Welcome to KWM’s November edition of M&A in the City
Our final edition of M&A in the City for the year looks at the changing landscape of M&A in 2024. We explore what the rise of private dealmaking means for the future of public markets and dissect the dealmaking implications of the ACCC’s seismic changes to merger clearance rules.
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IN THIS EDITION
Ticked off about supersized reverse break fees
Headlines like this grab attention and are often heralded by target boards and their advisers as a triumph in securing deal certainty, or at least an indicator of negotiating prowess over the bidder (and their adviser counterparts!).
12 November 2024
Australian Merger Clearance Reforms | Impacts for M&A
The Government has introduced into Parliament the Bill for the new merger control regime. It sets out the legal framework for the new regime, including what types of transactions cannot proceed without ACCC clearance, the timeframes for the ACCC’s review and the appeal rights from any ACCC decision.
12 November 2024
We’d like to see you in public: The numbers behind the narrative on private markets’ rise
In the post-COVID period, a large number of ASX-listed companies have been acquired and delisted, while IPO markets have run quiet.
12 November 2024
Japanese involvement in large M&A transactions: will the trend continue?
In October, the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan met with Prime Minister Albanese at ASEAN related summit meetings in Laos.
12 November 2024
Japanese M&A - Can the wave continue?
In this M&A in the City Podcast from KWM, Will Heath is joined by Nicola Charlston, fresh from chairing an M&A committee meeting of the International Bar Association in Tokyo.
12 November 2024
