FOREIGN INVESTORS AND CORPORATIONS SHARPEN FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA

Abstract

The rising participation of foreign corporations and equity investors at every level of the Australian industry, is a sure sign of this region's exploration and fiscal attraction. It is time notice is taken of the specific reasons for this, learn from it and derive some benefit from it. Australian companies seeking to attract equity capital from overseas should be keenly aware of what is sought after, and package their attributes accordingly. Companies seeking corporate relationships, may have some hidden assets to offer and could easily undersell themselves. Finally, companies seeking to diversify overseas run the risk of mis-allocating resources into areas of lesser return. The penalty for this is takeover.