Corporate Insights

19 August 2010

Welcome to Corporate Insights, in which we look at:

the ASX's new Listing Rule and corporate governance changes;
whether a vendor should have told a buyer that it was also negotiating with another potential buyer;
an administrator's power to transfer ownership of a company to a buyer, without having to obtain the agreement of the shareholders; and
why the rules governing access to registers of members may be about to change dramatically.

The ASX Corporate Governance changes at a glance

By Charles Rosedale and Alison Groves.

Are you keeping track of all the ASX's new Listing Rule and governance changes? Charles Rosedale and Alison Groves offer a concise guide.

There's the shortlist - and then there's the secret list

By Nick Miller and Sam Cottell.

When you're negotiating with a seller, are you entitled to be told if the seller's talking to other potential buyers? Nick Miller and Sam Cottell consider a recent case.

Acquiring distressed companies

By David Landy.

How far does an administrator's power to transfer ownership of a company to a buyer, without having to obtain the agreement of the shareholders, actually go, asks David Landy.

Access to registers of members: legislative changes

By Brendan Groves and Sarah Pfeiler.

Brendan Groves and Sarah Pfeiler look at the proposed changes to the laws governing access to registers of members.

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