Retail M&A volume drops 32pc as deals vary from high multiples to the discount bin

Retail M&A volume drops 32pc as deals vary from high multiples to the discount bin

The pharmacy and beauty sector accounted for nearly half the $13.35...

Just Wines acquires collapsed spirit subscription service Liquor Loot for $1.2m

Just Wines acquires collapsed spirit subscription service Liquor Loot for $1.2m

Only eight months since rescuing non-alcoholic specialty store Sans...

Nicholas Bolton's Keybridge becomes majority owner of Yowie

Nicholas Bolton's Keybridge becomes majority owner of Yowie

Despite a recommendation from the independent directors of confecti...

Tech Council urges merger reforms to consider Aussie startup dependence on acquisitions for exits

Tech Council urges merger reforms to consider Aussie startup dependence on acquisitions for exits

Amidst a significant funding gap in later-stage rounds for startups...

Centuria lifts stake in real estate finance JV after assets quintuple in three years

Centuria lifts stake in real estate finance JV after assets quintuple in three years

Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) is lifting its stake in a real es...

Suncorp lightens its load further with $375m sale of NZ life insurance arm Asteron

Suncorp lightens its load further with $375m sale of NZ life insurance arm Asteron

Suncorp Group (ASX: SUN) has sold its New Zealand life insurance bu...

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Ocean faces uphill battle to secure Austal for $1 billion

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Ocean faces uphill battle to secure Austal for $1 billion

Australian shipbuilder Austal (ASX: ASB) is in the sights of South ...

Charter Hall snares 15pc stake in Hotel Property Investments for $97m from 360 Capital

Charter Hall snares 15pc stake in Hotel Property Investments for $97m from 360 Capital

Listed funds manager 360 Capital Group (ASX: TGP) has offloaded its...

Knight Frank and NZ's Bayleys group partner in $95.5m takeover bid for McGrath

Knight Frank and NZ's Bayleys group partner in $95.5m takeover bid for McGrath

Knight Frank has teamed up with New Zealand’s Bayley Corporat...

Eureka's new property fitout entrepreneur investor Ben Cottle foils Aspen's takeover bid

Eureka's new property fitout entrepreneur investor Ben Cottle foils Aspen's takeover bid

A campaign from the board of Gold Coast-based seniors' rental a...

Singaporeans battle for control of Namoi Cotton as Olam’s $122m bid trumps Louis Dreyfus

Singaporeans battle for control of Namoi Cotton as Olam’s $122m bid trumps Louis Dreyfus

A battle for control of Namoi Cotton (ASX: NAM) has emerged wi...

Boral rejects Seven Group bid after independent expert says it falls $1 billion short

Boral rejects Seven Group bid after independent expert says it falls $1 billion short

Buildings materials giant Boral (ASX: BLD) has formally rejected a ...

Southern Cross Media warms to increased $250m offer from ARN Media

Southern Cross Media warms to increased $250m offer from ARN Media

Southern Cross Media Group (ASX: SXL) has warmed to an improved tak...

Bain Capital looks to buy Iress UK Mortgages arm for $164m

Bain Capital looks to buy Iress UK Mortgages arm for $164m

In a bid to reduce debt and continue offloading non-core assets, Me...

US suitor withdraws fleeting $153m takover offer for Appen

US suitor withdraws fleeting $153m takover offer for Appen

Downsizing artificial intelligence (AI) annotator Appen (ASX: APX),...

WAM Leaders ups the ante for QV Equities as investment groups agree to $2b merger

WAM Leaders ups the ante for QV Equities as investment groups agree to $2b merger

WAM Leaders (ASX: WLE), a listed investment company managed by Wils...

US suitor Par Technology prepared to pay a big premium to secure TASK Group for $288m

US suitor Par Technology prepared to pay a big premium to secure TASK Group for $288m

US-based hospitality technology company Par Technology Corporation ...

Southern Cross Media rejects merger with ARN Media but is open to a better offer

Southern Cross Media rejects merger with ARN Media but is open to a better offer

Southern Cross Media Group (ASX: SXL) has rejected a proposed merge...

Childcare veteran Chris Scott scaling up Embark Early Education with $25m acquisition

Childcare veteran Chris Scott scaling up Embark Early Education with $25m acquisition

Embark Early Education (ASX: EVO), a Gold Coast-based childcare cen...

Salter Brothers fund makes a $74m takeover play for non-bank lender Prospa

Salter Brothers fund makes a $74m takeover play for non-bank lender Prospa

A consortium led by Melbourne-based alternative investment firm Sal...

Australian Vintage confirms merger talks with wine giant Accolade’s new owners

Australian Vintage confirms merger talks with wine giant Accolade’s new owners

A merger between Australian Vintage (ASX: AVG) and Accolade Wines c...

Aussie Broadband lobs $467m takeover offer for Superloop

Aussie Broadband lobs $467m takeover offer for Superloop

Update: Since this story was published, the board of Superloop...

ANZ wins competition tribunal appeal to reverse rejection of $4.9b Suncorp takeover

ANZ wins competition tribunal appeal to reverse rejection of $4.9b Suncorp takeover

The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) has this morning overturn...

Seven Group bringing Boral into its investment fold with full takeover bid

Seven Group bringing Boral into its investment fold with full takeover bid

Seven Group Holdings (ASX: SGH) has seized on Boral’s (ASX:&n...

Seven West Media pumps $5.25m into Mad Paws

Seven West Media pumps $5.25m into Mad Paws

At the same time pet services business Mad Paws (ASX: MPA) is waggi...

Japan's Renesas to buy Altium for $9.1 billion

Japan's Renesas to buy Altium for $9.1 billion

Tokyo-headquartered Renesas Electronics Corporation has reache...

UK catering giant SSP Group expands Australian presence with Airport Retail Enterprises acquisition

UK catering giant SSP Group expands Australian presence with Airport Retail Enterprises acquisition

UK contract foodservice giant SSP Group plc is taking a bigger shar...

Ecofibre to sell hemp seed and food business to Elixinol for $3m

Ecofibre to sell hemp seed and food business to Elixinol for $3m

Medicinal cannabis and hemp company Ecofibre (ASX: EOF) is selling ...

MedReleaf Australia acquired by Canadian cannabis producer Aurora at $50m valuation

MedReleaf Australia acquired by Canadian cannabis producer Aurora at $50m valuation

One of the nation’s leading medical cannabis product distribu...

Eureka dismisses Aspen takeover bid as "inadequate"

Eureka dismisses Aspen takeover bid as "inadequate"

The board of senior and disability accommodation provider Eureka Gr...