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November

Buyer who paid $12.1m for Paddington’s prettiest house revealed

Fiona Brown has emerged as the buyer of the home once owned by fashion designer Collette Dinnigan; Sonia Kruger and Craig McPherson officially list in Mosman.

  • Bonnie Campbell

August

Investors and analysts are wary that Richard White’s WiseTech can deliver on the market’s bullish expectations.

Fears the only way is down for hot tech sector in reporting season

Nervous investors and analysts are ready to punish any ASX-listed tech company that disappoints this earnings season.

  • Tess Bennett
Altium CEO Aram Mirkazemi came to Australia when he was 18 as a refugee from Iran. Now, he’s behind Australia’s biggest software deal.

How an Iranian refugee landed Australia’s biggest software deal

When Altium CEO Aram Mirkazemi landed at Hobart Airport as a refugee from Iran he had very little English, but six weeks later he was studying at university.

  • Yolanda Redrup

June

Pro Medicus overtook Life360 during trading on Friday to become the best performing ASX stock in the last financial year.

The five best-performing stocks this financial year

A healthcare software developer has narrowly beat a family monitoring app to be the top-performing stock in 12 months.

  • Joshua Peach

April

Blackwattle’s Tim Riordan.

From Aware Super to Blackwattle, how Tim Riordan is making money

The former equities boss says strategic alignment is key when looking at stocks to buy, and is expecting more M&A, having already picked one of the year’s top takeover targets.

  • Joanne Tran
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March

Dan Houden, CEO Task Group, met wit

Sydney family behind McDonald’s app worth more than $100m

A US-based rival has offered to buy ASX minnow Task Group, which was founded by Sydney’s Houden family in 2000.

  • Tess Bennett

ASX tech dream stalls as de-listings stack up

New data shows the number of Tech IPOs has slowed dramatically over the past two years, while de-listings have remained steady.

  • Tess Bennett

February

Altium chief executive Aram Mirkazemi and his board signed a $9.1 billion takeover a fortnight ago.

What we learnt from Altium, Reece, Helia and G8 Education’s results

Altium’s lucky cushion, Reece’s big run, Helia keeps rising and G8 Education pumps up prices.

  • James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
Aram Mirkazemi’s Altium tapped seasoned Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan bankers in San Francisco to concoct a $9.1 billion takeover by Japan’s Renesas.

How Altium secured sweet $9.1b deal on Valentine’s Day

JPMorgan’s technology banker with deep ties to Silicon Valley brokered an introduction between the companies that set the stage for last week’s mega deal.

  • Aaron Weinman
Altium chairman Sam Weiss rejected a bid a few years ago. Now his shareholders should be thanking him for it.

Altium’s Project Brightside a $9.1b dream come true

Altium joins Australian deal folklore with a $9.1 billion Japanese slam dunk. Get ready for more.

  • Anthony Macdonald
Altium is among Jun Bei Liu’s larger holdings at Tribeca Investment Partners.

Altium buyout ‘bittersweet’ as fund managers cash in

The $9.1 billion proposed takeover offer for ASX-listed tech stock has left shareholders awaiting a major payout with mixed feelings.

  • Joshua Peach
Altium chief executive Aram Mirkazemi still owns around 7 per cent of the company.

Altium soars on $9b takeover offer after ‘torrid ride’

Altium’s board has backed a bid from a Japanese semiconductor giant to buy the company in one of the largest software deals in Australian history.

  • Tess Bennett
Altium CEO Aram Mirkazemi.

JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank tapped for $9.1bn Altium takeover

Tokyo-based Renesas Electronics Corporation has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of ASX-listed Altium.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ReadyTech chief executive Marc Washbourne could have investors eating out of his hand this earnings season.

What tech investors will be watching this earnings season

Some stocks will disappoint and others will pop as investors look for consistent growth and cost-cutting, rather than developments in buzzy areas such as AI.

  • Tess Bennett

December 2023

Altium chairman Sam Weiss has resigned after 17 years.

Altium’s board shuffle raises eyebrows

Altium has long been run like a family business. But with the resignation of its chairman, will the design software company level up?

  • Jessica Sier
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August 2023

Chanticleer columnists Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson.

What we learnt: Woodside, Scentre, Altium, Coles

Woodside powers up, Scentre wins your time, Altium shocks the market in the best way and Coles goes cheap. 

  • Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson
It’s shoot first, ask questions later on results day.

This one theme is lighting up some stocks, and killing others

Why are shares in Altium, Megaport and Hub24 surging but Kogan.com, Perenti and Data#3 slumping? Tuesday’s answer is that investors just want growth.

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  • Anthony Macdonald
TMS Capital’s Ben Clark.

This fundie is betting on Goodman despite the REITs crunch

TMS Capital portfolio manager Ben Clark also shares why Wesfarmers is really a play on lithium and why he sold out of Reece despite its gaining traction in the US.

  • Joanne Tran

July 2023

Matt Heine and his father Michael floated Netwealth in 2017.

Why investors love a Rich Boss – and how to get more of them

The Rich Bosses list reads like a roll of fund managers’ market darlings or private equity’s big misses. It’s all about backing a founder.

  • Anthony Macdonald

June 2023

UBS says some companies ave already positioned themselves well to benefit from the boom in generative artificial intelligence.

Woolies and Telstra among leaders as UBS analyses global AI stars

New research from the investment banking giant has revealed a dramatic surge in companies trying to adopt generative AI, with some better positioned to capitalise than others.

  • Paul Smith

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