20 December 2006
Welcome to the December edition of Clayton Utz M&A Insights.
This edition looks at process improvements in the regulation of takeovers.
For foreign investors and their advisers, recent liberalisation of the foreign takeovers rules and dollar thresholds will reduce the amount of paperwork required for run-of-the-mill acquisitions.
On the domestic front, the Federal Government has flagged a number of legislative changes that will reduce the regulatory burden on both bidders and targets - including the repeal of the phonecall taping requirements.
By David Landy.
By Jonathan Swain.
