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Australia's takeover laws and regulations limit aggressive defensive tactics commonly seen in other jurisdictions. ASX-listed companies also face additional restrictions during control transactions. However, Australian takeover targets are not withou

In this article, Partners Robyn Ferguson and Nicole Radice along with Senior Associates Garrett Pearce and Rebecca Rutland discuss important compliance matters for the 2024 AGM season.

Key issues: The 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) season is fast approaching.  Companies should take care to ensure they are adequately future proofing their corporate strategy with the selection of resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM. 

A company that is a “large proprietary company” under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) is subject to particular obligations, chiefly to prepare and lodge with ASIC audited accounts for each financial year. The Federal Government

Terry White Group (TWG) and Chemmart pharmacy networks have announced a merger which will create one of Australia’s largest pharmacy groups with some 500 stores and $2 billion in turnover. The merged network will account for nearly 15 per cent of

In good news for small exploration companies, legislation implementing the Exploration Development Incentive (Incentive) passed the Federal Parliament on 3 March 2015 and is currently awaiting royal assent. The Incentive allows eligible exploration