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Why this street parking takeover has the watchdog concerned

Why this street parking takeover has the watchdog concerned

A proposed merger between the largest suppliers of on-street parking in Australia has sparked warnings about the impact on councils and ratepayers.

  • by Daniel Lo Surdo

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A $9 billion pharmacy Goliath is born, and not everyone’s delighted
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A $9 billion pharmacy Goliath is born, and not everyone’s delighted

The new mega-chemist and wholesale supplier will be to retail pharmacies what Bunnings is to hardware, what JB Hi-Fi is to electronics or what Dan Murphys is to booze.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Revenge is sweet and profitable for rag trade king Solly Lew
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Revenge is sweet and profitable for rag trade king Solly Lew

If share prices of Premier Investments and Myer are any indications, this deal is a hit. 

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Myer buys billionaire Solomon Lew’s clothing brands in $950m deal

Myer buys billionaire Solomon Lew’s clothing brands in $950m deal

Myer will acquire a suite of Premier Investments’ clothing brands in Australia and New Zealand, giving the businessman a seat on its board.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Chalmers’ merger shake-up slams brakes on supermarket takeovers

Chalmers’ merger shake-up slams brakes on supermarket takeovers

The biggest change to the nation’s merger laws will target the supermarket sector with any takeover plan likely to face the ire of the competition regulator.

  • by Shane Wright
Why merger can be a dirty word when it comes to our inflation problem
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Opinion

Why merger can be a dirty word when it comes to our inflation problem

It’s the great number of our industries dominated by just a few firms that makes us especially susceptible to the inflation surge we’re struggling to get back under control.

  • by Ross Gittins
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BHP walks after Anglo breaks off the engagement – but never say never
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BHP walks after Anglo breaks off the engagement – but never say never

Anglo American’s refusal to engage with BHP forced the world’s largest miner to abandon its $74 billion mega-deal.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
BHP walks away from $75b takeover bid after Anglo rejects push for more talks

BHP walks away from $75b takeover bid after Anglo rejects push for more talks

BHP has abandoned its six-week pursuit of rival Anglo American after a plea to extend takeover talks was turned down.

  • by Simon Johanson
BHP’s expensive date with the Anglo directors
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BHP’s expensive date with the Anglo directors

The Anglo American board has finally agreed to let BHP put forward the case for its now $74 billion takeover plan after the Australian mining giant upped its offer for the second time.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Clock ticking for BHP as $64 billion bid deadline looms

Clock ticking for BHP as $64 billion bid deadline looms

The resources giant has until 2am on Thursday morning, Australian time, to increase its bid for rival miner Anglo American, issue a formal binding offer, or walk away.

  • by Simon Johanson
Anglo to sell coal mines, other assets to fend off BHP takeover bid

Anglo to sell coal mines, other assets to fend off BHP takeover bid

BHP chief Mike Henry said he was disappointed after a $64 billion sweetened bid was immediately rejected by the London-headquartered miner.

  • by Simon Johanson

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