The Federal Government’s overhaul of merger laws will trigger a surge of deals in the first half of 2025 as dealmakers rush to get transactions across the line, says law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
In an interview with Street Talk, head of corporate Sandy Mak predicts that buyers and sellers will fast-track their deals with tight timetables to completion. This, she says, will be to try to seal the deal before the mandatory notification regime comes into effect from January 1, 2026.
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Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com
