In December 2023 – January 2024, we conducted a straw poll of 240 decision makers in the mining & metals sector via an online survey. While the findings are subject to the limitations of sample-based information, they do...more
2/1/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Global Economy ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Natural Resources ,
Supply Chain
Even with the exceptional deal activity seen in 2021, the mining & metals sector saw a run of M&A transactions in 2022 not seen in a decade, resulting in a grand total of 288 deals worth US$88.2 billion for the year. Net...more
Australian M&A returned to full power in 2021, following a dip in activity in 2020 as the pandemic took hold. Deal activity within the country exceeded even the most ambitious predictions, with a total of US$256 billion in...more
Australia requires a wide variety of investments by foreign businesses to be reviewed and approved before completion -
The decision to approve or deny a foreign investment application is ultimately made by the Treasurer...more
Global retail M&A value increased year on year, as appetite for supermarket and convenience store assets resulted in big-ticket deals -
The retail sector has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic....more
Australia requires a wide variety of investments by foreign businesses to be reviewed and approved before completion.
The decision to approve or deny a foreign investment application is ultimately made by the Treasurer of...more
1/10/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Best Practices ,
Divestiture ,
FIRB ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
Treasury
This Alert provides an update with respect to foreign direct investment ("FDI") regimes in certain key jurisdictions since the Firm's comprehensive FDI Guide, National Security Reviews 2018, was published in November 2018....more
4/29/2019
/ Australia ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
EU ,
European Council ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FIRB ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Germany ,
Japan ,
Mergers ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
United States
The global mining & metals sector spent much of 2018 in the thrall of macro uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. Heading into 2019, what does the underlying picture look like?...more
1/18/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
China ,
Coal Industry ,
Commodities ,
Duties ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Global Marketplace ,
Imports ,
Innovative Technology ,
Institutional Investors ,
Mergers ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Steel Industry ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration