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We’ve already written about whether Australia’s new merger regime catches your deal — the turnover thresholds, the serial acquirer limbs, and the eye-watering penalties for completing …

Somewhere between seed and Series A, most Australian startups acquire a board chair. Sometimes it’s deliberate — an investor insists on an independent chair as a condition of the round. More …

If you’re still deciding whether venture debt belongs in your capital stack — what it is, who lends in Australia, how to size and time it — start with our venture debt explainer. This post picks …

There’s a conversation that happens in accountants’ offices all over Australia, and it goes something like this: you’re starting a business, so you should think about a discretionary …

For half a century, merger clearance in Australia was effectively optional. Parties could seek the ACCC’s informal blessing if they wanted certainty, but nothing stopped them completing first …

When an acquirer signs a term sheet to buy your startup, every unvested option and every unvested founder share suddenly has a question mark over it. Does it vest because of the deal? Does it roll …