• Investment banking

ACN hits road for $100.5 million float

Australian Careers Network has launched a six-day investor roadshow as it seeks to raise $100.5 million in an initial public offering through broker Petra Capital.

• Updated Sep 30, 2014
• Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Jake Mitchell

Results Wrap | Reporting season blog

Live blog | Welcome to the Financial Review reporting season blog. Companies that reported today include: ■ Virgin ■ Transfield Services ■ Harvey Norman ■ Woolworths.

• Updated Aug 29, 2014

• Investment banking

Ashley Services latest rock solid family IPO

Ashley Services Group is the latest initial public offering from a family run business to post a rock solid debut this year.

• Updated Aug 22, 2014
• Sally Rose

• Education

Rush of education IPOs to test investors

Will the upcoming swag of education provider listings provide an opportunities for private investors or are they simply the result of opportunistic private owners seeking to make a timely exit?

• Updated Aug 13, 2014
• David Chaplin

Rimfire could be a sparkle in diamond investors' eyes

Now that the world's biggest diamond group, De Beers, is about to take over Ashton Mining, there's the growing question of how Ashton's accepting shareholders will put their new-found cash to good use.

• Oct 21, 2000
• Bruce Hextall

New exploration backs Ashton's takeover defence

Ashton Mining released a fresh round of exploration results from the Argyle diamond mine yesterday to support its rejection of an unwanted $520 million takeover offer from diamond giant De Beers.

• Aug 23, 2000
• Bruce Hextall

Ashton wants higher De Beers bid

Takeover target Ashton Mining is likely to win an increased takeover offer from the aggressive De Beers diamond group after the South African major this week lifted its original offer for Canadian diamond junior Winspear Diamonds.

• Aug 18, 2000
• Ian Howarth

Gem of a half for De Beers

Ashton Mining's suitor, the South African diamond giant De Beers, posted a threefold increase in first-half net profit yesterday, to $US877 million from $US269 million.

• Aug 17, 2000
• Bruce Hextall

Tax losses beef up De Beers' Ashton bid

De Beers plans to use nearly $300 million in tax losses built up by its Australian subsidiary Stockdale Prospecting during three decades of exploration in Australia if its $522 million offer for Ashton Mining succeeds.

• Aug 15, 2000
• Bruce Hextall

Ashton offer fair, says De Beers

Global diamond giant De Beers yesterday challenged Ashton Mining to accept its $522 million takeover, describing its bid as "a closing offer" which fully valued the company.

• Aug 10, 2000
• Bruce Hextall

Ashton banks on report to fight bid

Ashton Mining hopes an independent report will back its belief that a $522 million bid for the company announced last week by diamond giant De Beers is inadequate.

• Aug 9, 2000
• Bruce Hextall

Ashton adds valuers to battle plan

Ashton Mining Ltd will appoint independent valuers this week to help it repel a $522 million hostile bid from South Africa's De Beers.

• Aug 4, 2000
• Source: Bloomberg

Ashton win made bid inevitable

Ashton Mining Ltd's extraordinary success in creating a whole new market for affordable, polished diamonds since quitting the De Beers-controlled Central Selling Organisation five years ago is the key to the South African group's $522 million takeover bid.

• Aug 1, 2000
• Ian Howarth

De Beers aims to cut short Ashton's solo sales career

South Africa's De Beers diamond group plans to end Ashton Mining Ltd's bold solo foray into the global diamond market by today launching a takeover bid valued at more than $520 million.

• Jul 31, 2000
• Ian Howarth

Diamond demand gives Ashton sparkle

Renewed activity in the resources sector and strong US demand for diamonds has contributed to a 30 per cent rise this week in the share price of Australian producer, Ashton Mining.

• Jun 29, 2000
• Bruce Hextall