional placement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Iluka Resources Limited, the producer and processor of mineral sands and the largest producer of zircon in the world, on an institutional placement raising A$114 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens equity capital markets team keeps raising the bar]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has continued to demonstrate its strong equity capital markets capability this month with key advisory roles on three more significant capital raising deals valued at more than a combined total of $A1.6 billion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Aberdeen in acquisition of fund management assets]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading international law firm Allens Arthur Robinson is advising Aberdeen Asset Management PLC on the acquisition of certain fund management assets and businesses of Credit Suisse Group AG, spanning businesses in Europe, Asia and Australasia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government announces changes to emissions trading scheme… but will they be enough?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government's announcement today that it would make some changes to its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is to be welcomed, according to a leading climate change lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Aristocrat on $200 million capital raising deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson's Equity Capital Markets team continues to keep busy on the most significant capital raisings of 2009, working with Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) on its recent institutional placement, which raised A$200 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for OneSteel on rights issue]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for global steel manufacturer and distributor OneSteel Ltd in the company's accelerated non-renounceable rights issue with institutional placement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens officially opens new Jakarta premises]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading Asia Pacific law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has officially opened the new premises for its network member firm in Jakarta, Widyawan & Partners.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreign Investment Review Board relaxes rules for residential acquisitions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Developers should be taking steps to benefit from the Foreign Investment Review Board's (FIRB) relaxed guidelines for the sale of new residential real estate to foreigners, according to Allens Arthur Robinson Partner Tony Davies.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson IP practice ranked number one once again]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has been named Australian Intellectual Property Firm of the Year 2009 by Managing Intellectual Property at an awards ceremony in London.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia and China provide M&A beacon in economic gloom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mergers and acquisitions activity in Australia and out of Greater China are the bright spots in an otherwise lacklustre first quarter of regional deal activity, according to leading Asia Pacific law firm Allens Arthur Robinson.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Tabcorp in first ASX-listed corporate bond issue in almost 20 years]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Tabcorp Holdings Limited (Tabcorp) on the first major retail offering of corporate bonds in almost 20 years.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flexibility a must during tough economic times]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Organisations cannot afford to cut back on investment in flexible work programs during tough economic times, according to a leading flexibility expert.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Increase in insurance litigation heads to Australia and Asia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The collapse of the subprime market in the United States and the subsequent credit crisis has triggered a wave of litigation and regulatory action against investment and finance companies that will soon hit Australia and Asia, according to a leading insurance lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for van Laack in Herringbone buy-out]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for van Laack GmbH, the German-owned, international shirting company, in its acquisition of Australian-owned Herringbone.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Storm clouds gather for listed companies over shareholder class actions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A perfect storm of factors is making the threat of shareholder class actions greater than ever, according to a leading commercial litigation lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens to move Melbourne office to 101 Collins Street]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has signed an agreement to relocate its Melbourne office to 101 Collins Street from the start of 2012.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Wesfarmers on significant refinancing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted on a first for the Asia Pacific in helping Wesfarmers Limited obtain a forward debt extension totalling $4.1 billion in its syndicated facility and a large number of bilaterals.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for ANZIS in part-acquisition of Neerabup Power Station ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised ANZ Infrastructure Services Limited (ANZIS) in the recent acquisition by the Energy Infrastructure Trust (EIT) of Babcock & Brown Power Ltd's interest in the Neerabup Power Station.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Free trade agreement provides complexity amid the opportunities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement signed last week will increase opportunities for businesses across the region but will create an extremely complex strata of tarif.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens principal adviser for Rio Tinto on strategic deal with Chinalco]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted as the lead legal adviser to Rio Tinto in the high profile negotiation and agreement of Rio Tinto's major strategic alliance transaction with Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), as announced on 12 February 2009.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Shell in extensive deal with Arrow Energy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Shell in acquisitions from, and a joint venture deal with, Arrow Energy Ltd, the global coal seam gas company.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for ACCIONA Agua in its joint bid win for A$1.4 billion desalination plant]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for ACCIONA Agua, an international leader in water treatment, in assisting the company's successful bid for Adelaide's A$1.4 billion desalination plant contract.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Hutchison in merger with Vodafone]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson is acting for Hutchison in the merger of its Australian telecommunications business with Vodafone creating a 50:50 joint venture, VHA Pty Limited (VHA).]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Thai Government on infrastructure funding framework]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the Thailand Government on its new Public Private Partnership framework aimed at providing funding for major infrastructure projects across the country.