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Pre-COVID foreign investment thresholds to be reinstated from 1 January 2021, as major FIRB reforms take effect

Corporate & Commercial| 16 Dec 2020

Pre-COVID foreign investment thresholds to be reinstated from 1 January 2021, as major FIRB reforms take effect

The across-the-board $0 monetary screening threshold for all foreign investments will be lifted on 1 January 2021, as part of the much-anticipated reforms of the Foreign Acquisition and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) (FATA) and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 (Cth).

M&A Plus Insurance – Please mind the gap: managing the timing considerations of warranty and indemnity insurance

Mergers & Acquisitions| 29 Oct 2020

M&A Plus Insurance – Please mind the gap: managing the timing considerations of warranty and indemnity insurance

In Australia, warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance has become increasingly popular in the context of private M&A transactions. Typically, the buyer takes out a W&I Insurance policy (W&I Policy) to protect against financial loss arising from ...

Foreign acquisition and takeovers reforms: further details of new national security test released

Corporate & Commercial| 21 Sep 2020

Foreign acquisition and takeovers reforms: further details of new national security test released

The Federal Government has released the second tranche of its proposed reform package for the Foreign Acquisition and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 (Cth).

On pandemics and… earn-outs

Corporate & Commercial| 19 Aug 2020

On pandemics and… earn-outs

Earn-outs have been hammered by the pandemic. Sellers have found themselves permanently and irrecoverably separated from growth benefits they agreed to share with buyers. What can be done to address the real potential for inequity that flows from this?