Southern Cross Media rejects merger with ARN Media but is open to a better offer

Southern Cross Media rejects merger with ARN Media but is open to a better offer

Southern Cross Media Group (ASX: SXL) has rejected a proposed merge...

Octopus Deploy acquires US competitor Codefresh

Octopus Deploy acquires US competitor Codefresh

Brisbane-headquartered deployment automation company Octopus Deploy...

Salter Brothers fund makes a $74m takeover play for non-bank lender Prospa

Salter Brothers fund makes a $74m takeover play for non-bank lender Prospa

A consortium led by Melbourne-based alternative investment firm Sal...

Superloop board rejects "opportunistic" takeover offer from Aussie Broadband

Superloop board rejects "opportunistic" takeover offer from Aussie Broadband

The board of Superloop (ASX: SLC) has taken little time in assessin...

Australian Vintage confirms merger talks with wine giant Accolade’s new owners

Australian Vintage confirms merger talks with wine giant Accolade’s new owners

A merger between Australian Vintage (ASX: AVG) and Accolade Wines c...

Aussie Broadband lobs $467m takeover offer for Superloop

Aussie Broadband lobs $467m takeover offer for Superloop

Update: Since this story was published, the board of Superloop...

Melbourne-based software consultancy and tech firm Leonardo bought by UST

Melbourne-based software consultancy and tech firm Leonardo bought by UST

California-based digital transformation solutions company UST ...

ANZ wins competition tribunal appeal to reverse rejection of $4.9b Suncorp takeover

ANZ wins competition tribunal appeal to reverse rejection of $4.9b Suncorp takeover

The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) has this morning overturn...

Seven Group bringing Boral into its investment fold with full takeover bid

Seven Group bringing Boral into its investment fold with full takeover bid

Seven Group Holdings (ASX: SGH) has seized on Boral’s (ASX:&n...

Seven West Media pumps $5.25m into Mad Paws

Seven West Media pumps $5.25m into Mad Paws

At the same time pet services business Mad Paws (ASX: MPA) is waggi...

Japan's Renesas to buy Altium for $9.1 billion

Japan's Renesas to buy Altium for $9.1 billion

Tokyo-headquartered Renesas Electronics Corporation has reache...

UK catering giant SSP Group expands Australian presence with Airport Retail Enterprises acquisition

UK catering giant SSP Group expands Australian presence with Airport Retail Enterprises acquisition

UK contract foodservice giant SSP Group plc is taking a bigger shar...

Prime Financial acquires Brisbane alternative asset manager Altor Capital

Prime Financial acquires Brisbane alternative asset manager Altor Capital

Financial advisory and asset management firm Prime Financial Group ...

Ecofibre to sell hemp seed and food business to Elixinol for $3m

Ecofibre to sell hemp seed and food business to Elixinol for $3m

Medicinal cannabis and hemp company Ecofibre (ASX: EOF) is selling ...

MedReleaf Australia acquired by Canadian cannabis producer Aurora at $50m valuation

MedReleaf Australia acquired by Canadian cannabis producer Aurora at $50m valuation

One of the nation’s leading medical cannabis product distribu...

Eureka dismisses Aspen takeover bid as "inadequate"

Eureka dismisses Aspen takeover bid as "inadequate"

The board of senior and disability accommodation provider Eureka Gr...

Spirit Technology ramps up cyber security division with $34.6m InfoTrust buyout

Spirit Technology ramps up cyber security division with $34.6m InfoTrust buyout

Melbourne-based telco and managed IT services group Spirit Technolo...

Payments provider Fat Zebra dives into open banking with Adatree acquisition

Payments provider Fat Zebra dives into open banking with Adatree acquisition

Sydney-based payments infrastructure provider Fat Zebra has bolster...

Metcash to buy Superior Food in $559m distributor spending spree

Metcash to buy Superior Food in $559m distributor spending spree

The Australian foodservice distribution industry is set for its big...

Fast-growing Brisbane software firm ChangeGPS acquired by UK’s Access Group

Fast-growing Brisbane software firm ChangeGPS acquired by UK’s Access Group

After nearly four years of rapid growth under the leadership of CEO...

Cloudwerx acquires next-gen data solutions consultancy Lightfold

Cloudwerx acquires next-gen data solutions consultancy Lightfold

Sydney-based IT consulting firm Cloudwerx has made its first acquis...

Bunnings landlords BWT Trust and Newmark Property set for $2.5b merger

Bunnings landlords BWT Trust and Newmark Property set for $2.5b merger

Two of Australia’s biggest Bunnings landlords are set to merg...

Prospa snaps up Zip SME loan business for $15.6m

Prospa snaps up Zip SME loan business for $15.6m

Buy-now pay-later (BNPL) company Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) continues to win...

Aspen ups the ante to $166m in its second bid in a year for Eureka Group

Aspen ups the ante to $166m in its second bid in a year for Eureka Group

Aspen Group (ASX: APZ) is preparing for a second tilt at Eureka Gro...

Louis Dreyfus Company Asia officially lobs $105m bid for Namoi Cotton

Louis Dreyfus Company Asia officially lobs $105m bid for Namoi Cotton

Australia’s largest cotton ginning company, Namoi Cotton (ASX...

Synergy Group, ThinkPlace in home-grown merger to tackle consulting multinationals head on

Synergy Group, ThinkPlace in home-grown merger to tackle consulting multinationals head on

Canberra-based firms Synergy Group and ThinkPlace have joined force...

Brisbane asset management software group RedEye acquired by US giant Accruent

Brisbane asset management software group RedEye acquired by US giant Accruent

Brisbane-based workplace and asset management software group RedEye...

OpenLearning acquires three higher-education marketplaces from Prosple

OpenLearning acquires three higher-education marketplaces from Prosple

Sydney-based OpenLearning (ASX: OLL) is acquiring three online high...

Transport giant ComfortDelGro lobs $182m takeover bid for taxi operator A2B, shares soar by 25pc

Transport giant ComfortDelGro lobs $182m takeover bid for taxi operator A2B, shares soar by 25pc

The board behind leading taxi operator A2B Australia (ASX: A2B), wh...

Vinyl Group backed by tech billionaire in $10m deal to acquire The Brag Media

Vinyl Group backed by tech billionaire in $10m deal to acquire The Brag Media

Vinyl Group (ASX: VNL), the ASX-listed music company formerly known...