Dealtracker shows SME reluctance to sell and higher earnings multiples for small targets

Dealtracker shows SME reluctance to sell and higher earnings multiples for small targets

Small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) continue to be the engine room o...

Telstra to acquire tech consultancy Versent for $267.5m

Telstra to acquire tech consultancy Versent for $267.5m

Australia's largest telco Telstra (ASX: TLS) is upping its digi...

Tempo Group swoops on Nourish Foods just weeks after receivers called in

Tempo Group swoops on Nourish Foods just weeks after receivers called in

Nourish Foods, a fast-growing children’s snack-food company t...

Melbourne healthtech Pharmachal set for Canadian listing in reverse takeover

Melbourne healthtech Pharmachal set for Canadian listing in reverse takeover

Melbourne-based pharmaceutical and nutraceutical company Pharmachal...

Property transaction powerhouse PEXA to buy UK tech business Smoove for $59m

Property transaction powerhouse PEXA to buy UK tech business Smoove for $59m

As a digital exchange platform that already has an 88 per cent mark...

WiseTech bolsters container logistics offering through Matchbox Exchange acquisition

WiseTech bolsters container logistics offering through Matchbox Exchange acquisition

Transport logistics software group WiseTech Global (ASX: WTC) has a...

Costa board accepts $1.4b takeover offer from Paine Schwartz, Driscoll’s and BCI

Costa board accepts $1.4b takeover offer from Paine Schwartz, Driscoll’s and BCI

One of Australia’s largest fruit and vegetable producers, Cos...

Hospitality platforms Mr Yum and me&u merging to become a new global giant

Hospitality platforms Mr Yum and me&u merging to become a new global giant

Australian tech scale-ups me&u and Mr Yum are merging to create...

US private equity group Paine Schwartz Partners slashes $139m from its offer for Costa Group

US private equity group Paine Schwartz Partners slashes $139m from its offer for Costa Group

US private equity group Paine Schwartz Partners has slashed the off...

ACL’s $1.58b merger with Healius hits a snag as ACCC decision looms

ACL’s $1.58b merger with Healius hits a snag as ACCC decision looms

The $1.58 billion off-market takeover bid for pathology company Hea...

Rich-list family company Kin Group in $234m bid for packing giant Pact Group

Rich-list family company Kin Group in $234m bid for packing giant Pact Group

Kin Group, an investment company owned by Melbourne-based rich-list...

Atturra spending spree continues with $49m bid for Cirrus Networks

Atturra spending spree continues with $49m bid for Cirrus Networks

Sydney-based Atturra (ASX: ATA) has made its fifth acquisition anno...

CBA buys invoice lending platform Waddle from Xero

CBA buys invoice lending platform Waddle from Xero

Cloud invoice finance solution Waddle is changing hands for the sec...

Orora to pour billions into French bottle maker buyout

Orora to pour billions into French bottle maker buyout

Melbourne-based packaging company Orora (ASX: ORA) is embarking on ...

Yowie plucks one of Australia's oldest chocolate companies Ernest Hillier from administration

Yowie plucks one of Australia's oldest chocolate companies Ernest Hillier from administration

One of Australia's oldest chocolatiers has been picked up from ...

ANZ takes Suncorp merger rejection to competition tribunal

ANZ takes Suncorp merger rejection to competition tribunal

ANZ (ASX: ANZ) has delivered on its plans to appeal a decision from...

Competition watchdog knocks back ANZ's $4.9 billion takeover of Suncorp Bank

Competition watchdog knocks back ANZ's $4.9 billion takeover of Suncorp Bank

Suncorp Group's (ASX: SUN) plans to offload its banking arm to ...

Nature's Way owner picks up protein ball brand Bounce from administration

Nature's Way owner picks up protein ball brand Bounce from administration

A well-known Australian protein ball brand may well bounce bac...

The government ban that led to a $450m payday for Bondi Sands founders

The government ban that led to a $450m payday for Bondi Sands founders

A decision by the Victorian Government to introduce restrictions on...

Regal lobs $555m bid for boutique global investment firm backer Pacific Current Group

Regal lobs $555m bid for boutique global investment firm backer Pacific Current Group

Sydney-headquartered alternatives investment manager Regal Partners...

Hospitality tech startup Liven feasts on $152m SaaS buffet acquiring Abacus, Order Up and more

Hospitality tech startup Liven feasts on $152m SaaS buffet acquiring Abacus, Order Up and more

From digital food and beverage ordering to inventory management and...

Cromwell, Australian Unity to merge two property funds worth $1.1 billion

Cromwell, Australian Unity to merge two property funds worth $1.1 billion

Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMW) and Australian Unity Propert...

US investor puts in takeover bid valuing Costa Group at $1.6 billion

US investor puts in takeover bid valuing Costa Group at $1.6 billion

Costa Group (ASX: CGC) has confirmed the receipt of a takeover offe...

Lion buys remaining 50pc stake in Four Pillars

Lion buys remaining 50pc stake in Four Pillars

Beverage company Lion has bought the remaining 50 per cent stake it...

Sonic Healthcare buys SYNLAB Suisse network for $250m

Sonic Healthcare buys SYNLAB Suisse network for $250m

Australia's largest pathology company Sonic Healthcare (ASX: SH...

Priceline owner reaches $179m deal to buy SILK Laser Australia

Priceline owner reaches $179m deal to buy SILK Laser Australia

The board of Adelaide-based SILK Laser Australia (ASX: SLA) has una...

PwC Australia to divest government business to Allegro Funds, appoints new CEO

PwC Australia to divest government business to Allegro Funds, appoints new CEO

The Australian arm of professional services firm Pricewaterhou...

UK regulator approves Cochlear's $170m Oticon acquisition...with a catch

UK regulator approves Cochlear's $170m Oticon acquisition...with a catch

Australian health-tech giant Cochlear (ASX: COH) has overcome one r...

Buying spree continues for Helloworld with $70m Express Travel Group acquisition

Buying spree continues for Helloworld with $70m Express Travel Group acquisition

Helloworld Travel (ASX: HLO) has booked three deals within as many ...

Wesfarmers’ API acquires telehealth giant InstantScripts for $135m, Bailador Technology bags $52m

Wesfarmers’ API acquires telehealth giant InstantScripts for $135m, Bailador Technology bags $52m

In a major move that will help scale its health division, Wesfarmer...