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2025 is the year to get creative as pressure builds on sponsors to deliver promised returns to investors. Our PE Horizons 2025 report predicts increased use of minority sell downs and continuation vehicles among other strategies. On the buy-side, we're expecting a continued increase in the use of complex structured products and derivatives, while for distressed assets the trend for novel statutory insolvency processes (eg loan-to-own models) will continue. Healthcare will be the sector to watch in 2025 as investors are drawn to health services and technologies that could slash inefficiencies and unlock new models of healthcare delivery. Explore PE Horizons 2025: https://lnkd.in/gP9z9xqF

'The reform promised to make the merger system faster, simpler, more targeted and more transparent. The challenge for the ACCC is to ensure that, once the dust settles, companies don’t think they are climbing the ladder towards certainty, only to find themselves sliding back into confusion.' Head of Competition, Consumer & Regulatory Jacqueline Downes shares her views on the snakes and ladders transition to Australia's new merger control regime in The Australian Financial Review. Read her op-ed: https://lnkd.in/gJ6PukPu  

We celebrated leading women in private capital and renewables at two fabulous client events at the Melbourne Fashion Festival last week. Huge thanks to all who joined us! 

Thank you to our clients who joined us in recent weeks for our 2025 CPD Intensive webinar program. Designed to deepen skills across core legal practice area, this year's program brought together leading experts on AI, corporate governance, geopolitics and contract law. Missed out on the live events? Register for our online learning platform to watch on demand: https://lnkd.in/gUVd9vDh

We've enjoyed a fantastic first week with our 2025 graduates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Port Moresby, who kicked off their legal careers with us last week. Welcome to Allens!

Speaking at the AFR Business Summit yesterday, Partner and Head of Energy Kate Axup shared her views on what it would take to establish a local nuclear industry, 'The entire regulatory regime you need to set up to underpin nuclear energy – there are international conventions on nuclear third-party liability, a web of regulation that every country that has a nuclear energy industry has put in place, and we’re absolutely nowhere on this.' Read more: https://lnkd.in/giegRmZV

Private capital is under increasing regulatory scrutiny. In our latest Insight we consider the recent ASIC Private Capital consultation paper, including what it means for enforcement, and steps you should take to mitigate your risk. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHtSVpAX

Tomorrow Kate Axup will join industry leaders in a panel discussion at The Australian Financial Review Business Summit, exploring 'Energy Transition: the Trump 2.0 effect and its potential impact on Australia's 2030 climate goals and investment'. Ahead of the Summit, we reflect on the potential consequences of recent policy changes in the US following the re-election of the Trump administration and how this may impact the energy transition in Australia. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g4mhM_fC

'We are pleased to have continued our work with the LK Group on the sale of this much-loved Tasmanian team, which will provide continued momentum for the sport of basketball in Tasmania and the wider community.' We advised on the sale of the Tasmania JackJumpers NBL Club. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCerGvWQ

'We query whether incremental regulatory resources would be better allocated to strengthening public market surveillance and supporting those focused on ASIC’s core role of protecting retail investors in public markets. The big private capital money can usually find a way to look after itself.' Partners Charles Ashton, Emin Altiparmak and Tom Story share their views on ASIC's scrutiny of private markets in The Australian Financial Review. Read their article: https://lnkd.in/gdEiavwE