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Taxpayers are also reminded that, with effect from 1 July 2009, NSW will be introducing new and broader landholder provisions, and South Australia will be abolishing mortgage and rental business duty. Partner Adrian Chek, Senior Associate Katrina Parkyn and Law Graduate Gobind Kalsi look at the proposed NT changes and at how they will affect taxpayers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/tax/fotaxmay09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/tax/fotaxmay09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Takeovers Panel gives target boards a sporting chance - 08 April 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the recent International All Sports matter, the Takeovers Panel has refused to release a hostile bidder from a standstill undertaking given by the bidder to the target,  despite the fact the information which had been provided by the target under the confidentiality agreement containing the standstill undertaking had likely ceased to be price sensitive. The decisions of the initial Panel and the review Panel are important for those negotiating standstill arrangements in the future. Partner Guy Alexander and Lawyer James Clifford report]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaapr09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaapr09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Cambodia Legal Update - 07 April 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[We look at the legal regime for mergers, recent regulatory developments in the banking industry, key issues under the current mining regime and the National Social Security Fund scheme]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/focambapr09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/focambapr09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: MOC overhauls China Outbound Investment Measures - 20 March 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China has released the Administration Measures on Outbound Investment. Partner Seamus Cornelius and Senior Associates Frank Fan and Wayne Wang report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/foasia20mar09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/foasia20mar09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Takeovers Panel moves to limit control impact of rights issues - 04 March 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent decision, the Takeovers Panel required the sub-underwriting arrangements for a rights issue to be restructured so as to decrease the ability of the sub-underwriter to acquire control of the issuer. As the global financial crisis drives an increased need for equity capital by companies, this decision highlights that the Takeovers Panel will nonetheless scrutinise the potential control impact of rights issues to see whether they give rise to unacceptable circumstances. Partner Tom Story and Lawyer James Clifford report]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cm/focmmar09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cm/focmmar09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Proposed changes to the foreign investment screening regime - 20 February 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Treasurer recently announced that the Commonwealth Government intends to amend legislation to clarify the operation of the foreign investment screening regime. Partner Alex Ding and Lawyer Laijing Lee report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cumafeb09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cumafeb09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 04 February 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[In these less certain economic times, it is not surprising that there is a sharper focus on material adverse change conditions in M&A deals. Partner Jeremy Low and Lawyer Chris Smith look at a recent and timely US case on this issue and consider its implications in the Australian context]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomafeb09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomafeb09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Corporate Governance - 02 December 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent case, the Federal Court of Australia considered the validity of shareholder proxy forms that are forwarded via an intermediary to the company holding the general meeting. Justice McKerracher found that, although there is no express requirement under the Corporations Act, for practical reasons, proxy forms should be returned directly to the company holding the general meeting, rather than via an intermediate party]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cg/focomdec08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cg/focomdec08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Private Equity - 25 August 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[A significant recent development for 'take-private' offers in Australia is the inclusion of an unlisted scrip offer to shareholders (ie 'stub equity'), as an alternative to cash, to facilitate continued investment in the underlying business. Partner Tom Story and Senior Associate Julian Donnan report on the use of 'stub equity' in take-private transactions and provide an overview of the key legal issues]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopeaug08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopeaug08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquistions - 20 August 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent decision, the Takeovers Panel has provided additional guidance on the application of its policy regarding frustrating action, and may well have added to the armoury of bidders at the expense of target companies. Partner Robert Pick reports]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaaug08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaaug08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Corporate Governance - 18 July 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has inquired into the engagement and participation of shareholders in the corporate governance of companies in its report titled Better Shareholders - Better Company: Shareholder Engagement and Participation in Australia. Partner David Robb and Lawyer Jessica Choong report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgjul08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgjul08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 06 June 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Takeovers Panel has published its final position on the giving of collateral benefits in the context of control transactions. Partner Andrew Finch and Senior Associate Vida Wongseelashote report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomajun08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomajun08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 17 April 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Takeovers Panel has released Guidance Note 20 to assist market participants to understand the Panel's approach to disclosure of equity derivatives, particularly the circumstances in which positions taken by parties to equity derivatives must be