Mergers & acquisitions outlook
Opinion
Opinion
Team Penn does Canberra’s geopolitical bidding
If people can get their heads around the fact that this is really a government deal hidden behind a Telstra mask, then it’s a win-win-win.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Opinion
Opinion
The green wars: Nickel stoush between BHP and Andrew Forrest heats up
Copper and nickel are the new black of environmentally sought after commodities. BHP and Andrew Forrest are chasing one small Canadian company sitting on both.
- by Elizabeth Knight
NAB in talks with Citi over retail bank sale
NAB confirms it has had discussions with Citi over the potential purchase of the US banking giant’s Australian consumer banking division.
- by Clancy Yeates
AMP Capital sells stocks, fixed income business to Macquarie for $185m
AMP Capital has entered into a binding agreement with Macquarie Asset Management to offload its global equities and fixed income business.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Altium rejects $5 billion bid by US tech giant Autodesk
The ASX-listed software maker’s shares have soared after it said the offer put on the table by its US suitor undervalued its growth potential.
- by Colin Kruger
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Retail
Woolworths hits back at ACCC over $550 million PFD deal
Woolworths has hit back against the competition regulator’s claims the company’s proposed undertaking with acquisition target PFD would be hard to enforce.
- by Dominic Powell
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Superannuation
‘Not adequate’: SunSuper, QSuper members criticise funds’ climate policies
Members say the funds, which are merging to create a $200 billion super giant, are lagging behind peers on climate action, and have called for net zero targets and divestment strategies to be made public.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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AMP
AMP says ‘no certainty’ over Ares deal
Investors have accused Ares of trying to get a bargain price by allowing the latest deal to lapse amid the uncertainty over AMP’s leadership.
- by Charlotte Grieve
ASX dominance to be tested as US giant buys rival Chi-X
The ASX’s dominant position in Australian share trading is set to be tested with a multi-billion dollar US exchange agreeing to buy its competitor, Chi-X.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Commonwealth Bank
ACTU lobs last-ditch effort to block KKR’s bid for CBA’s super fund
The country’s largest trade union body has urged Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to scuttle the US private equity heavyweight’s $1.7bn play for Colonial First State.
- by Charlotte Grieve
AMP reaches deal to split up and spin off AMP Capital to Ares
AMP has entered into a non-binding agreement to spin off its private markets business AMP Capital to US investment firm Ares in a $2.25 billion joint-venture deal.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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