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Neil Gordon
|Partner

With impressive backgrounds in both corporate law and the energy industry, Neil brings a unique perspective to his work with private and public sector clients in the energy, resources, agribusiness and manufacturing sectors.

After many years as the head of the South Australian Corporate Division, Neil now leads the Energy team in the Adelaide office. He has a thorough understanding of all areas of corporate and commercial law including competition and market regulation, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as extensive experience in major project delivery, outsourcing and procurement.

Neil is particularly expert in the natural gas industry. He has been involved in negotiating and documenting long term, high volume, contracts for the sale and purchase of natural gas and contracts for transportation of natural gas via pipeline systems. He also advises regarding third party access to pipeline systems.

Among Neil’s long standing clients are ETSA Utilities, Flinders Ports, SEA Gas, and Viterra.

7 March 2013

In this edition of Mergers & Acquisitions Newsletter, we look at:

  • Can self-defeating conditions be used to give a bidder an option to proceed? Issues in Cathay Fortune Investments' takeover bid for Discovery Metals
  • Demergers and sale transactions: Some key considerations
  • Trustees!How bare is your trust?
  • Future foreign investment trends in Australia's agri-secto
  • Takeovers Panel publishes Index of Reasons 2006-2012

November 2012

In this edition of Mergers & Acquisitions Newsletter, we look at:

  • Rejection of approach
  • Continuous disclosure - some welcome developments for M&A transactions
  • Australia's agricultural sector in the spotlight

26 September 2012

ASX has released a new Consultation Paper setting out draft amendments to the Listing Rules and new Guidance Notes regarding disclosure by mining and oil and gas companies listed on ASX of information regarding reserves and resources. In this Alert we provide an overview of the proposed new Listing Rules.

13 September 2012

In this edition of Mergers & Acquisitions Newsletter, we look at:

  • #continuous disclosure #social media #time for change
  • Transacting with foreign bidders – navigating potential pitfalls
  • Why a lower takeover threshold won't stop major shareholders winning control
  • Break fees - can these ever constitute financial assistance?

6 June 2012

In this edition of Mergers & Acquisitions, we look at:

  • 'Truth in takeovers': Can the policy inhibit price maximisation?
  • Resolving valuation impasses in public M&A transactions: the rise of contingent consideration structures
  • Strengthening 'put up or shut up' rules for takeovers: Should Australia follow the UK's lead?
  • Takeovers Panel re-affirms guidance on rights issues
  • Is a control strategy unacceptable if it is designed to take a company outside Chapter 6?
  • The Panel's revised guidance on acceptable (and unacceptable) information disclosure in takeover documents

2013