disclosed to the market even though no 'relevant interest' may have been acquired. Partner Jeremy Low and Senior Associate Julian Donnan outline those circumstances, the position with respect to market makers, and the content and timing for disclosure]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaapr08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaapr08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Singapore - 10 April 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator of Singapore's securities industry, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has undertaken consultation with a wide range of stakeholders on proposed amendments to the principal legislation governing the securities industry - the Securities and Futures Act and the Financial Advisors Act. AAR TSMP Partners Robert Clarke and Stefanie Yuen Thio, and Senior Associate Krista Bowie, provide a brief overview of the proposed legislative amendments]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/cusing10apr08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/cusing10apr08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Singapore - Mergers & Acquisitions - 08 April 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Singapore Exchange has warned directors and financial advisers of listed companies to pay particular attention to the interests of shareholders when assessing the commercial terms of acquisitions supported by profit guarantees. Partners Robert Clarke and Stefanie Yuen Thio, Senior Associate Ian Stewart and Lawyer Jonathan Teo report on the use of profit guarantees and the recommendations of the Singapore Exchange]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/cusingapr08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/cusingapr08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 04 March 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has announced a set of six principles that are to be applied by the Federal Government when it considers applications to invest in Australia by foreign governments and their agencies. The announcement follows the recent high-profile investments by State-owned or State-controlled enterprises and sovereign wealth funds in iconic global corporations. Partner Alex Ding, Senior Associate Mark Malinas and Articled Clerk Magnus Mason report]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomamar08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomamar08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Competition Law - 12 February 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACCC has released for public consultation its much anticipated Draft Merger Guidelines 2008. This is the first update since publication of the 1999 merger guidelines. Partners David Brewster and Jacqueline Downes and Lawyer Helen Anness report]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/comp/focompfeb08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/comp/focompfeb08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Funds Management - 05 February 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Focus: Funds Management - March 2007, we reviewed an ASIC consultation paper regarding a proposed policy on the regulation of buy-backs of interests in listed managed investment schemes. ASIC has now issued class order relief which enables the responsible entity of a listed scheme to buy back interests that are traded on the Australian Stock Exchange. Partner Lynne Jensen discusses the conditions of relief]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/fmres/fofmfeb08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/fmres/fofmfeb08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Mergers & Acquisitions - 01 February 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The High Court has handed down its reasons for the orders it made last year in the Alinta litigation. The court's reasons confirm that the Takeovers Panel has the power to declare 'unacceptable circumstances' based on contraventions of the Corporations Act 2001. Partners Paul Nicols and Andrew Finch and Senior Associate Chris Peadon report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cumafeb08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cumafeb08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Mergers & Acquisitions - 21 December 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released two new regulatory guides relating to expert reports - Regulatory Guide 111: Content of Expert Reports and Regulatory Guide 112: Independence of Experts - to replace its previous policies on independent expert reports. Lawyers Christalyne Look and Deborah Doctor examine these new guides]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cuma21dec07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cuma21dec07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Mergers & Acquisitions - 13 December 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The High Court has overturned a decision of the Full Federal Court that had cast uncertainty over the future of the Takeovers Panel. As Lawyer Shelley Golden reports, today's historic decision restores the full powers of the Panel as Australia's principal takeover dispute resolution forum]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cumadec07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cumadec07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 05 October 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) might limit organised campaigns designed to 'spoil' scheme mergers. Partner Andrew Finch looks at the new provisions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaoct07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaoct07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Corporate Governance - 08 August 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The revised Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations released by the ASX Corporate Governance Council constitute a refinement rather than a rewriting of the existing Principles and Recommendations. Partner Steve Clifford, Consultant Professor Bryan Horrigan and Senior Associate Simon Lewis survey the key changes and highlight the impact for ASX listed entities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgaug07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgaug07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 01 August 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 2006 (Cth) introduced a 'formal' statutory merger clearance process similar to that used in jurisdictions such as the United States and Europe. Despite the current record level of merger and acquisition activity in Australia, no applicant has employed the formal clearance process since it became effective on 1 January 2007. Partner David Brewster and Articled Clerk Julian Anderson examine why businesses have chosen to ignore this process]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaaug07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomaaug07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Singapore - 25 July 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The merger provisions of the Competition Act (Chapter 50B) of Singapore came into force on 1 July this year. Allens Arthur Robinson TSMP Director Stefanie Yuen Thio and Allens Arthur Robinson TSMP Partner Robert Clarke and Lawyer Brooke Nicholls look at some of the key features.