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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...
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Just Wines acquires collapsed spirit subscription service Liquor Loot for $1.2m
Only eight months since rescuing non-alcoholic specialty store Sans...
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Nicholas Bolton's Keybridge becomes majority owner of Yowie
Despite a recommendation from the independent directors of confecti...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Boral rejects Seven Group bid after independent expert says it falls $1 billion short
Buildings materials giant Boral (ASX: BLD) has formally rejected a ...
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Southern Cross Media warms to increased $250m offer from ARN Media
Southern Cross Media Group (ASX: SXL) has warmed to an improved tak...
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Superloop rubs salt in Aussie Broadband's wounds with share disposal order
Aussie Broadband's (ASX: ABB) parried attempt to acquire rival ...
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Bain Capital looks to buy Iress UK Mortgages arm for $164m
In a bid to reduce debt and continue offloading non-core assets, Me...
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US suitor withdraws fleeting $153m takover offer for Appen
Downsizing artificial intelligence (AI) annotator Appen (ASX: APX),...
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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...
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US suitor Par Technology prepared to pay a big premium to secure TASK Group for $288m
US-based hospitality technology company Par Technology Corporation ...
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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...
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Salter Brothers fund makes a $74m takeover play for non-bank lender Prospa
A consortium led by Melbourne-based alternative investment firm Sal...
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Australian Vintage confirms merger talks with wine giant Accolade’s new owners
A merger between Australian Vintage (ASX: AVG) and Accolade Wines c...
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Aussie Broadband lobs $467m takeover offer for Superloop
Update: Since this story was published, the board of Superloop...
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ANZ wins competition tribunal appeal to reverse rejection of $4.9b Suncorp takeover
The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) has this morning overturn...
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Seven Group bringing Boral into its investment fold with full takeover bid
Seven Group Holdings (ASX: SGH) has seized on Boral’s (ASX:&n...
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Seven West Media pumps $5.25m into Mad Paws
At the same time pet services business Mad Paws (ASX: MPA) is waggi...
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Japan's Renesas to buy Altium for $9.1 billion
Tokyo-headquartered Renesas Electronics Corporation has reache...
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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...
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Ecofibre to sell hemp seed and food business to Elixinol for $3m
Medicinal cannabis and hemp company Ecofibre (ASX: EOF) is selling ...
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Eureka dismisses Aspen takeover bid as "inadequate"
The board of senior and disability accommodation provider Eureka Gr...
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Spirit Technology ramps up cyber security division with $34.6m InfoTrust buyout
Melbourne-based telco and managed IT services group Spirit Technolo...
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Payments provider Fat Zebra dives into open banking with Adatree acquisition
Sydney-based payments infrastructure provider Fat Zebra has bolster...
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Metcash to buy Superior Food in $559m distributor spending spree
The Australian foodservice distribution industry is set for its big...
