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RBA releases retail payments regulation review and remains shy on enforcing least cost routing to benefit SMEs.

As flagged in June this year, Federal Parliament has passed a comprehensive package of reforms to Australia’s foreign investment review framework and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (FATA), due to come into effect on 1 January 2021.

We have released the seventh edition of Dealtracker, our analysis of the Australian M&A and equity markets. Covering transactions during the 18 month period from1 January 2019 to 30 June 2020, we saw a significant decrease in deals in H1 2020 as the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Agribusiness, Food & Beverage Dealtracker

With deals coming back to market, four private equity specialists shed light on current deal flow, where opportunities for private equity firms will lie in the future and how they can adapt to realise them.

At a time when access to finance is proving critical to many, mid-market businesses are looking beyond traditional sources and turning to private equity to fund their growth. Our specialists explore how private equity firms are now working with their portfolios and how the mid-market can benefit from investment.

When COVID-19 hit, new listings on the stock market took a dive.

During the Global Financial Crisis we saw a tightening of liquidity from traditional sources – which took a period of nearly five years to bounce back.

This webinar dives into corporate tax and GST considerations for lawyers to bear in mind during sales of shares and business assets – both when working with a purchaser and seller.

Innovation can be the key to a successful turnaround

The Federal Government’s release of the Mandatory Commercial Tenancies Code for commercial and retail leases, is now being rolled out by the majority of states and territories.

Grant Thornton’s Corporate Finance and Financial Services team held a practical webinar this week to address how FinTechs can navigate the current environment.