Paramount sells book publisher Simon&Schuster to private equity firm KKR

Paramount sells book publisher Simon&Schuster to private equity firm KKR

The $2.5 billion deal will put control of the prestigious US publisher behind authors such as Stephen King and Bob Woodward in the hands of the buyout firm.

  • byElizabeth A. Harris,Lauren Hirsch andBenjamin Mullin

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Zimmermann sisters sell fashion label in reported billion-dollar deal

Zimmermann sisters sell fashion label in reported billion-dollar deal

Following an unsolicited offer of $1.75 billion,the Sydney-based brand prepares to conquer Asia and the Middle East.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Reworked ANZ-Suncorp deal could help it get across the line

Reworked ANZ-Suncorp deal could help it get across the line

ANZ may have to tweak its deal to improve the chances of getting the $4.9 million planned purchase of Suncorp’s banking assets through on appeal,investors have said.

  • byMillie Muroi
US giant snaps up Australian aged care operator Estia in $838m deal

US giant snaps up Australian aged care operator Estia in $838m deal

US private equity firm Bain,which owns Virgin Australia,has reached a deal to acquire one of the largest aged care providers in the country.

  • byEmma Koehn
ANZ to challenge ACCC knockback of $4.9b Suncorp deal
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ANZ to challenge ACCC knockback of $4.9b Suncorp deal

ANZ will appeal the ACCC’s rejection of what would have been the biggest transaction in Australian banking since Westpac’s 2008 takeover of St George.

  • byMillie Muroi
Australian skincare brand Bondi Sands sold to $26b Japanese giant

Australian skincare brand Bondi Sands sold to $26b Japanese giant

In a deal estimated to be worth more than $400 million,self-tanning brand Bondi Sands is the latest Australian business to be sold to an international conglomerate.

  • byJessica Yun
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ANZ’s blockbuster bid for rival bank to go down to the wire
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ANZ’s blockbuster bid for rival bank to go down to the wire

As D-Day looms for the Australian banking sector’s biggest proposed deal since 2008,ANZ and Suncorp are trying to persuade regulators that the local industry isn’t a cozy oligopoly.

  • byClancy Yeates
Game on:Microsoft’s $100b Activision deal gets US judge go-ahead

Game on:Microsoft’s $100b Activision deal gets US judge go-ahead

The deal would be the biggest ever for Microsoft and for the video game industry.

  • byDiane Bartz
‘Bargain hunt’:Will Australia’s biggest food producers keep getting gobbled up?

‘Bargain hunt’:Will Australia’s biggest food producers keep getting gobbled up?

Barely two days into the new financial year,two of Australia’s biggest ASX-listed food companies are on the takeover map,and there’s more action ahead.

  • byJessica Yun
Twiggy Forrest’s Wyloo gains control of Mincor in critical mineral race

Twiggy Forrest’s Wyloo gains control of Mincor in critical mineral race

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has seized control of ASX-listed Mincor Resources which mines nickel – a key ingredient in rechargeable batteries.

  • bySimon Johanson
PwC’s government business gets new name after $1 sale to private equity

PwC’s government business gets new name after $1 sale to private equity

PwC Australia’s government business will become a new company called Scyne Advisory,having been offloaded to private equity firm Allegro Funds in a $1 fire sale.

  • byJessica Yun andMiriam Steffens