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AUSTRALIAN UPDATE – Regulatory Developments, Private Equity Trends and Deal Terms in Australian M&A

Published on: October 26 2011
Contributed by: Ewen Crouch, Allens Arthur Robinson (Sydney)

Executive Summary: Public M&A activity in Australia has been patchy during 2011. Notably, the mining sector was more subdued than anticipated, with companies deploying stockpiled cash into growth projects, dividends or share buy-backs. Upon the recommendation of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), the Federal Treasurer rejected the proposed merger of ASX with Singapore Exchange … Continued

Editors’ Note: Ewen Crouch is Chairman of Allens Arthur Robinson and a member of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable. Mr. Crouch brings a rich perspective to this paper, as one of Australia’s leading M&A lawyers with expertise acting in some of Australia’s most significant transactions, including representation of Foster’s Group in the recent SABMiller transaction.

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XBMA – Quarterly Review for Q1 2011

Published on: June 29 2011

The attached slides summarize trends in cross-border M&A and strategic investment activity throughout the first quarter of 2011.   Highlights: Global M&A volume for Q1 2011 was US$671.8 billion, up 29.5% as compared to Q1 2010. Cross-border transactions have rebounded substantially from 2009: 38% of Q1 2011 global M&A was cross-border — up slightly from … Continued

Editor's Note: This is an example of the type of post and content the XBMA Forum seeks to showcase.

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