Supporting the provision of a skilled workforce.
Vocational educational training (VET) providers play a key role in the development and maintenance of a productive national economy through the provision of a skilled workforce.
Our work in the education sector includes acquisitions of leading Australian education and vocational training providers, national and multi-award winning education and training providers, and majority interests in online learning companies. Our advice to clients regarding consolidation efforts is noteworthy in a sector characterised by a high level of fragmentation.
Our expertise in education transactions covers:
The Treasurer has now released draft legislation for the new Australian merger control regime, which will come into effect on 1 January 2026, subject to the legislation’s passage through Parliament.
Employers and other persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) in NSW have – since 1 October 2022 – been required to include psychosocial hazards in their assessment of workplace hazards...
The Federal Court last week handed down its decision in Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Firstmac Limited [2024] FCA 737. ASIC was successful in its claim that Firstmac Limited...
Usually who serves on the board of a listed company is a matter for the company itself and others, including the courts, only rarely intervene. That’s why the Takeovers Panel’s order requiring...