Samsung heir indicted after probe into merger
South Korea

Samsung heir indicted after probe into merger

South Korean prosecutors indicted Jay Y. Lee on suspicion of accounting fraud and stock price manipulation in connection with a 2015 merger,potentially putting the head of the world's largest electronics corporation on trial for years.

  • byJoyce Lee andHeekyong Yang

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Visy's $1b glass deal delivers on Richard Pratt's'aspiration'
Manufacturing

Visy's $1b glass deal delivers on Richard Pratt's'aspiration'

Billionaire Anthony Pratt and his sisters Heloise Waislitz and Fiona Geminder,owners of Visy,have delivered on their late father Richard Pratt's ambition to become a major glass bottle manufacturer.

  • byDarren Gray
How a German media company brought Australia’s greatest magazine empire to its knees
Good Weekend

How a German media company brought Australia’s greatest magazine empire to its knees

For decades,the ACP magazine empire soared as it helped teach Australians to cook,dress,talk royalty,flirt and supercharge our sex lives. Then came the internet,new owners – and a startling freefall.

  • byTim Elliott
Australian fitness giant F45 to go public in US after merger
Start-ups

Australian fitness giant F45 to go public in US after merger

Australian fitness chain F45 Training is set to list on the US Nasdaq exchange after a merger which values the combined companies at $1.23 billion.

  • byCara Waters
Stokes plans to cash in on construction boom with Boral stake
Boral

Stokes plans to cash in on construction boom with Boral stake

Investors and analysts say billionaire Kerry Stokes is hoping to cash in on the upcoming boom in the construction sector after he acquired an unexpected stake in Boral.

  • byDarren Gray
Coronavirus could be catalyst for fund mergers,says First State chief
Superannuation

Coronavirus could be catalyst for fund mergers,says First State chief

First State CEO Deanne Stewart says the coronavirus could be a catalyst for mergers as small or underperforming funds struggle to cope with the wave of cash withdrawals.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
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Asahi offers to sell Stella,Strongbow and Beck's in bid to clinch CUB deal
Beer

Asahi offers to sell Stella,Strongbow and Beck's in bid to clinch CUB deal

In an attempt to win ACCC approval for its $16b CUB takeover,Asahi has proposed offloading top cider brand Strongbow and premium beer labels Stella Artois and Beck's.

  • byDarren Gray
ACCC clears Chinese takeover of brands like Dairy Farmers and Big M
Soft commodities

ACCC clears Chinese takeover of brands like Dairy Farmers and Big M

All eyes are now on the Foreign Investment Review Board,after the ACCC waved through Chinese dairy giant Mengniu's $600m bid for Lion's dairy and drinks business.

  • byDarren Gray
Activists gain ground as boardrooms move to take environment seriously
Mergers&acquisitions

Activists gain ground as boardrooms move to take environment seriously

Activism has had an impact in boardrooms as environmental issues rocket up the list of concerns of Australia’s top dealmakers.

  • byHamish Hastie
World's biggest macadamia processor rebrands to nut out global market
Agriculture

World's biggest macadamia processor rebrands to nut out global market

Marquis Macadamias has been formed to spread Australia's enthusiasm for the native nut to the rest of the world.

  • byStuart Layt
ACCC raises concerns about $40m sale of Pacific Magazines to Bauer
Media&marketing

ACCC raises concerns about $40m sale of Pacific Magazines to Bauer

Australia's competition watchdog said the merger of the nation's two biggest magazine publishers could lead to lower quality content and higher copy prices.

  • byJennifer Duke andMiriam Steffens