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/foasiasinjul07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/foasiasinjul07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 18 June 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a public consultation process, the Takeovers Panel has published its   final position on the issue of insider participation in control transactions.   This issue has come into sharper focus recently with an increasing number of   high-profile public-to-private transactions involving private equity where the   implementation of management incentive plans is considered a key element to the     success of the transaction. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomajun07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomajun07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Communications, Media & Technology - 01 June 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Communications and Media Authority's Media Diversity Report was published on 30 May 2007. It sets out details of the ownership of the regulated media platforms in each commercial radio licence area in Australia and it provides details about the points regime that is central to the administration of the new media ownership laws that came into force on 4 April 2007. Partner Ian McGill reports]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cmt/focmtjun07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cmt/focmtjun07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 29 May 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld earlier findings that Geoffrey Vines, a former chief financial officer of GIO Australia Holdings Ltd, contravened his duty of care in respect of profit forecasts made during a takeover bid. The judgment helps clarify the responsibilities of company executives, particularly when preparing profit forecasts during takeovers. Partner Jon Webster and Lawyer Christine Swan report]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomamay07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomamay07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Regulation & Compliance - 01 May 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two recent releases from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission give us an insight into how the regulator attempts to respond flexibly to suspected breaches of the law. For business, however, this flexibility gives rise to what will often be a difficult choice: should the business fight ASIC or compromise and accept a 'softer' penalty  Partner Guy Foster and Senior Associate Matthew McLennan look at the two procedures]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/prod/foracmay07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/prod/foracmay07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Vietnam Laws - 27 April 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 20 April 2007, the Government of Vietnam passed Decree 69/2007/ND-CP on Purchase by Foreign Investors of Shareholding in Vietnamese Commercial Banks (Decree 69). Partner Bill Magennis and Lawyer Julia Howes look at some of the key changes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fovlapr07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fovlapr07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 27 February 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Takeovers Panel has released a draft Guidance Note and issues paper relating to insider participation in control transactions. Partner Ewen Crouch and Lawyers Matthew Ireland and Mark Boyd-Boland, discuss the reasons behind the development of these guidelines, their key points and how bidders and target companies should proceed with takeover negotiations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomafeb07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomafeb07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client update: Mergers & Acquisitions - 16 February 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 14 February 2007, the Federal Government introduced into Parliament legislation aimed at shoring up the position of the Takeovers Panel as Australia's principal takeover dispute resolution forum. Partner Greg Bosmans  looks at the key proposed changes and their implications]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cumafeb07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/cumafeb07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  In the money - 22 December 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this edition: Australian media and ownership law changes; The importance of being a financial product; Tax promoter penalty rules; and more ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/itmdec06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/itmdec06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Corporate Governance - 20 December 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies and their directors are unlikely to face drastic changes to the law of directors' duties to make companies more socially responsible, if (as is likely) the Federal Government accepts the latest recommendations of its Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee in its recently released report, The Social Responsibility of Corporations. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgdec06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgdec06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 08 December 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent changes to Australia's foreign investment policy mean that foreign investors will face a lower regulatory burden when undertaking takeovers or reconstructions involving small-to-medium Australian businesses. Partner Wendy Rae and lawyer Damian Jacobs consider the impact of these changes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomadec06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomadec06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Private Equity - 23 November 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US Department of Justice has begun an investigation into the conduct of private equity firms in the United States and whether their participation in 'club' deals is potentially anti-competitive. Partner Carolyn Oddie discusses the key aspects of these investigations and the implications for Australian consortium participants]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopenov06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopenov06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Private Equity - 20 September 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian businesses are attracting increasing interest from US financial sponsors, particularly private equity funds. As a guide for US financial sponsors considering a going-private transaction in Australia, Partner David Wenger and Senior Associate Tom Story provide an overview of the key differences between the applicable regulatory frameworks in the US and Australia]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fopesep06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fopesep06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Private