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Stock Takes: Which local firms could be next on the takeover list?

Bremworth, Fonterra's Mainland and Restaurant Brands are all in play.

World-leading tech: Administrators expect strong buyer interest in Nanolayr

Investors include Movac, Icehouse Ventures, Sir Stephen Tindall and Ngāi Tahu.

Godfrey Hirst owner looks to take Bremworth private

The offer is 85% above Bremworth’s latest closing share price of 62c.

Company liquidations up 26% despite improving credit trends

Tax debt collection has intensified following a more lenient approach taken during Covid.

Brewing industry: Watchdog delay puts a cork in Kegstar’s bid to buy Konvoy kegs

Keg company says no risk to competition if it takes over embattled rival.

Auckland Airport raising up to $300m by issuing bonds

Up to $300m in debt on offer as airport embarks on multiple upgrades.

Small Business: How Swole Foods grew from gym floors to supermarket shelves

Taran Machra talks to Tom Raynel about his ready-made meal business Swole Foods.

NZ Jet: Husband-and-wife team get fast new Gulfstream

Jet-set couple say buying new aircraft was a big decision - but they're happy they did it.

Stage set for much more facial recognition in shops

Police now access Auror's number-plate system about 700 times each day.

Best employers in NZ ranked: Real estate company, hotel chain in top spots

Great Place to Work survey finds "positive workplace culture" drives productivity too.

Vanishing act: Liquidators still searching for boss of collapsed Auckland crypto firm two years on

Good news, bad news for customers of failed cryptocurrency exchange.

Failed BNPL service Laybuy sinks into liquidation – who's been paid so far?

Laybuy owed creditors more than $15 million when it went into receivership last year.

Tech Insider: Kami founders open chequebook for NZ start-ups, Wellumio crowdfunds for portable stroke detector

Education tech founders pay it forward by helping the next generation of start-ups.

'A wake-up call': Female-only start-ups get fraction of capital funding

Of roughly $160m of capital investment, female start-ups received just $4.5m.

'The market is not broken': Contact pushes back on reform calls

Contact chairman Rob McDonald says lower prices depend on building new power capacity.

Small Business: From France to Whangamatā with Coromandel Chocolate

Thomas Capdevielle talks to Tom Raynel about his small business Coromandel Chocolate.