Devika Syamnath
Stories by Devika Syamnath
Pacific Equity Partners offers $517m for Australia’s Village Roadshow
A deal would allow PEP to take control of a firm that has several Hollywood blockbusters under its banner.
Australia’s Seven West Media to sell Marie Claire publisher Pacific Magazines
The free-to-air television broadcaster expects to complete the sale by end-2019.
Australia’s Orora to sell fibre arm to Japan’s Nippon Paper for $1.2b
The sale would be the third-largest Australian acquisition by a Japanese company this year, according to Refinitiv data.
Hong Kong bourse drops $39b bid to buy London Stock Exchange
HKEX said it still believed the combination of the two exchanges would be "strategically compelling".
Australian gaming watchdog to review Melco’s $1.2b Crown Resorts stake purchase
The move follows local media reports that Crown flouted rules to lure big Chinese gamblers to Australia.
Uber Eats will have to amend ‘unfair’ contract terms, says Australian watchdog
Uber Eats will be more accountable for delivery issues, easing the burden on restaurants.
NZ-based Trade Me Group gets $1.8b buyout offer from US PE firm
California-based Hellman & Friedman offered NZ$6.45 per share to buy all shares of Trade Me.
Australia’s McMillan Shakespeare to buy Eclipx Group for $662m
Eclipx board recommended the offer in the absence of a superior proposal.
Australia’s MYOB Group announces $1.23b takeover offer from KKR
KKR previously paid about A$327.4 million (nearly $231 million) to buy a 17.6% stake from Bain to build up its hold in MYOB to 19.9%.
