KWM Podcasts King & Wood Mallesons

What does it take to negotiate a new-benchmark reverse break fee? How will it impact future deals? And what does the renewed Japanese interest in Australian markets mean for M&A? David Friedlander, Daniel Natale and Antonella Pacitti dive into Australia’s biggest Australian Public M&A deal for 2024 so far.

We hear from Competition Partners Simon Cooke and Christopher Kok, as they chat to M&A Partner Antonella Pacitti on what the ACCC’s proposed merger reforms are, what Treasury has tabled in response to this, and the implication on deal strategy and deal flow. Read more in M&A in the City.

The Closing Loopholes Bill has recently been introduced to parliament by the government which will make profound changes to the industrial relations and employment law landscape. Team members from KWM’s national Employee Relations and Safety practice Andrew Gray, Ruth Rosedale, Brett Feltham and Philip Willox sit down to unpack the changes across 4 episodes.In episode 1, Partner Andrew Gray unpacks what the new laws are currently saying, the pain points and what employers need to do when deal...

A few months on from releasing our 2023 Directions Report, Partners Meredith Paynter and Rhys Casey sit down to reflect on what Australian directors and senior business leaders were experiencing at the time of our 2023 Directions survey and if those sentiments have changed?You can access the report here.

Senior Associate Eleanor Atkins hosts a conversation with Partners Peta Stevenson and Liam Burgess to discuss what’s new, what’s remained the same, and what’s on the horizon for Class Actions across Australia as we move into the new year. Visit our website for the full report.

KWM partners Antonella Pacitti and Will Heath worked together on one of the biggest cross border deals announced so far this year - Newmont's $26b takeover of fellow minder Newcrest. At the same time, Antonella was also working to bring Allkem and Livent together in a $15b merger of equals, creating a vertically-integrated lithium producer to help power the energy transition. Together, Will & Antonella take you inside these deals and break down what they mean for M&A in remainder of 2...