Byron Kaye
Stories by Byron Kaye
TPG’s $1.6b play for Australia publisher Fairfax Media doesn’t stop the press
Fairfax shareholders quickly rebuffed TPG's offer as too low.
Amazon’s Australia entry to heat up competition for domestic retailers
Shares of electronics and appliances retailer Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd and department store chain Myer Holdings Ltd slumped 3%.
Australia’s Downer launches $1b bid for struggling Spotless Group
Almost a third below the price it was listed at after a PE turnaround years ago.
Tabcorp to sell state gaming machine unit to ease concerns over Tatts deal
Sending both firms' shares up as investors bet the deal will proceed.
Australia’s Seek, Hillhouse Capital & FountainVest in talks to buy out Chinese jobs site Zhaopin
It will buy billionaire casino boss James Packer's stake in the firm.
China’s Yancoal to buy Rio Tinto coal assets for up to $2.45b
The assets are Australian unit Coal & Allied Industries Ltd
News Corp’s Australian Netflix challenger Presto shuts shop
After opening for business in March 2014, the same month Netflix arrived in Australia, Presto will end its service on Jan. 31, 2017, its co-owners Fox
Two Australian pension funds make preliminary offer for power network
Australia's top two pension funds have made a joint indicative offer to buy a majority stake in the country's biggest electricity network, a month aft
Australian casino billionaire sells down Crown Resorts stake below half
The billionaire owner of Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd has trimmed his stake to less than half
