Jamie Freed

DUET says Australian govt approves $5.5b takeover by CKI consortium

There had been concerns the government could reject the deal after it last year.

KKR-backed consortium makes $4.7b cash offer for Australian lottery operator Tatts

Intra-Asia M&A softens the blow of pullback in Q1 dealmaking

Nine of the top 10 APAC deals in Q1 were intra-regional.

Australia’s Endeavour Energy attracts at least three indicative offers

The bidding groups comprised of local and foreign investors.

New Australian body fuels concerns DUET deal could be blocked

Australia’s DUET Group backs raised offer from Hong Kong’s CKI

The Hong Kong-based giant was also cleared by the foreign investment regulator to buy another state-owned electricity grid, TransGrid, in 2015, althou

ANZ sells NZ asset finance biz to China’s HNA Group

Australia’s Tatts rejects KKR-backed bid in favor of Tabcorp’s

Australia privatisation drive sets stage for strong M&A year

Australia’s Cover-More agrees to $551m bid from Zurich Insurance