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Gilbert + Tobin escapes Sydney businessman Charif Kazal’s ‘incoherent’ claims
Law firm Gilbert + Tobin has won the dismissal of claims brought by businessmen Charif and Tarek Kazal over an alleged dishonest scheme to rob them of a 50 per cent stake in a lucrative Sydney waste facility that a judge said was "fundamentally incoherent".
Virgin bondholders attempt to block sale to Bain
Virgin Australia unsecured bondholders have launched an application with the Takeovers Panel in a bid to stop the sale of the embattled airline to Bain Capital, claiming certain elements of the administration process were “unacceptable”.
Court tosses appeal over botched $1.4B Babcock & Brown acquisition
A private investment fund has failed again in its bid for damages from collapsed global advisory firm Babcock & Brown over a botched $1.4B acquisition of a US-based laundry equipment provider.
Bain, Cyrus make final offers for Virgin
Final bids for Virgin Australia were lodged on Monday by investment firm Bain Capital and private equity investor Cyrus Capital Partners, and the struggling airline's administrators are giving themselves a week to pick a winner.
ACCC clears $120M AFG, Connective merger
The competition cop has given its blessing to Australian Finance Group's $120 million acquisition of rival Connective Group, after raising concerns the deal could squeeze smaller players out of the mortgage aggregator market.
ACCC sweating the details of Google’s $3B Fitbit purchase
The competition regulator has raised concerns about Google's planned acquisition of fitness device company Fitbit, saying the $3 billion tie-up could further cement the dominance of the search engine giant in online advertising.
Slater & Gordon settlement armed class action to sue us, Arnold Bloch Leibler tells court
Slater and Gordon's conduct when settling a previous securities class action against it armed the lead plaintiff with the information he needed to later bring a class action against Arnold Bloch Leibler, a court has heard.
Arnold Bloch Leibler wins access to Quindell due diligence docs
Arnold Bloch Leibler has been granted access to due diligence docs related to Slater and Gordon's $1.2 billion acquisition of professional services firm Quindell, to use in its defence of a class action over advice it gave on the troubled acquisition.
Aurora Funds loses challenge to ruling over soured Molopo Energy takeover
A court has upheld two decisions by the Australian Government Takeovers Panel that a bid by asset manager Aurora Funds Management to replace Molopo Energy's directors was made in "unacceptable circumstances".
Judge tosses Viterra’s ‘wholly unreasonable’ bid to reopen Cargill case
Grain handling group Viterra has been denied a post-hearing bid to reopen a lawsuit brought by Cargill Australia over its $420 million acquisition of Joe White, with a judge finding the application would lead to "substantial disruption and delay".