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Competition shake-up: 'Ambitious' reviews of Commerce Act, ComCom
Government to crack down on 'creeping acquisitions'.
Rhiannon McKinnon: Keys to making M&A deals work
OPINION: Technology, healthcare, energy deals are prominent - but how many will work?
UBS in talks to acquire Credit Suisse to stem crisis
Financial Times: Swiss authorities press for merger to stem crisis in banking sector.
'They will be hard work': Deal making expected to be tougher in 2023
Experts predict it will be harder and take longer to get deals over the line.
Andrew Barnes: The outdated legislation hindering economic progress
The law is no longer being applied in the way it was intended, writes Andrew Barnes.
Acquisition activity expected to ramp up in 2021
New Zealand's strong Covid response has put it in a good position for acquisitions.
AstraZeneca to buy Alexion in US$39b immunology deal
FTSE100 pharma giant says buying US rival will enhance its presence in immunology.
A sensible M&A slowdown
The New Zealand mergers and acquisitions (M&A) bull market is starting to slow down.
Thousands of jobs on the line as Disney merges with Fox
Some estimates have put potential job losses at 4,000.
Overseas investors still hungry for NZ companies
Merger and acquisition activity will continue this year but not without its challenges.
Merger and acquisitions in NZ at six-year high
Merger and acquisition activity had its best first half of the year in 6 years.
What you need to know: AT&T blocked from mega-deal
AT&T has vowed to fight US government to save its US$85 billion bid to buy Time Warner.
Kiwi health tech company sold offshore
New Zealand health tech success story HealthLink has been bought by the Clanwilliam Group.
Paratrooper CEO aiming high
Grant Straker's journey to the business world has been anything but conventional.
Sky, Vodafone push on with merger appeal
Sky TV and Vodafone will push on with an appeal against the Commerce Commission.
Sky and Vodafone appeal merger block
Sky TV and Vodafone are appealing the Commerce Commission's decision to decline the merger
Sellers' market predicted for business owners
Business owners looking to cash up could be in luck this year but don't expect to see a return to the "irrational exuberance" experienced before the global financial crisis.
Hosking: ComCom off pace with media
COMMENT: Much of what is happening to media is coming from outside this country and is beyond our control.
Sky CEO plans to stay in role
Sky TV boss John Fellet says the failure of his company's plan to merge with Vodafone does not impact on his future.
Sky needs to reinvent itself: experts
Sky TV will need to change the way it operates if it wants to remain competitive following its failed attempt to merge with Vodafone, analysts say.
Sky-Vodafone merger decision looms
Vodafone and Sky are due to discover in days whether they will be allowed to join forces and create a formidable pay TV and telco provider.
Nosh sale deadline extended
The $3.98 million sale of grocery chain Nosh has been extended by a week. NZX-listed holding company Veritas is selling Nosh to Gosh
Leaders Real Estate and Ray White team up
Lower North Island company Leaders Real Estate Group is rebranding as Ray White this month.
AT&T to buy Time Warner for $119b
AT&T said Saturday it has agreed to a blockbuster $85.4 billion (NZ$119b) acquisition of Time Warner, a move that would turn America's
Sky's $5b merger gets quickfire greenlight
Sky Television's $5 billion merger with Vodafone New Zealand, which got the green light from the pay TV operator's investors this
Sky-Vodafone deal heads to shareholder vote
The proposed merger of Sky Network TV and Vodafone New Zealand will be put to Sky shareholders at a special meeting in Auckland this
John Drinnan: Merger fever sweeps the land
COMMENT: Everyone wants a new partner these days. NZME is eyeing up Fairfax while Vodafone woos Sky.