Byron Kaye
Stories by Byron Kaye
Australia charges ex-local bosses of Citi, Deutsche, ANZ for alleged white-collar crime
The charges come at difficult time for Australia's financial sector which is facing a year-long public misconduct inquiry that has brought embarrassin
Australian retailer Myer’s top shareholder looks to oust board, criticises out-of-touch chief
Retail tycoon Solomon Lew, whose company Premier Investments Ltd owns 10.8% of Myer, is seeking to install a new board with more experience.
Amazon ‘really close’ to Australia launch ahead of holiday season
Since confirming plans to open in Australia in April, Amazon has signed up "many thousands" of sellers.
Australia: ANZ Bank sells pension biz to IOOF for $766m
The deal fell short of a total exit of ANZ's wealth management operations.
KKR lifts bid for Australia’s Pepper to $543m to appease shareholder
The PE major caved in to a demand from the non-bank lender's biggest shareholder
Australia court upholds appeal against Tabcorp’s $4.9b buyout of Tatts
Tabcorp and Tatts had billed their third attempt to join since 2006 as a way to create a domestic gambling powerhouse to fend off online rivals
Australia’s Telstra axes $4.4b fundraising plan after state partner’s veto
Telstra said two weeks ago it was considering doing a deal with investors by which it will get upfront a chunk of the A$1 billion per year.
Australia: Vocus allows KKR to conduct due diligence for $1.66b takeover bid
PE firm has made a $1.66 billion takeover offer for the Australian internet company.
Third time lucky for Tabcorp as Australian regulator clears $4.7b Tatts buyout
The deal would help create a domestic gambling powerhouse
Macquarie-led group buys Australia’s Endeavour Energy for $5.6b
The price was a premium to Endeavour's total regulated asset base of A$6.2b.
