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Managed funds
A Platinum deal: Geoff Wilson eyes move for Kerr Neilson’s $12b giant
A bidding war may break out for Platinum Asset Management, with prominent investor Geoff Wilson said to be among the parties interested in the funds management group.
- by Anne Hyland
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‘Nestle of Australia’: SPC goes for gold with three-way merger
The 107-year-old Australian fruit processing company is realising its global ambitions through a backdoor listing and joining forces with a juice and a powdered milk company.
- by Jessica Yun
Virgin boss says Qatar partnership will boost competition
Virgin Australia’s outgoing boss Jayne Hrdlicka says the airline would not be in a position to deliver long-haul services between Australia and Europe for at least the next six years without Qatar Airway’s support.
- by Amelia McGuire
Opinion
Aviation
The big aviation wedge: Why the government can’t say no again to Qatar
It would be reckless for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to even try to deny Qatar’s application to buy a 25 per cent stake in Virgin.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Rupert Murdoch walks away from $12 billion chase for property giant
Murdoch’s REA Group has abandoned its pursuit of UK online property group Rightmove after its fourth takeover proposal was knocked back.
- by Pui-Guan Man
Qatar Airways to take stake in Virgin Australia as it proposes Doha flights
Virgin says a 25 per cent stake would allow it to launch services to Doha, more than a year after Qatar Airways was rejected from doubling its flights to Australia.
- by Amelia McGuire
Opinion
EU
Italian job: The sharemarket raid that has sent shockwaves through Europe
An “unfriendly attack” on a German bank is testing the mettle of a very fragile Europe.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
The man who wants to turn his kingdom into $29b empire
Phil King’s Regal Partners has pounced after patiently stalking Platinum Asset Management for two years.
- by Anne Hyland
Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel $22 billion takeover of US Steel
The deal would have created the third-largest global steelmaker in a bid to compete with Chinese rivals on the global stage.
- by Josh Wingrove
Opinion
AI
The new billionaire behind one of the biggest deals in Australian history
Robin Khuda’s story ticks every immigrant-made-good box, but the real attention-grabbing element is the time taken for the company he founded to reach $23 billion in value – nine years.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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REA Group
News Corp-backed real estate group eyes global property push
The operator of realestate.com.au is mulling a tie-up with UK’s top property portal, but the market isn’t sold on the move.
- by Penry Buckley
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