PremiumPremiumRetailMark Stewart launches $56.4m bid for Comvita Comvita's board supports the $56.4m takeover offer from Florenz.18 Aug 12:21 AM
PremiumTourismIntrepid Travel fully acquires Haka Tours and ANZ Nature ToursIntrepid acquired 60% of the business in 2021, but now it's acquired the rest.08 Aug 02:00 AM
PremiumHealthcareHashed out: Proposed three-way cannabis company merger becomes twoDr Waseem Alzaher cited cultural misalignment as a reason for withdrawing from the deal.23 Jul 06:00 AM
PremiumStock takesStock Takes: In play - more firms eyed for takeover as economy remains sluggish19 Jun 09:00 PM
PremiumManufacturingHart family business acquires Hansells Masterton out of receivership17 Jun 04:45 AM
PremiumTourismKiwi business buys local arm of boat-share service Skipperi from Finnish parent04 Apr 01:00 AM
RetailJeanswest parent company enters administration, hundreds of Australian jobs at risk26 Mar 04:28 AM
BusinessNissan shares dive 4.8% as merger talks with Honda reportedly collapseNissan and Honda began merger talks in December to form the third-largest automaker.06 Feb 01:47 AM
CompaniesSuncorp sells Asteron Life to Bermuda-based giant in $410m dealResolution Life assures the acquisition is different to its 2020 purchase of AMP Life.02 Feb 11:33 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesCompetition shake-up: 'Ambitious' reviews of Commerce Act, ComComGovernment to crack down on 'creeping acquisitions'.04 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRhiannon McKinnon: Keys to making M&A deals workOPINION: Technology, healthcare, energy deals are prominent - but how many will work?02 Dec 10:52 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailOpinion: Time to tighten NZ competition law amid Foodstuffs merger debateEconomist's century-old theory criticised in debate over supermarket consolidation.08 Aug 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstruction$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?Economic downturn didn't dent our food market: biggest owner expanding, replacing stores.01 Jul 01:59 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestment$2.2 billion Wētā Digital deal described as terrible for UnityThe collapse of a $2.2b deal for VFX software leaves Wellywood more powerful than ever.22 Apr 01:35 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBermuda-based firm bids for second bite of NZ life insurance pieWill the Reserve Bank and ComCom approve the sale of Asteron Life?04 Apr 02:20 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessJarden Brief: Microsoft wins, averting regulator attempts to shut down $110 billion takeoverMicrosoft's peace offering no game as huge deal was on edge.15 May 08:52 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesDeclining Yellow changes hands, againPhone directory business, worth billions two decades ago, has again been sold.03 Apr 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeUBS in talks to acquire Credit Suisse to stem crisisFinancial Times: Swiss authorities press for merger to stem crisis in banking sector.17 Mar 10:17 PM
PremiumPremiumMarkets'They will be hard work': Deal making expected to be tougher in 2023Experts predict it will be harder and take longer to get deals over the line.16 Feb 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessAndrew Barnes: The outdated legislation hindering economic progressThe law is no longer being applied in the way it was intended, writes Andrew Barnes.25 Jan 04:00 PM
MarketsAcquisition activity expected to ramp up in 2021New Zealand's strong Covid response has put it in a good position for acquisitions.27 Jan 05:00 PM
Capital markets reportA sensible M&A slowdownThe New Zealand mergers and acquisitions (M&A) bull market is starting to slow down.21 May 05:00 PM
Media and marketingThousands of jobs on the line as Disney merges with FoxSome estimates have put potential job losses at 4,000.20 Mar 07:19 PM
BusinessOverseas investors still hungry for NZ companiesMerger and acquisition activity will continue this year but not without its challenges.30 Jan 05:40 PM
BusinessMerger and acquisitions in NZ at six-year highMerger and acquisition activity had its best first half of the year in 6 years.23 Nov 06:09 PM
Media and marketingWhat you need to know: AT&T blocked from mega-dealAT&T has vowed to fight US government to save its US$85 billion bid to buy Time Warner.21 Nov 07:14 PM
BusinessKiwi health tech company sold offshoreNew Zealand health tech success story HealthLink has been bought by the Clanwilliam Group.14 Sep 05:00 PM
BusinessParatrooper CEO aiming highGrant Straker's journey to the business world has been anything but conventional.19 May 09:00 PM
TelecommunicationsSky, Vodafone push on with merger appealSky TV and Vodafone will push on with an appeal against the Commerce Commission.17 May 05:30 AM
TelecommunicationsSky and Vodafone appeal merger blockSky TV and Vodafone are appealing the Commerce Commission's decision to decline the merger21 Mar 09:33 PM