AUSTRALIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Alberto Colla, Keith Tan, Hugh McDonald and Dean Zinn MinterEllison MinterEllison is a top-tier international legal and business advisory firm. With offices in Aus - tralia, New Zealand, Asia and the UK, it is one of Asia-Pacific’s leading law firms. MinterEl - lison has been independently recognised as being among the world’s best advisory firms for its team’s strong technical skills, as well as for delivering commercially practical solutions that assist clients in achieving their business objectives. The firm’s lawyers and consultants work across specialist areas and jurisdictions to add value – delivering the benefits of their
industry-specific knowledge, business acumen and global experience to clients. MinterEllison has one of the leading corporate practices in Australia, with more than 250 partners globally. Its independently recognised specialists advise some of the largest Australian and international companies on all aspects of M&A, corporate and securities law. Delivering a full-service of - fering, MinterEllison handles some of the lead - ing deals in the market, ranging from complex public M&A, private M&A, cross-border M&A and privatisation transactions.
Authors
Alberto Colla is a partner at MinterEllison, with 20-plus years’ experience advising Australian and international clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestments, restructurings,
Keith Tan is a special counsel with MinterEllison with 15-plus years’ experience advising domestic and international clients on a variety of regulatory, corporate and commercial
capital raisings, joint ventures and other commercial contracts. Alberto also leads MinterEllison’s foreign investment and trade team, assisting foreign companies with their growth in Australia. His practice intersects with managing key Australian regulators including ASX, ASIC, FIRB and the Takeovers Panel, of which he is a member. He is also a member of the Corporations Committee and Foreign Investment Committee of the Law Council of Australia. These committees engage with the Treasury on Australia’s corporations and foreign investment laws, including reform proposals.
arrangements, including acquisitions and disposals, takeovers and mergers, complex restructurings, corporate governance and general corporate advice across a broad range of industries. Keith has worked on some of the highest-profile and most complex corporate transactions in the Australian market in recent years and has extensive experience in all aspects of public company takeovers. He is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria.
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