Melbourne's MessageMedia sold to Swedish cloud communications leader for $1.7 billion

Melbourne's MessageMedia sold to Swedish cloud communications leader for $1.7 billion

The Australian leader in mobile messaging solutions for small and...

Melbourne edtech startup A Cloud Guru acquired by US giant Pluralsight

Melbourne edtech startup A Cloud Guru acquired by US giant Pluralsight

Cloud skills development platform A Cloud Guru (ACG) has been acq...

BetMakers bets the house on unusual Tabcorp acquisition offer

BetMakers bets the house on unusual Tabcorp acquisition offer

It's not every day that a $1.3 billion company makes a $4 bil...

Carsales to invest $800m in US automotive marketplace Trader Interactive

Carsales to invest $800m in US automotive marketplace Trader Interactive

Carsales.com (ASX: CAR) is looking to raise $600 million in order...

Dexus to acquire APN Property Group for $320m

Dexus to acquire APN Property Group for $320m

Dexus (ASX: DXS) is making a major move in the property trust man...

Tyro to buy digital health payments business Medipass for $22.5m

Tyro to buy digital health payments business Medipass for $22.5m

Tyro Payments (ASX: TYR) hopes to bolster its presence in the hea...

Star Entertainment proposes $12 billion merger with Crown Resorts as casino group appoints new CEO

Star Entertainment proposes $12 billion merger with Crown Resorts as casino group appoints new CEO

Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) may be beset by controversy with two Roy...

Apollo the latest horse in the race for Tabcorp's wagering and media business

Apollo the latest horse in the race for Tabcorp's wagering and media business

US alternative asset management firm Apollo Management has taken ...

Ai-Media to raise $40m for "step change" US caption tech acquisition

Ai-Media to raise $40m for "step change" US caption tech acquisition

Amidst a boom for digital content where recorded captioning,...

Ladbrokes owner makes $3.5 billion offer for Tabcorp's wagering and media business

Ladbrokes owner makes $3.5 billion offer for Tabcorp's wagering and media business

Multinational sports betting and gambling company Entain has put ...

Fresh pet food company Lyka acquires Melbourne-based competitor

Fresh pet food company Lyka acquires Melbourne-based competitor

Direct-to-consumer fresh pet food company Lyka Pet Food has acquire...

Youth fashion retailer Glue Store acquired by Accent Group

Youth fashion retailer Glue Store acquired by Accent Group

Accent Group (ASX: AX1) has entered into an agreement to acquire ...

Oaktree launches $3 billion bid to oust Packer from Crown

Oaktree launches $3 billion bid to oust Packer from Crown

James Packer's shareholding in Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) could...

Vitamins brand VOOST acquired by Procter & Gamble

Vitamins brand VOOST acquired by Procter & Gamble

Australian maker of effervescent supplements VOOST has been acqui...

Cleanaway launches $2.52 billion bid for Australian recycling arm of Suez

Cleanaway launches $2.52 billion bid for Australian recycling arm of Suez

A proposed $2.52 billion transaction would see Cleanaway Waste Ma...

REA proposes $244 million takeover of Mortgage Choice

REA proposes $244 million takeover of Mortgage Choice

The operator of Realestate.com is looking to buy the entirety of ...

Computershare to raise $835m for Wells Fargo Corporate Trust acquisition

Computershare to raise $835m for Wells Fargo Corporate Trust acquisition

Stock transfer company Computershare (ASX: CPU) is rattling the t...

Crown receives $8 billion takeover bid from Blackstone

Crown receives $8 billion takeover bid from Blackstone

Embattled casino and hotel operator Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) has ...

ARB Corporation splashes out $39m on UK acquisition

ARB Corporation splashes out $39m on UK acquisition

After more than doubling its profit in the December half thanks t...

US software company buys Sensis from Telstra for $250m

US software company buys Sensis from Telstra for $250m

The operator of the Yellow and White Pages, True Local and Wheris...

BOQ to acquire ME Bank for $1.3 billion

BOQ to acquire ME Bank for $1.3 billion

Bank of Queensland (ASX: BOQ) hopes to raise $1.35 billion in ord...

Dixa acquires Melbourne SaaS startup Elevio for $19m

Dixa acquires Melbourne SaaS startup Elevio for $19m

An Australian AI-driven platform backed by AirTree and Blackbird ...

MYOB buyout of smaller rival GreatSoft raises alarm bells for ACCC

MYOB buyout of smaller rival GreatSoft raises alarm bells for ACCC

Plans by the private equity owners of MYOB to acquire its smaller...

Arnott's buys majority stake of Diver Foods from cereal entrepreneur

Arnott's buys majority stake of Diver Foods from cereal entrepreneur

Hot on the heels of its $20 million acquisition of Freedom Foods&...

Vocus receives $3.4 billion takeover offer from Macquarie fund

Vocus receives $3.4 billion takeover offer from Macquarie fund

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Asset Holdings (MIRA) has submi...

Transurban offloads half its US toll-road assets for $2.8b

Transurban offloads half its US toll-road assets for $2.8b

Transurban has struck a deal to sell half of the toll-road operat...

BGH Capital raises bid for Village Roadshow

BGH Capital raises bid for Village Roadshow

A bid to acquire Village Roadshow (ASX: VRL) from private equity ...

Tradies booking group Hipages turns new leaf with ASX listing

Tradies booking group Hipages turns new leaf with ASX listing

News Limited-backed tradies booking service hipages (ASX: HPG) go...

Uniti get go ahead from Opticomm shareholders for takeover, finally

Uniti get go ahead from Opticomm shareholders for takeover, finally

Uniti Group (ASX: UWL) can almost breathe a sigh of relief after ...

Natural events hammer Suncorp

Natural events hammer Suncorp

Financial services group Suncorp (ASX: SUN) has been smashed by c...