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$4.9B ANZ, Suncorp merger heads to Competition Tribunal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-25 10:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ANZ has lodged an application asking the Australian Competition Tribunal to reverse the competition regulator’s rejection of its $4.9 billion tie-up with Queensland-based Suncorp.

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Man charged with insider trading ahead of $776M Westfarmers deal
White Collar 2023-08-24 9:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A man has been charged with trading in inside information in advance of Westfarmers’ $776 million acquisition of lithium company Kidman Resources in 2019.

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Virgin class action a lawyers’ feast after judge joins insurers
Business of Law 2023-08-22 12:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against Virgin Australia has become a lawyers’ feast, with seven new firms entering the ring after a dozen insurers were joined to the action alleging the airline failed to disclose its true financial position in a $324 million capital raising prospectus.

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Ex-G8 Education chair suffers another loss in challenge to ASIC examination
Corporate 2023-08-22 10:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Former G8 Education chair Jennifer Hutson has lost an appeal of a decision that found she was not unlawfully examined by the corporate regulator over the childcare company’s $162 million hostile takeover bid for Affinity Education Group.

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Jones Day snags M&A lawyer from Latham & Watkins
Business of Law 2023-08-17 11:34 am By Cindy Cameronne

Jones Day has added a corporate transactions counsel who spent 12 years working in New York, most recently at Latham & Watkins LLP, to join its Sydney team. 

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Telstra, TPG give up fight over $1.8B network sharing deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-14 2:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Telstra and TPG will not challenge a decision by the Australian Competition Tribunal to uphold the ACCC’s rejection of their proposed regional network sharing agreement.

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Super fund suing Slater & Gordon looks to join Allegro Funds
Corporate 2023-08-11 11:53 am By Sam Matthews

A self-managed superannuation that has taken Slater & Gordon to court over the acquisition of its shares in the firm by Allegro Funds is seeking to join the private equity firm to the proceeding.

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Penalty privilege can’t be used to dodge production of books
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-08-10 12:49 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that penalty privilege cannot be used to avoid the production of books under the Corporation Act.

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ACCC rejects $4.9B ANZ, Suncorp merger
Financial Services 2023-08-04 12:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has rejected ANZ’s $4.9 billion acquisition of Queensland-based Suncorp, setting up a likely challenge before the Australian Competition Tribunal.

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Super trustee Diversa can’t dodge blame for banned financial adviser, court told
Trials 2023-07-31 10:02 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has told a trial judge that superannuation trustee Diversa can’t hide behind outsourcing arrangements to explain its alleged failures to oversee a now-banned financial adviser accused of luring vulnerable customers into signing up to Diversa accounts.

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