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Changing conditions cloud continuous disclosure requirements]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A combination of vigilant regulators and a volatile stock market has produced a heightened awareness among listed companies of the requirements for continuous disclosure, according to a leading commercial disputes lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Businesses now face the second 'R' word]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Companies already dealing with the global economic downturn can expect to face a raft of new government regulations in the coming months.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens advises Qantas on capital raising deal worth $500 million]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised Qantas Airways Limited on its recent capital raising. The transaction raised $500 million for Qantas via an institutional placement, and will be followed by a share purchase plan for Qantas retail shareholders.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for DEXUS in part-sale of 6-star, Green Star development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson acted for DEXUS Property Group, one of Australia's largest diversified property groups, in a comprehensive deal that saw the sale of a one-third interest in its new premier office tower development in Sydney.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Energy and resources senior associate joins Allens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Alison Baxter has recently returned to Allens Arthur Robinson's Perth practice as a senior associate in its energy and resources group.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic downturn provides opportunity for better supply chain agreements]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses should use the economic downturn to take stock of their supply chain practices to make sure they are in a more advantageous position when the economy bounces back, according to a leading construction and infrastructure lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Henderson Group in capital raising of $106 million to part finance acquisition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Henderson Group plc, the international financial services group, on a capital raising valued at approximately A$106 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens continues to show strong equity capital markets capability]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the first few weeks of 2009, Allens Arthur Robinson has continued to demonstrate its strong equity capital markets capability.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for Wesfarmers Limited in capital raising of $4.4 billion]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for Wesfarmers Limited (Wesfarmers), Australia's largest retailer, on its equity capital raising which secures a minimum of $4.6 billion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens acts for AngloGold Ashanti in sale of US$1.1bn stake in gold mine]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has acted for AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, one of the world's leading gold producers, on the sale of its interest in the world class Boddington Gold Mine Project.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens involved in United Nations human rights project]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading law firm Allens Arthur Robinson will work with the United Nations on a world-wide project designed to better understand the link between corporate law practices and human rights.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financing for projects across Asia hard to come by in 2009]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governments could be left holding the bag on major infrastructure projects in 2009 as private sector funding becomes difficult to obtain, according to one of the Asia's leading project finance lawyers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mergers & acquisitions activity set for sluggish start in 2009]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The long-buoyant Asia-Pacific mergers & acquisitions market is set for a sluggish start in 2009, according to the law firm ranked as one of the leaders in the region.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens on the move in Asia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has relocated its offices in Hong Kong and Jakarta and has completed its refurbished premises in Cambodia as the firm continues its long-standing investment in the region.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fact Sheet: Federal Government's 2020 emissions target and Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Government has announced its intention to commence the Scheme on 1 July 2010.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Businesses need to be ready now for emissions reduction scheme]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses will need to get prepared immediately if they are to be ready for the Federal Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme when it begins on 1 July 2010, according to a leading climate change lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens employs new system for closer contact with clients]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson will implement a new practice management system, ADERANT Expert, with a focus on further strengthening client relationships.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Secretaries provide pro bono support for Redress WA applications]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Four legal secretaries from the Perth office of law firm Allens Arthur Robinson are working pro bono with the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia to process claims for compensation made by victims of abuse suffered while children in State care.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson appoints new Chairman]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson Partner Ewen Crouch has been elected Chairman of the firm.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyers grow the 'stache to raise the cash]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For eleven months of the year they are the clean-shaven Allens Arthur Robinson Banking & Finance team in Melbourne.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New legislation adds certainty to carbon capture and storage projects]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Last-minute amendments to the Federal Government's legislation for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in offshore waters will provide crucial encouragement for CCS projects, according to a leading climate change lawyer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Firm ranks high in Chambers Asia rankings]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The latest firm rankings by Chambers Asia demonstrate that the firm has continued to expand its already strong presence in Asia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens' pro bono work recognised with prestigious award ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The firm's pro bono work has been recognised by the Victoria Law Foundation with the awarding of a Distinguished Pro Bono Award 2008.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens' People & Development team recognised at HR awards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The People & Development department of Allens Arthur Robinson has been recognised for their outstanding work over the past 12 months by being named finalists in two recent HR awards – the 2008 Australian HR Awards and the Australian HR Institute Awards.