The competition decision that snookered the treasurer

The competition decision that snookered the treasurer

It’s a sticky decision for Treasurer Jim Chalmers given his government has been waging a war on the dominant players in concentrated industries.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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ANZ wins green light for $4.9b Suncorp bank takeover on appeal
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ANZ wins green light for $4.9b Suncorp bank takeover on appeal

The Australian Competition Tribunal has overturned the competition watchdog’s decision not to allow ANZ’s proposed acquisition of Suncorp’s banking arm.

  • byMillie Muroi
Kerry Stokes’ Seven launches billion-dollar bid for concrete maker Boral
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Kerry Stokes’ Seven launches billion-dollar bid for concrete maker Boral

The billionaire and his family want to buy the remaining share of the building materials company not already owned by Seven Group.

  • bySimon Johanson
D-day looms for $4.9 billion ANZ-Suncorp deal

D-day looms for $4.9 billion ANZ-Suncorp deal

A final ruling on the biggest deal in Australian banking since Westpac bought St George in 2008 is looming.

  • byClancy Yeates
Australian tech darling Altium lands $9 billion takeover bid from Japan

Australian tech darling Altium lands $9 billion takeover bid from Japan

The software firm,one of the so-called “WAAAX” tech stocks alongside Afterpay and Xero,is more than happy to recommend the deal to its investors.

  • byDavid Swan
The truck driver who became a billionaire

The truck driver who became a billionaire

Over the past six decades,Autry Stephens has worn nearly every hat in the oil industry.

  • byDevon Pendleton andKevin Crowley
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Why 7-Eleven’s sale is good news for Starbucks Australia
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Why 7-Eleven’s sale is good news for Starbucks Australia

The owner of the coffee giant is now free to focus solely on Starbucks after agreeing to sell 7-Eleven Australia.

  • byJessica Yun
Woodside shelves $80b merger with rival Santos

Woodside shelves $80b merger with rival Santos

The oil and gas giant says it has ended discussions with its smaller rival over a proposed tie-up of the two companies.

  • bySimon Johanson
Metcash makes $560 million bet on food services,hardware

Metcash makes $560 million bet on food services,hardware

The IGA operator is looking to expand by acquiring a major foodservice distribution business and two hardware suppliers.

  • byJessica Yun
How Hermes became Europe’s biggest family fortune after spurning LVMH’s ‘wolf in cashmere’

How Hermes became Europe’s biggest family fortune after spurning LVMH’s ‘wolf in cashmere’

Fifth and sixth-generation Hermes owners stopped the “wolf in cashmere” making their luxury brand another label in LVMH’s stable of about 75 brands that includes Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior.

  • byTara Patel andAngelina Rascouet
Warner Bros and Paramount plot $56 billion Hollywood megamerger

Warner Bros and Paramount plot $56 billion Hollywood megamerger

It’s a merger that would bring together two of Hollywood’s ‘big five’ studios – and the Harry Potter and Batman franchises with Indiana Jones and Star Trek.

  • byAlex Singleton