ACCC will oppose Qantas merger with Alliance citing competition concerns

ACCC will oppose Qantas merger with Alliance citing competition concerns

A proposed merger of airlines Qantas (ASX: QAN) and Alliance Aviati...

Wesfarmers’ API offers $169m to acquire SILK Laser Australia

Wesfarmers’ API offers $169m to acquire SILK Laser Australia

SILK Laser Australia (ASX: SLA) has opened its books to conglomerat...

OZ Minerals shareholders approve $9.6 billion BHP takeover

OZ Minerals shareholders approve $9.6 billion BHP takeover

An overwhelming majority of OZ Minerals' (ASX: OZL) shareholder...

Nick Bell’s Superist takes stake in user-generated content specialist your social

Nick Bell’s Superist takes stake in user-generated content specialist your social

As part of a planned acquisition blitz, entrepreneur Nick Bell toda...

Estia Health opens books to Bain Capital after rejecting $775m offer

Estia Health opens books to Bain Capital after rejecting $775m offer

Aged care operator Estia Health (ASX: EHE) has opened its books to ...

Mercer completes merger with Westpac’s BT Super

Mercer completes merger with Westpac’s BT Super

Announced almost one year ago, the merger between Westpac’s (...

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...

Aged care operator Estia Health receives $775m takeover offer from Bain Capital

Aged care operator Estia Health receives $775m takeover offer from Bain Capital

One of Australia’s largest residential aged care providers, E...

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) ...

US-based Criteo swoops on Melbourne media booking platform Brandcrush

US-based Criteo swoops on Melbourne media booking platform Brandcrush

US commerce media company Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) has swooped on Melb...

Carsales.com revs up with $500m raise to lift stake in Brazil's Webmotors, chase growth

Carsales.com revs up with $500m raise to lift stake in Brazil's Webmotors, chase growth

Vehicle classifieds company Carsales.com (ASX: CAR) has announced a...

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...

Slater & Gordon backs $78 million Allegro Funds takeover offer

Slater & Gordon backs $78 million Allegro Funds takeover offer

The board of law firm Slater & Gordon (ASX: SGH) has today unan...

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...

Rural veterinary group Apiam corrals NSW regional clinics for $11.2m

Rural veterinary group Apiam corrals NSW regional clinics for $11.2m

Rural veterinary clinic aggregator Apiam Animal Health (ASX: AHX) h...

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...

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...

Founder-led urban miner, packaging innovator Close the Loop makes $5.8m US acquisition

Founder-led urban miner, packaging innovator Close the Loop makes $5.8m US acquisition

With its shares up 48 per cent since a December 2021 merger and ASX...