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rhodes Scholar calls for action to halt acid attacks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Australia's latest Rhodes Scholar has called for action to halt acid attacks that are leaving hundreds of Pakistani women, children and men horrifically disfigured.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens assists Goodman Group in A$955 million equity raising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has advised global property group Goodman on its successful A$955 million equity raising.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Project finance squeeze will drive M&A activity]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A significant tightening in the availability of finance for major projects will see many smaller energy and resources companies snapped up around the Asia Pacific.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Company chiefs may be held liable over IT requirements for emissions reporting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[CEOs could be held personally liable and face fines of up to $220,000 if they fail to ensure that their company's information technology systems are capable of complying with new emissions reporting requirements.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon capture and storage is the key to Australia's emissions trading scheme]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Australia will need to invest substantially in carbon capture and storage technology if it is to meet the emissions reductions targets outlined in Professor Ross Garnaut's supplementary report, released today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panda pirates 'kung-fued']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An attempt to pirate one of the world's most recognisable trade marks has been shut down after legal action taken by Allens Arthur Robinson lawyers in Sydney and Beijing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[M&A work holds up despite economic slowdown]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The international economic slowdown has not seen a shut-down of merger and acquisition activity, according to Allens Arthur Robinson M&A co-practice leader Ewen Crouch.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Strong flow of project financings to continue in Asia Pacific]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the world's leading project finance legal advisers has predicted continued strong growth in resources and infrastructure project financings in the Asia Pacific over the next 12 months.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lack of detail for coal-fired electricity generators a concern: climate change legal expert]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government's assistance plan for coal-fired electricity generators may cause considerable concern for that industry, according to Allens Arthur Robinson Partner Grant Anderson.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson leads the Thomson M&A adviser tables]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has dominated the announced Australasian mergers and acquisitions market for the first half of 2008, according to the Thomson Reuter's M&A Legal Advisor Review released today]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson announces nine new partners]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) is pleased to announce that nine lawyers have been elected to the partnership, effective 1 July, 2008]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson involved in ground-breaking United Nations report]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading international law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has played an important role in a United Nations report on the role of corporations in human rights, which is to be considered by the UN Human Rights Council next week.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens' new China trade mark agency]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading international law firm Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has continued its expansion in Greater China with the launch of a new locally licensed intellectual property business in China - Allens Arthur Robinson Intellectual Property (Beijing) Limited.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson leads the Thomson M&A adviser tables]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has dominated the announced Australasian mergers and acquisitions market for the first quarter of 2008, according to the Thomson Financial M&A Legal Advisor Review released today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson acts as legal adviser in Fresenius Kabi's acquisition of Cosco Pharm]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading international law firm Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has acted as the legal adviser for Fresenius Kabi (China) in the company's acquisition of 100 per cent of the equity in Cosco Pharm, the third-largest manufacturer of blood bags in China.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson continues its commitment to growth in Western Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has once again illustrated its commitment to continue growing its Western Australian practice with the appointment of Tim Lester as a partner specialising in corporate and finance matters.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bright lawyers embrace dark times]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading international law firm Allens Arthur Robinson will once again take part in the annual Earth Hour on Saturday, 29 March at 8pm.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens' Brisbane practice gains corporate specialist]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has appointed Chelsey Evans as a corporate partner to the firm's Brisbane office.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Wins Client Awards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading international law firm, Allens Arthur Robinson has won the 'Best Professional Services Firm' (revenue over $200 million) and 'Best Law Firm' (revenue over $100 million) awards in the annual BRW Client Choice Awards.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Moves to 567 Collins street, Melbourne]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leading international law firm, Allens Arthur Robinson, has entered an initial 12-year lease for new Melbourne premises at 567 Collins St.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Businesses put on notice over 'green' claims in advertising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses have been put on notice after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's recent decision to closely examine advertising containing references to carbon offsets and 'green' products to ensure accuracy.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson dominates Dealogic project finance legal adviser tables ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has again dominated the Australian project finance legal adviser tables for 2007, according to the Dealogic Project Finance Legal Advisor Review released today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bloomberg ranks AAR as number one Australian/New Zealand IPO issuer adviser]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson has been ranked the leading Australian/New Zealand IPO issuer's adviser, by volume, in Bloomberg's 2007 league tables.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson leads the Thomson M&A adviser tables ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson dominated the announced Australasian mergers and acquisitions market in 2007, according to the Thomson Financial M&A Legal Advisor Review released today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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