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Quarterly Activities/Appendix 5B Cash Flow Report
Second Quarter Activities Report, Second Quarter Cashflow Report
- Jan 28, 2025
- 13 pages
January
Earlypay hits the auction block with major shareholder’s blessing
Should Highbury succeed in finding a buyer, it would mark the end of Earlypay’s 25-year-run on the ASX board.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
October 2020
Ex-BoQ CEO tapped for Scottish Pacific top job
There's a new sheriff in town at private equity-backed invoice and debtor finance company Scottish Pacific.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
July 2020
CML Group to buy Skippr Invoice Finance
After six months of rival takeover bids, listed invoice and equipment financier CML Group is back on the acquisition trail.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
June 2020
Arb fund bails on CML position; UBS handles trade
Some of the hot money in on-again (and now firmly) off-again takeover target CML Group looks to have headed for the exit.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
May 2020
CML shareholders not finished with bailed bidder ScotPac
Well, well, well... This one wasn't hard to pick.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
ScotPac/CML terminate takeover
The takeover game is over between Affinity Equity Partners-owned Scottish Pacific and listed invoice and equipment financier CML Group.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
New court date for ScotPac/CML takeover hearing
A long-mooted court hearing between Scottish Pacific and ASX-listed financier and takeover target CML Group has been penned in for May 11.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
COVID-19 exposes M&A risks
The pandemic might be a material adverse change that entitles a bidder to walk away from a scheme of arrangement deal, but it depends on the facts.
- Rodd Levy
CML calls in big guns to steady the ship
There's some more big name lawyers on the scene at CML Group.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
April 2020
Fundies fight flakey PE bidders; ABL gun slinger enters fray
Fed-up fund managers are sick of private equity bidders walking away from binding takeover agreements and are taking matters into their own hands.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
Not so fast! ScotPac tries to walk from CML takeover
It's an early contender for the deal with the most twists and turns of 2020. And just when it all seemed done and dusted, the biggest twist of all has landed.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
March 2020
COG to vote in favour of ScotPac takeover of CML
In an about face, Consolidated Operations Group will vote in favour of Scottish Pacific's takeover scheme of CML Group, sources told Street Talk.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
CML seeks to stop COG from voting stake
ASX-listed invoice and equipment financier CML Group has gone to the takeovers panel.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
Sandon letter to CML kick-starts 'no' campaign
A scheme meeting on Monday May 11 is looming large in the calendar of CML Group and its potential acquirer.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
Scottish Pacific X-factor: cash bid secures CML Group
It’s payday for invoice and equipment financier CML Group.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
February 2020
Scottish Pacific readies binding offer for CML
Time's almost up on due diligence for private equity-backed Scottish Pacific.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
January 2020
Consolidated Operations Group snaps up stake in CML Group
Consolidated Operations Group has acquired a 17 per cent stake in CML Group.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
CML takeover likely to see ACCC scrutiny
Consolidated Operations Group says Scottish Pacific's share of the factoring market will be too large if they win a bidding war for CML Group.
- Jonathan Shapiro
September 2018
- Opinion
Axsesstoday equity and bond investors sweat together
The fiasco at small business lender Axsesstoday highlights the problems in the push for retail shareholders to invest in bonds.
- Updated
- Jonathan Shapiro
September 2011
Careers Multilist (CGR)
News that the recruitment franchise company has bought Lester Australia for a maximum consideration of about $3.1 million has done nothing for the stock as it hovers close to its lowest level since listing in February last year.
- Updated
- Brendon Lau