Monash IVF has knocked back an improved takeover bid from a consortium comprising Genesis Capital and Soul Patts, saying the proposal undervalues the besieged reproductive healthcare company.
Cheyanne Enciso
The competition watchdog has raised serious doubts about the market fairness of Insurance Australia Group’s planned $1.35 billion purchase of RAC’s insurance arm and is now taking a closer look.
Rebecca Le May
DTI Group, a Perth surveillance and transport technology company, has received a takeover bid from Finico, the private investment vehicle of Computershare co-founder Chris Morris.
Ryan Johnson
The proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery has prompted more than 1000 film and television figures to oppose it.
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A Washington H. Soul Pattinson-led consortium has returned with an improved offer, which the target is considering after rejecting its previous bid.
A major player in the IVF service space is considering a higher takeover proposal from a consortium made up of two heavyweight investment firms.
Kaaren Morrissey
Matrix Composites & Engineering’s board has agreed to allow interested suitor Advanced Innergy Holdings to start due diligence in aid of a proposed $90 million cash deal.
Simone Grogan
Vessel services operator Bhagwan Marine has tied the knot on an acquisition of privately-owned Riverside Marine - in a deal potentially worth up to $130m.
Shares in Matrix Composites & Engineering launched to an 18-month high after confirming an approach from Advanced Innergy Holdings offering to buy out the Henderson-based firm for $90 million.
Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman are discussing a merger as the alcoholic drink companies look at ways to consolidate amid an industry downturn.
Ryan Gould, Ruth David, Michelle F. Davis and Crystal Tse
A cashed-up Perseus Mining appears to have lined up its next takeover target after grabbing 9.9 per cent of a fellow West Africa-focused gold junior.
Adrian Rauso
CEO-elect Brandon Craig has ruled out mergers and acquisitions unless an ‘incredibly compelling’ opportunity comes along.
The iconic Yallingup hotel is set to change hands in weeks, but Adrian Fini promises it is a family project - not a development.
Kim Macdonald
The gold miner has called it a day in one of the world’s most dangerous countries by selling a majority stake in the Meyas Sand project.
Terms for the 0.42 per cent stake in the Chevron-operated Gorgon venture and 0.73 per cent interest in Ichthys were not disclosed.
Sean Smith
RAC chief Rob Slocombe has refused to detail the involvement of its member-elected council in the motoring mutual’s decision to sell WA’s biggest general insurer to Insurance Australia Group.
Paramount+ and HBO Max will combine their streaming portfolios into a single platform after Paramount's successful bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
Netflix has declined to match a ‘superior’ offer from Paramount to buy Warner Bros, effectively handing victory to its rival.
Wenlei Ma
The privately-owned SMEC makes and distributes specialised electrical products from bases in Perth and Kalgoorlie for mining, infrastructure and utility clients.
Australia’s biggest steelmaker questioned the bidders’ valuation of last week’s sweetened cash offer at $34 a share, noting it was effectively worth just $31 after taking account of paid and planned dividends.
Mader, which is now deploying its tradespeople into the energy, marine, maintenance and road transport sectors, is in early talks over strategic acquisitions.
The bidding war for one of Hollywood's most coveted assets - Warner Bros Discovery - has ratcheted up, with Paramount Skydance submitting a higher offer.
Dawn Chmielewski
Media mogul Kerry Stokes has paid tribute to gifted and talented colleagues and the Seven Network’s innovative content as he steps down as chair of the company’s board.
The revised bid is a “best and final” $32.25 a share offer that values Australia’s biggest steel maker at $15 billion.
