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It's Public
Welcome to It's Public. Your go-to publication and podcast for Australian public M&A.
27 July 2026
Insight
Takeovers are back: Lessons learned from recent Panel litigation
Like the premature obituary of Mark Twain, some M&A practitioners and commentators have lamented the apparent death of the takeover.
27 July 2026
Insight
Back, but selective: global and cross-border M&A
If you had to sum up the global M&A market in mid-2026 in a single phrase, it would be ‘back, but selective’.
27 July 2026
Insight
Despite geopolitical volatility, dealmakers keep moving
If the first half of 2026 was expected to be defined by geopolitical uncertainty, the Australian M&A market told a different story.
27 July 2026
Insight
The widening tax net: foreign resident CGT reform and Australian public M&A
Under the foreign resident capital gains tax (CGT) regime, capital gains and losses made by foreign residents holding assets on capital account are disregarded unless the CGT event happens in relation to assets that are taxable Australian property (TAP).
27 July 2026