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Villa World advised on acquisition by AVID
Gold Coast-based residential property developer Villa World has been advised on the acquisition of 100 per cent of its shares for over $400 million.
Jerome Doraisamy
Source: villaworld.com.au
Firm: Allens (Villa World Limited).
Area: Corporate.
Value: $409 million.
Key players: The Allens team was led by partner Julian Donnan, who was supported by partners Stuart McCulloch, Chelsey Drake, Kim Reid, Karla Fraser, James Darcy and Joseph Power, senior associates Keegan Lopez and Jay Prasad, associates Miles Ma and Guy Stuckey-Clarke, and lawyers Andrew Mon and Sevanne McGarity.
Deal significance: The approval of the scheme followed months of negotiations, said Mr Donnan.
“Following an extensive negotiation process, we were delighted to help Villa World secure a positive result for its shareholders, increasing AVID’s initial offer to $2.345 per share,” he said.
“The scheme also assisted in clarifying the courts’ approach to interested target directors joining in recommending a scheme to target shareholders, moving away from recent Federal Court decisions that had tended to cast doubt on that proposition.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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