Brazillian cosmetics giant sells Melbourne-founded Aesop to L’Oréal in $3.7 billion deal

Brazillian cosmetics giant sells Melbourne-founded Aesop to L’Oréal in $3.7 billion deal

The Brazil-based parent of luxury skincare brand Aesop has sold the...

Coles buys two milk processing facilities in $105m deal with Saputo Dairy Australia

Coles buys two milk processing facilities in $105m deal with Saputo Dairy Australia

In a move to secure steady supply for its own-brand milk label, sup...

Healius takes ‘misleading’ Australian Clinical Labs proposal to Takeovers Panel

Healius takes ‘misleading’ Australian Clinical Labs proposal to Takeovers Panel

The conditions of a $1.58 billion bid from Australian Clinical Labs...

Origin Energy accepts $18.7 billion deal from Brookfield consortium

Origin Energy accepts $18.7 billion deal from Brookfield consortium

Origin Energy (ASX: ORG) has today accepted an $18.7 billion t...

White Lady Funerals owner knocks back $1.8 billion takeover bid from TPG

White Lady Funerals owner knocks back $1.8 billion takeover bid from TPG

Funeral services provider InvoCare Limited (ASX: IVC) has denied TP...

Board exodus at Nitro software as five directors depart, Potentia takes over

Board exodus at Nitro software as five directors depart, Potentia takes over

A Melbourne-founded software group that took on Adobe in the pdf ma...

Employment screening company VerifyNow acquired by US giant Accurate Background

Employment screening company VerifyNow acquired by US giant Accurate Background

One of the world’s largest employment screening companies ser...

Marketing agency Awaken to acquire Agnes Media

Marketing agency Awaken to acquire Agnes Media

Sydney-headquartered Awaken has made its first ever acquisition tha...

Helloworld taps into Scandi love of Aussie holidays via part acquisition of Australiareiser

Helloworld taps into Scandi love of Aussie holidays via part acquisition of Australiareiser

Helloworld Travel (ASX: HLO) has tapped into the Nordic love affair...

“Knocking on the door of the ASX 100”: ACL makes $1.58b bid for healthcare giant Healius

“Knocking on the door of the ASX 100”: ACL makes $1.58b bid for healthcare giant Healius

Australian Clinical Labs (ASX: ACL) has lobbed a $1.58 billion...

Circular economy trailblazer Close the Loop to make $100m US acquisition, by far its largest to date

Circular economy trailblazer Close the Loop to make $100m US acquisition, by far its largest to date

A Texan business that refurbishes and resells used computers and pr...

AusCann divests majority stake in CannPal as founder steps back into the fold

AusCann divests majority stake in CannPal as founder steps back into the fold

Just two years after medicinal cannabis company AusCann (ASX: AC8) ...

Cash Converters acquires UK franchisee Capital Cash for $24.7m

Cash Converters acquires UK franchisee Capital Cash for $24.7m

As it transitions away from offering some of its payday loans, Cash...

Pendulum swings to Potentia Capital in Nitro Software takeover tussle

Pendulum swings to Potentia Capital in Nitro Software takeover tussle

Two cents per share is all it took for the board of Adobe PDF platf...

Owner of Betty's Burgers, Boost Juice returns to Australian hands at $350m valuation

Owner of Betty's Burgers, Boost Juice returns to Australian hands at $350m valuation

The parent company of Boost Juice is set to return to Australian ha...

KKR-backed Alludo presses on with Nitro Software takeover plans, brushes off shareholder rejection

KKR-backed Alludo presses on with Nitro Software takeover plans, brushes off shareholder rejection

A $526.8 million takeover proposal for Nitro Software (ASX: NT...

Takeover talks reignited between Tyro and Potentia Capital

Takeover talks reignited between Tyro and Potentia Capital

Talks of a potential takeover are back on between Sydney-based Tyro...

Go1 acquires AI-powered ed-tech Anders Pink

Go1 acquires AI-powered ed-tech Anders Pink

Queensland-based Go1 has this week acquired a UK ed-tech partner fo...

Done deal: Perpetual completes $2.5 billion acquisition of Pendal

Done deal: Perpetual completes $2.5 billion acquisition of Pendal

Sydney-based investment firm Perpetual’s (ASX: PPT) $2.5 bill...

Endeavour Group to buy Margaret River icon Cape Mentelle Winery from LVMH

Endeavour Group to buy Margaret River icon Cape Mentelle Winery from LVMH

One of the founding five wineries in Western Australia's Margar...

CarExpert raises $5.1m with backing from Seven West Media

CarExpert raises $5.1m with backing from Seven West Media

Seven West Media (ASX: SVM), Perth-based billionaire Laurence ...

Kogan saves struggling furniture retailer Brosa for $1.5m

Kogan saves struggling furniture retailer Brosa for $1.5m

Only a week after falling into voluntary administration, luxury fur...

Woolworths to buy majority stake in PETstock owner for $586 million

Woolworths to buy majority stake in PETstock owner for $586 million

Woolworths Group (ASX: WOW) has wasted no time in allocating the pr...

Electricity retailer Amber buys Powerpal for $9.5 million

Electricity retailer Amber buys Powerpal for $9.5 million

Within two months of completing a $13.4 million Series B extension ...

Gold Coast marketing agencies join forces as PeriscoPe acquires HYPE Group

Gold Coast marketing agencies join forces as PeriscoPe acquires HYPE Group

PeriscoPe, a digital accelerator that works with the likes of youth...

Tyro board rejects revised $875m takeover offer from Potentia Capital, Westpac exits talks

Tyro board rejects revised $875m takeover offer from Potentia Capital, Westpac exits talks

Tyro Payments (ASX: TYR) has today rejected a revised $875 million ...

Autosports Group to acquire string of QLD car dealerships for $60m

Autosports Group to acquire string of QLD car dealerships for $60m

In a move to bolster its footprint on Australia’s east coast,...

ACCC gives Compare the Market operator green light for iSelect takeover

ACCC gives Compare the Market operator green light for iSelect takeover

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ann...

Domino’s raising $165m to buy out German partner after settling deal for two new Asian territories

Domino’s raising $165m to buy out German partner after settling deal for two new Asian territories

A day after wrapping up two new Asian territories as part of the bi...

AF Legal’s $11 million merger with GTC Legal Group falls through

AF Legal’s $11 million merger with GTC Legal Group falls through

AF Legal’s (ASX: AFL) proposed $11 million merger with G...