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...

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...

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...

Adelaide's Fleet Space Technologies launches first European acquisition

Adelaide's Fleet Space Technologies launches first European acquisition

Cashed up after a $50 million Series C funding round in May, A...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Thales to buy Melbourne cyber security firm Tesserent for $176m

Thales to buy Melbourne cyber security firm Tesserent for $176m

French multinational Thales has struck a deal to buy Melbourne-head...

Allegro Funds sells Pizza Hut Australia to US operator behind Taco Bell, Wendy’s

Allegro Funds sells Pizza Hut Australia to US operator behind Taco Bell, Wendy’s

For the first time, major US food operator Flynn Restaurant Group h...

Bain Capital lobs improved bid for aged care operator Estia Health

Bain Capital lobs improved bid for aged care operator Estia Health

After initially knocking back a $3 per share bid from US private eq...

Spirit Super, CareSuper to merge into $45 billion fund

Spirit Super, CareSuper to merge into $45 billion fund

Consolidation continues in Australia's superannuation sector af...

Kelly Partners enters US market amid two decades of 'Berkshire-style' stealth growth

Kelly Partners enters US market amid two decades of 'Berkshire-style' stealth growth

Sydney-based accounting group Kelly Partners (ASX: KPG) has pushed ...

Cannon-Brookes-led consortium picks up solar transmission project Sun Cable

Cannon-Brookes-led consortium picks up solar transmission project Sun Cable

Administrators of a $30 billion international solar transmission pr...

EC Healthcare lobs $179m bid for SILK Laser Australia

EC Healthcare lobs $179m bid for SILK Laser Australia

Hong Kong-based EC Healthcare has thwarted the takeover plans of We...

Australian Clinical Labs claims merger target Healius is ‘failing’ shareholders

Australian Clinical Labs claims merger target Healius is ‘failing’ shareholders

A bid from Australian Clinical Labs (ASX: ACL) to merge with pathol...

Tyro shares take a massive hit as Potentia pulls out of takeover talks

Tyro shares take a massive hit as Potentia pulls out of takeover talks

Australian private equity group Potentia Capital Management has aba...

Sipping by the sea: Adelaide Hills winery Barristers Block acquires Boston Bay Wines

Sipping by the sea: Adelaide Hills winery Barristers Block acquires Boston Bay Wines

After operating for more than two decades, family-owned Adelai...

Hospitality tech startups me&u and Mr Yum confirm merger talks are on the menu

Hospitality tech startups me&u and Mr Yum confirm merger talks are on the menu

After a tumultuous year that led to notable staff cutbacks, hospita...

TPG returns for another crack at InvoCare with $1.9b takeover bid

TPG returns for another crack at InvoCare with $1.9b takeover bid

Three weeks after investment giant TPG Global pulled out of discuss...

Tyro sweetens takeover appeal with profit upgrade, despite lower transaction volumes

Tyro sweetens takeover appeal with profit upgrade, despite lower transaction volumes

Sydney-based fintech Tyro Payments (ASX: TYR) has sweetened the pot...