Byron Kaye
Stories by Byron Kaye
Blackstone makes sweetened $6.2b play for Australian casino firm Crown
The revised offer puts Blackstone in the box seat to win control of Crown.
Telstra to buy Digicel Pacific in Australia govt-backed $1.6b deal
The government will front $1.33 billion of the total value, with Telstra contributing the rest.
Australian regulator to probe Amazon, eBay and other online marketplaces
The watchdog said it was looking at retail as part of a wider examination of so-called Big Tech.
Australia inquiry urged to strip Crown Resorts of Melbourne casino licence
Crown Resorts has been accused of insufficient efforts to stamp out money laundering.
PayPal Australia takes on Afterpay with no-late fee on BNPL offering
The US company's interest-free BNPL option in Australia was launched last month.
Australia’s Star makes $7b bid for Crown Resorts, takes on PE giants
The announcement came soon after Blackstone Group raised its takeover offer for Crown.
Australia’s Afterpay mulls US listing as buy now, pay later thrives
It is understood to have tapped Goldman Sachs to advise on the listing.
Oaktree offers Australia’s Crown Resorts $2.3b to buy out James Packer’s 37% stake
The proposal offers an alternative path to a $6b full buyout offer from Blackstone.
Australia’s Bega Cheese buys dairy arm of Japan’s Kirin for $412m
For Kirin, the sale ends a two-year struggle to offload a relatively low-margin, price-sensitive asset.
TPG Capital in talks to acquire LVMH-owned Australian bootmaker R.M. Williams
The proposed transaction could value the Australian manufacturer at more than A$250 million.
