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In a split decision issued on October 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Alberta Court of Appeal’s majority decision in Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc. in its capacity as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Capital Steel Inc., a bankrupt (Chandos).

In this issue of NRF’s International Restructuring Newswire, we turn our attention to Australia and discuss the proposed changes to its restructuring laws, which were introduced in January 2021.

For countries that have adopted, and implemented in local legislation, the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, there is a streamlined process which enables a liquidator, or other insolvency administrator, of a company in a foreign jurisdiction to apply to the court in the Model Law jurisdiction.

https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-au/knowledge/publications/48384027/letter-to-clients

With the global economy reeling from the body-blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit—the UK’s exit from the European Union—became fully effective at the turn of the year with the expiry of the implementation period on 31 December 2020.

This update discusses M&A opportunities after exploring the pandemic-related challenges to be overcome in M&A dealmaking.

Cross-border M&A can be a complex undertaking.

The past year has been a difficult time for mergers and acquisitions across the Asia region.

On 12th November 2020 the UK Government published a new National Security and Investment Bill.

The last 12 months have delivered unprecedented challenges to the global M&A climate, with Africa being no exception to this.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the economy in general, and consequently on the M&A market across all industries, especially the life sciences and healthcare (LSH) industry.

COVID hasn’t changed the overall purpose of legal due diligence– a well-run diligence exercise should enable a prospective buyer to understand the target’s legal obligations and liabilities and help determine at what price and on what terms the proposed acquisition represents a sensible investment.

At the start of 2020, most industry participants predicted that FinTech M&A and investment would continue to flourish this year with larger transactions and increased involvement of the so-called Big Tech , helping to bring the industry into maturity.

Compared to the US and UK private equity (PE) markets, the Australian PE market is relatively immature. The first venture capital fund was established in the mid 1980s by a pioneering Australian, Bill Ferris, who had studied the US venture capital industry at Harvard in the early 1980s.

Welcome to Norton Rose Fulbright’s Asia Private M&A Deal Points Study, analyzing a sample of 34 recent private cross-border M&A transactions in Asia with a combined value of over US$7 billion.

The global M&A market continues to be resilient in the face of geopolitical volatility and widespread economic uncertainty.

Alternative deal structures and in particular joint ventures and alliances (JV&A) are becoming increasingly popular amongst dealmakers across various industries.

Join a discussion on recent developments in the European Union in the area of corporate criminal liability and enforcement and highlight the enhanced risks faced by corporations outside the US.

Our panel discusses key issues focused on bushfires, Indigenous land management and carbon farming. These events bring together our commitment to both truth telling about Indigenous history, culture and perspectives; and environmental sustainability.