Equity - 20 September 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian businesses are attracting increasing interest from US financial sponsors, particularly private equity funds. As a guide for US financial sponsors considering a going-private transaction in Australia, Partner David Wenger and Senior Associate Tom Story provide an overview of the key differences between the applicable regulatory frameworks in the US and Australia]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopesep06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopesep06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Acquisition Finance - 06 September 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increasing involvement of private equity funds in acquisition transactions is leading to a blurring of boundaries in the financing conditions adopted in public and private acquisitions. Partner Phillip Cornwell, Senior Associate Douglas Fung and Lawyer Dorothy Pawlukowski look at recent developments in the conditionality of leveraged funding for public and private acquisitions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/foafsep06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/foafsep06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Private Equity - 31 August 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[The financing package for the acquisition this year of the Myer department store business is an example of what may be a growing trend of private equity players partially financing their acquisitions through public offers of listed debt securities. Partner Robert Pick looks at the specific debt securities in this deal and whether we are likely to see more like them in the future]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopeaug06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopeaug06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Private Equity - 31 August 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[The financing package for the acquisition this year of the Myer department store business is an example of what may be a growing trend of private equity players partially financing their acquisitions through public offers of listed debt securities. Partner Robert Pick looks at the specific debt securities in this deal and whether we are likely to see more like them in the future]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fopeaug06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fopeaug06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: China - M&A - 24 August 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 8 August 2006, six ministries of the People's Republic of China jointly issued the Regulations Related to Foreign Investors Merger and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises ([2006] No. 10). The Regulations, which take effect on 8 September 2006, establish new rules for foreign investors acquiring interests in PRC domestic companies. Partner Campbell Davidson and Lawyers Toby Grainger and Wayne Wang report on the key aspects of the Regulations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fochmaaug06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fochmaaug06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Competition Law - 17 August 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an important policy statement on media mergers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated that the established demarcation of media markets is declining in relevance. Instead, the supply and acquisition of content will be the ACCC's principal focus. Senior Associate Jacqueline Downes discusses the ACCC's new approach]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/comp/focompaug06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/comp/focompaug06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Corporate Governance - 20 July 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee has issued its Corporate Duties Below Board Level Report. Partner Wendy Rae discusses the recommendations made in the Report]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgjul06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgjul06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions - 05 July 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent Full Federal Court case has considered, on appeal, whether rights and obligations under a licence agreement, particularly the right to terminate, can be assigned.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomajul06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/fomajul06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Private Equity - 31 May 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Budget announced this month included a package of measures to increase activity in the venture capital sector. Partner Steve Clifford and Lawyer Jonathan de Ridder discuss the new measures and give background to the legal structures already in place for venture capitalists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopemay06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/pe/fopemay06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Private Equity - 31 May 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Budget announced this month included a package of measures to increase activity in the venture capital sector. Partner Steve Clifford and Lawyer Jonathan de Ridder discuss the new measures and give background to the legal structures already in place for venture capitalists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cm/fopemay06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cm/fopemay06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  In the money - 25 May 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this edition: Governance of corporate groups; Corporate social responsibility - new direction in directors' duties ; ASIC scrutiny of 'poison pills' and other entrenchment devices; and more ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cm/itmmay06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/cm/itmmay06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Corporate Governance - 19 May 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[A   recent Federal Court decision may  make it easier for corporate groups to  continue to benefit from widely used accounting relief. Senior Associate Gadi Bloch  and Lawyer Alex Brown discuss the case and its implications]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgmay06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ma/focgmay06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insolvency - 17 March 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior Associate Della Stanley and Lawyer Gabi Crafti consider the implications of an unsuccessful appeal by the administrators and a creditor of a company in administration from a primary judge's decision that a shareholder who acquired his shares on-market was entitled to be treated as a creditor of that company]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/foinsolmar06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/foinsolmar06.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>
