Takeovers in Australia: What the International In-House Lawyer Might Want To Know

July 2013Mergers & Acquisition University

Abstract

This paper addresses why the issue of takeovers’ regulation in Australia should be of interest to the in-house lawyer internationally, and what are some key features which the international in-house lawyer should be aware. The potential impact of this issue extends well beyond those in-house lawyers who are takeover specialists. In-house lawyers should not assume that prudently they might leave transactional work in respect of a major takeover in Australia to the “big end of town” in specialist law firms and investment advisers. With Australian company takeovers and analogous transactions, legal requirements exist of a unique nature which should be of interest to the in-house lawyer, who might not prudently abdicate their attention to such matters to takeover specialists.

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