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Tax Breaks Proposed to Encourage Startup Investment
7/4/2016
As part of its focus on innovation and Australia’s entrepreneurial culture, the Turnbull government has proposed significant tax incentives to encourage seed investment in high growth Aussie startups.
ASIC targets algorithms in offering carrots, sticks and exchange programs to fintech startups
31/3/2016
Since establishing its Innovation Hub almost 12 month ago, ASIC has guided 75 fintech startups through the Australian regulatory regime and has granted 10 of them licenses.
New employee share scheme tax concessions are good news, but not the only options
20/7/2015
The employee share scheme (ESS) laws changed on 1 July 2015 to reverse some unpopular measures and to introduce an additional tax concession for startups. The ATO also released a "safe harbour" valuation methodology to complement the new startup concession. However the ESS tax concessions are not the only options for companies looking to incentivise staff. Ultimately, the type of ESS that best suits a company will be a function of the interplay between tax, accounting and reporting considerations as well as the company's objectives in establishing the scheme.
How the penalties doctrine can re-cut the terms of M&A deals and other corporate transactions
5/2/2015
This article looks at some common commercial terms that, unless properly structured, are at risk of challenge under the penalties doctrine.
Private Equity and MBOs - How to Sell Your Business or Attract Equity to Grow Through a Private Equity Buy-Out (Article 9 of 9)
17/4/2014
For private business owners or managers looking to sell their business or a stake in it, or to fund its next stage of growth, this is the ninth in a series of nine articles which provide a guide to understanding private equity and the private equity buy-out process.
Private Equity and MBOs - How to Sell Your Business or Attract Equity to Grow Through a Private Equity Buy-Out (Article 8 of 9)
11/4/2014
For private business owners or managers looking to sell their business or a stake in it, or to fund its next stage of growth, this is the eighth in a series of nine articles which provide a guide to understanding private equity and the private equity buy-out process.
Private Equity and MBOs - How to Sell Your Business or Attract Equity to Grow Through a Private Equity Buy-Out (Article 6 of 9)
27/3/2014
For private business owners or managers looking to sell their business or a stake in it, or to fund its next stage of growth, this is the sixth in a series of nine articles which provide a guide to understanding private equity and the private equity buy-out process.
Private Equity and MBOs - How to Sell Your Business or Attract Equity to Grow Through a Private Equity Buy-Out (Article 7 of 9)
26/3/2014
For private business owners or managers looking to sell their business or a stake in it, or to fund its next stage of growth, this is the seventh in a series of nine articles which provide a guide to understanding private equity and the private equity buy-out process.
Private Equity and MBOs - How to Sell Your Business or Attract Equity to Grow Through a Private Equity Buy-Out (Article 5 of 9)
19/3/2014
For private business owners or managers looking to sell their business or a stake in it, or to fund its next stage of growth, this is the fifth in a series of nine articles which provide a guide to understanding private equity and the private equity buy-out process.
Private Equity and MBOs - How to Sell Your Business or Attract Equity to Grow Through a Private Equity Buy-Out (Article 4 of 9)
12/3/2014
For private business owners or managers looking to sell their business or a stake in it, or to fund its next stage of growth, this is the fourth in a series of nine articles which provide a guide to understanding private equity and the private equity buy-out process.
Private Equity and MBOs - How to Sell Your Business or Attract Equity to Grow Through a Private Equity Buy-Out (Article 3 of 9)
5/3/2014
For private business owners or managers looking to sell
their business or a stake in it, or to fund its next stage of
growth, this is the third in a series of nine articles
which provide a guide to understanding private equity
and the private equity buy-out process.
Private Equity and MBOs - How to Sell Your Business or Attract Equity to Grow Through a Private Equity Buy-Out (Article 2 of 9)
26/2/2014
For private business owners or managers looking to sell their business or a stake in it, or to fund its next stage of growth, this is the second in a series of nine articles which provide a guide to understanding private equity and the private equity buy-out process.
Exclusion of Liability, Limitation of Liability and Consequential Loss: Regional Power Corporation Rejects the Peerless Formulation
21/1/2014
A question that Australian courts have been grappling with for the past six years is where to draw the line in calculating damages when a contract expressly excludes "consequential loss". Following the decision in Regional Power Corporation a limitation of liability clause that excludes simply "conseguential loss" will leave a lot to chance.
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