Rebel Village Roadshow shareholders intensify efforts to block BGH takeover bid

Rebel Village Roadshow shareholders intensify efforts to block BGH takeover bid

US-based hedge fund Mittleman Brothers is trying to single-handedly block a takeover of Village Roadshow.

  • byZoe Samios

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Mixed response on $6.4b takeover bid for AMP

Mixed response on $6.4b takeover bid for AMP

The offer lobbed by AMP's US suitor,Ares,far exceeds the price tag analysts had placed on the troubled wealth manager.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Link given two days to respond to sweetened $2.9b takeover offer

Link given two days to respond to sweetened $2.9b takeover offer

A private equity consortium led by Carlyle and Pacific Equity Partners has upped its bid for the ASX-listed Link,but has set the clock ticking on access to information.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Europeans in talks to acquire Coca-Cola Amatil

Europeans in talks to acquire Coca-Cola Amatil

The European arm of Coca-Cola,the world's largest independent soft drink bottler,is in talks to acquire Australia's Coca-Cola Amatil to expand in Asia Pacific.

  • byRuth David,Harry Brumpton,Dinesh Nair andManuel Baigorri
Gold price'could still kick'as pandemic switches from health response to economic

Gold price'could still kick'as pandemic switches from health response to economic

“We haven't even hit the financial crisis yet,everyone is still doing the health crisis,"Northern Star boss Bill Beament said.

  • byHamish Hastie
Gold the commodity to watch as Diggers and Dealers strikes it lucky in pandemic-free WA

Gold the commodity to watch as Diggers and Dealers strikes it lucky in pandemic-free WA

One very keen international attendee even completed two weeks quarantine as business heads flock to WA's famous annual mining conference.

  • byHamish Hastie
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From fixing Vodafail to running TPG:Berroeta's race to the big league

From fixing Vodafail to running TPG:Berroeta's race to the big league

Merging Vodafone's struggling Australian operations with TPG Telecom was always the plan for Inaki Berroeta,who has knack for untangling difficult projects.

  • byZoe Samios
Bauer Media sacks staff via Zoom
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Bauer Media sacks staff via Zoom

TV Week editor Thomas Woodgate was one staffer offered a voluntary redundancy.

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

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
Vodafone pushes ahead with TPG tie-up as ACCC appeal deadline nears

Vodafone pushes ahead with TPG tie-up as ACCC appeal deadline nears

Vodafone Hutchison Australia has booked a dip in full-year revenue,as it noted a hit from the Huawei ban and the delayed merger with TPG.

  • byZoe Samios
RCR Tomlinson fire sale continues but 300 WA jobs to be saved

RCR Tomlinson fire sale continues but 300 WA jobs to be saved

NRW said the successful sale of businesses representing the majority of RCR’s WA operations preserves the jobs and entitlements of about 300 employees.

  • byHamish Hastie