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Foxtel has found a new home.

Foxtel’s sale could change the game for two sports in Australia

The seismic deal between News Corp and DAZN for Foxtel adds another layer of intrigue to a number of upcoming rights negotiations.

  • Calum Jaspan

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Saudi Arabia may have a hand in News Corp’s Foxtel sale.

How oil money and oligarchs are shaping the sale of Foxtel

The No.1 contender to take Foxtel off News Corp’s hands is a British sports streamer that’s potentially banking on a huge influx of cash from Saudi Arabia.

  • Calum Jaspan and Vince Rugari
Nissan has been fighting to survive.

Honda, Nissan set to start talks on blockbuster $80b merger

Honda and Nissan are preparing to start negotiations on a possible merger, which could ultimately be expanded to include Mitsubishi, Japan’s Nikkei reported.

  • Chester Dawson
DAZN is backed by British-Ukrainian billionaire Len Blavatnik.

British streamer closes in on Foxtel

News Corp is edging closer to selling its pay TV and streaming business, with a deal potentially putting the company that broadcasts AFL and NRL games into foreign hands.

  • Calum Jaspan
Former prime minister Paul Keating was the initial funder of Boost Mobile.

Paul Keating set for $40 million windfall from Telstra deal

The former prime minister co-founded a budget telco in 2000, and is now set for a massive payday.

  • David Swan
The ACCC delayed its decision on Sigma Healthcare’s $8.8 billion merger with Chemist Warehouse several times.

ACCC clears Chemist Warehouse and Sigma’s $8.8b mega deal

The $8.8 billion merger will see the combined company operate 700 stores, or 16 per cent of all pharmacies across Australia. Sigma’s shares skyrocketed on the news.

  • Jessica Yun
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Myer has acquired a suite of Solomon Lew’s clothing brands.

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.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Amanda Staveley

The former model who became the go-to broker for the wealthiest sheikhs in the world

She became the unlikely toast of the Middle East and one of the most powerful people in football. But questions are now being asked.

  • Ben Marlow
Lucas Klein, Asia Pacific and EMEA head of equities at Janus Henderson Investors.

Global wealth giant eyes expansion in Australia

Lucas Klein, Janus Henderson Investors’ head of equities Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, said a strategic priority for the group was to grow in the Asia Pacific region.

  • Anne Hyland
Coles has had a better year than Woolworths, but both major supermarkets face the prospect of regulatory action if a competition regulator-commissioned review finds they have too much market power.

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.

  • Shane Wright

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