Genex rejects billionaire Farquhar’s bid
A $300m bid by Atlassian billionaire Scott Farquhar and private equity player Stonepeak has been rejected but Genex has left the door open to a higher offer.
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ASX rises 0.7pc on resources; United Malt dives
ASX up for a fifth straight session on gains led by energy. Lithium miners rally, United Malt plunges on costs drain, IAG hit with class action and Mike Baird joins Future Generation.
EnergyAustralia holds cards in Genex buyout
EnergyAustralia could hold the cards when it comes to determining whether a $300m buyout of Genex Power stacks up.
Genex surges on $300m takeover bid
Genex shares have surged after receiving a $300m takeover offer from a consortium headed up by the wife of Atlassian billionaire Scott Farquhar.
Atlassian billionaire teams up with PE for Genex tilt
Scott Farquhar and his investment partners launch a $300m takeover bid for the Queensland renewables developer.
ASX flat; miners gain, tech sags; EML smashed
ASX unchanged as miners gain and tech slips. Genex soars on Scott Farquhar bid, AOF dives on Aliro exit, EML smashed on update and Flight Centre jumps on guidance upgrade.
Climate 200 boss mum on tycoon’s war chest boost
Climate 200 campaign director Byron Fay has refused to say whether Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes contributed to the $13m war chest.
Cannon-Brookes’ plans for Dunk Island after $25m deal
Sustainability lover Annie Cannon-Brookes has been revealed as the resort’s new owner who plans to preserve its ‘natural beauty’.
Defying the carnage: TEN13 doubles investors in 12 months
Early employees at Canva, Atlassian and Airbnb are backing this syndicate, which began as a private investment fund for a Shark Tank star.
Brighte seeks more capital after cutting jobs
Green financier Brighte, which is backed by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes, is seeking to raise more capital after slashing its workforce by 15 per cent.
Start-ups to be hit hard in widespread tech stock rout
Redundancies are likely as tech companies brace for months of pain ahead and the industry loses hundreds of millions in shareholder value, experts say.
One AGL board seat enough for me, Cannon-Brookes says
The Atlassian co-founder had requested two positions, but his private investment vehicle says it has been impressed with the inbound interest from ‘high-quality independent … candidates’.
Musk takes on Atlassian boss in Twitter spat
Australia’s fifth richest person called Elon Musk’s work policies ‘something out of the 1950s’, and the Tesla billionaire has returned serve.
‘Cranbrook is not AGL’: Private school stoush boils over
You know you’re among Sydney’s elite when school council AGM attendee Scott Farquhar is subject to zingers about the takeover style of Mike Cannon-Brookes.
Aussie billionaire responds to ‘huge’ win
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon Brookes has responded after a huge win that will drastically alter Australia’s biggest polluting company.
Cannon-Brookes demands two AGL Energy board seats
The power generator and retailer should prepare for its demerger to be voted down, the Atlassian billionaire warns in a letter.
Reejig joins start-up elites
This Sydney software company has been handed an honour previously received by the likes of Google, and CEO Siobhan Savage says she ‘doesn’t want to screw it up’.
Atlassian boss snaps up more AGL Energy shares
JPMorgan was in the market on Tuesday buying a $292m stake in AGL Energy equating to 5 per cent.
Cannon-Brookes targets retail shareholders in AGL campaign
Mike Cannon-Brookes has written to small AGL Energy investors, urging them to turn out and vote against splitting the company in half.
‘More pain’: Atlassian stocks plunge 60%
Atlassian and other technology companies have already endured months of pain on the share market, but experts warn there is more to come.
The very private man behind Cannon-Brookes’ private firm
Jeremy Kwong-Law has had an interest in the AGL Energy demerger for more than a year. And as the Atlassian billionaire’s right hand man, he has plenty of sway.
Atlassian’s 50pc plunge leads Aussie Nasdaq sell-off
High profile tycoon Mike Cannon-Brookes is enduring a ferocious sell off on the tech-heavy Nasdaq where a range of Australian controlled ventures are being belted.
Tech billionaire’s huge coal power move
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has made a huge play that could alter Australia’s energy landscape.
Sydney start-up ChefPrep raises $3m
This booming food delivery firm is poaching staff from Atlassian and Uber and says it will double in size by the end of the year.
Zoomo poaches Uber, Lyft execs in global push
The Sydney start-up backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar has tripled its workforce in the past 12 months.
Tech precinct to rise beside Atlassian HQ
Dexus and Frasers have unveiled the next leg of the multi-billion dollar precinct next to Sydney’s Central Station that is already garnering strong interest.
Dexus seals $1.4bn Atlassian tower deal as cities bounce back
The software giant is but one of a series of technology companies looking to put their stamp on the city as workers return.
Fintech Cape brings on Mercury Capital principals, Atlassian crowd
Cape aims to double its headcount after raising $3.1m in new equity and a separate $30m debt facility to build out its corporate card expense management business.
Atlassian to halt sales to Russia after criticism
Billionaire co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have changed their tune after first describing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as ‘complex’ and ‘hard’ for employees in both countries.
Reejig triples funding to $21m, attracts star investor
Named as one of its fastest growing start-ups ever, Reejig has received the backing of Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar as it looks to expand.
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