Brookfield eyes RetireAustralia after AGL rejection
Private equity powerhouse Brookfield is set to continue its spending spree in Australia with sources suggesting the $1bn-plus RetireAustralia is firmly within its sights.
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AGL investors slam takeover bid rejection
AGL Energy shareholders have questioned the power giant’s immediate rejection of an increased takeover bid from Mike Cannon-Brookes and his partner Brookfield.
AGL hasn’t seen the end of its cashed-up stalkers
Mike Cannon-Brookes and his Canadian partner will still cast a long shadow over the electricity giant.
AGL takeover dumped after new $9bn bid rejected
Mike Cannon-Brookes and his consortium partner Brookfield have quit a takeover battle for AGL Energy after the power giant rejected a new $9bn bid.
AGL rejects tech billionaire’s takeover bid
A tech billionaire has revealed his next move after his attempted takeover of energy giant AGL was rejected for a second time.
ASX falls; Qantas dives on oil surge
ASX lower as investors sell tech and health stocks. Qantas dives on oil surge as Woodside hits two-year high, AGL slips on rejected bid and Rio Tinto fined.
Boost the AGL bid, Cannon-Brookes is told
A top AGL Energy shareholder, VanEck Australia, agrees with an early coal exit but says the Mike Cannon-Brookes-fronted consortium will have to raise its $8bn bid.
Brookfield could use external fund for AGL deal
Brookfield’s game plan in its acquisition of AGL Energy may be to place the business in a fund owned by third-party investors to avoid opposition from the competition watchdog.
Green List gives clear sight into future of innovation
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Brookfield looking to make AGL a fees generator
There could be a lot riding on an acquisition of AGL Energy for Brookfield, judging on the sorts of fees it makes in its investment vehicles.
Future AGL dividend payments at risk: Cannon-Brookes
The Mike Cannon-Brookes fronted group warns that future AGL dividend payments are in jeopardy if the group pushes ahead with its split, as Snowcap enters the fray.
Sims has ownership doubts on AGL bid
The competition regulator’s chairman Rod Sims has warned of potential issues for a takeover of AGL Energy by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield.
‘You can’t just wish coal away’
AGL’s seasoned CEO says a rapid green switch will cost billions more and everyone will pay.
AGL tells Cannon-Brookes to find an extra $1bn
AGL has slammed the Cannon-Brookes plan as unfeasible, while analysts say the Morrison government would likely intervene if it proceeds.
AGL power play exposes dangers over lack of control of energy grid
What do we become as a nation when energy security is being controlled in boardrooms, not our national parliament?
AGL bid holds too many risks for power grid stability
Let’s just hope the market-led acceleration from coal to renewables doesn’t result in galloping electricity prices for consumers along with sporadic brownouts and blackouts.
It’s not my day job: Cannon-Brookes
Mike Cannon-Brookes describes the biggest decarbonisation project in the world as his ‘night and weekend job’.
Techie comes ‘clean’, blackouts will generate billions
The $8bn bid for AGL Energy by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield is an opportunistic corporate play which will result in blackouts and brownouts and more expensive electricity.
Inside Cannon-Brookes’ bid to ‘save’ AGL
AGL’s battle-hardened chairman Peter Botten is determined to push ahead with a painful split, but he knows how to strike a deal.
Tech mogul has $20bn to reinvent coal-free AGL
Mike Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield will continue takeover push, saying they have $20bn to transition AGL away from coal.
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