As COVID-19 continues to spread and market uncertainty surrounding it persists and intensifies, a number of ASX-listed companies have taken the unusual step of withdrawing, deferring payment of, or reducing, their previously announced dividends in order to preserve cash for the uncertain times ahead. Last week, for example, saw companies…
Healthcare and life sciences is a robust market. Though it’s not immune to the economic and geopolitical headwinds affecting all industries, its underlying strength will continue to promote dealmaking. Following a robust 2018, dealmaking activity in the sector softened in 2019. Our Global Transactions Forecast, compiled in collaboration with Oxford Economics,…
After successfully prosecuting the first penalty for gun-jumping in Australia earlier this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently released a publication warning merger parties of the gun-jumping risks when completing a merger or acquisition. The publication provide a straightforward outline of the relevant legislation and risks…
Our world has never been more connected – by technology, manufacturing, trade, supply chains, tourism and popular culture – and this unprecedented globalization has created enormous benefits for much of the world’s population as a result. At the same time, there are both public and private forces in Asia Pacific,…