We've discussed in class this week the fact that regulatory requirements can limit merger and acquisition activity. The sorts of regulators involved are the competition regulator (ACCC) and the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). The Group of 7 are currently considering a proposal to limit the investment activities of so-called Sovereign Wealth Funds (i.e., countries, especially those like Singapore and China, who are amassing extremely large amounts of money). Let's keep an eye on this...
Link to Australian article.
UPDATE (19/10/07): I didn't mention the Takeovers Panel (hey, check out the 'old-school' website feel) as one of the relevant regulatory bodies, but should have. One of their current tasks is to decide whether Pallinghurst or Palmary should end up owning Consolidated Minerals. Bryan Frith article on this here.
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