Australia to revamp merger rules
Businesses need to brace themselves for the most extensive overhaul of merger clearance regulations in decades.
Businesses need to brace themselves for the most extensive overhaul of merger clearance regulations in decades.
Afterpay’s BNPL service allows customers to spread the cost of their purchases over interest-free instalments.
The small business groups raised fears that a proposed Eftpos merger will result in fewer payment options and higher merchant fees.
Melbourne-based MessageMedia has been acquired by Swedish giant Sinch in another instance of a billion-dollar buyout of an Australia company.
A Cloud Guru has reached a deal to be acquired by US-based Pluralsight. The deal reflects a growing demand for digital learning globally.
Dennis Tomaras, a partner in law firm Cornwalls, believes that Covid-19 is inspiring a wave of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Australia. He believes that current M&A activity is most common with privately owned SME’s – across all sectors – and especially in technology, agricultural, services and manufacturing. “It’s probably 50 / 50 between […]
Acquisitions and mergers can be exciting. However, they can also be confusing for customers, employees, and other stakeholders, as the new organisation works out its unified identity and goals. One of the best ways to minimise this confusion is to consider a strategic rebrand. When an organisation acquires another company or two businesses merge, the […]
Malcolm Turnbull’s hostile takeover of Australia’s top job this week shines the spotlight squarely on the issue of leadership changes. No doubt, Mr Turnbull’s path ahead will be met with numerous challenges and overcoming them will test his leadership and management abilities like never before. Mr Turnbull’s party members will be experiencing many of the […]
Following in Facebook’s footsteps, Google+ picked up a software company that makes a popular photo-editing app.
New research shows generating organic growth to be the key priority, ahead of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), for the post-GFC environment of 2010. The survey of 60 CEOs and senior executive of leading Australian companies, entitled Growth Insights, was conducted by thinkGROWTH, a business growth and innovation advisory firm. Mike Kaye, thinkGROWTH’s managing director, said […]
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