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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 & 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![CDATA[The Takeovers Panel has released a draft Guidance Note and issues paper relating to insider participation in control transactions.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[  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 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></channel></rss>
