Cashed-up Codan puts aside more than $100 million for a tactical US acquisition Mergers and Acquisitions Andrew Spence 18 February 2021 Australian tech company Codan will pay more than $100 million to buy US-based Domo Tactical Communications from a private equity firm.
Limepay adds seven new senior hires as gears up for IPO Finance Eloise Keating 5 February 2021 Buy-now-pay-later fintech Limepay has added a series of high-profile hires to its team as it continues to work towards listing on the ASX.
Micro-X raises $30 million to fast-track its x-ray products and expand into the US Finance Andrew Spence 3 February 2021 Micro-X has received funding commitments of $30.5 million to help expand its US footprint and fast-track lightweight x-ray products.
Mayfield completes back-door ASX listing, raising $1.2 million, to help bring manufacturing home Energy & Resources Andrew Spence 2 December 2020 An 84-year-old company has listed on the ASX as part of a bid to boost its manufacturing in South Australia and grow business.
Booktopia seeks $43.1 million from investors to list on ASX Finance Lois Maskiell 5 November 2020 E-commerce book retailer Booktopia is raising $43.1 million from investors to list on the Australian Securities Exchange in early-December.
In anticipation of a US election result, markets globally are yo-yoing: Here’s why Economy Jason Murphy 5 November 2020 The US election is all up in the air and the future is written in the markets. Let's examine their entrails and see what we find.
A silver lining of the pandemic is a “mainstreaming” of flexible work, says Dicker Data CFO Mary Stojcevski People Tarla Lambert 13 October 2020 Dicker Data's Mary Stojcevski is confident the widespread adoption of flexible work will increase women’s participation in tech.
South Australian kingfish farmer inks meal-delivery-kit deal to guide expansion into North American market Agribusiness Andrew Spence 5 October 2020 The first major shipments of kingfish are headed for American customers, following a deal between Clean Seas and Hofseth Group.
Afterpay says ‘hola’ to European market with $82 million fintech acquisition Finance Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 24 August 2020 Afterpay is making a play in the mainland European market, through the acquisition of Spanish fintech Pagantis for at least $82 million.
“A retail revolution”: Kogan talks up e-commerce as profits grow 55.9% amid COVID-19 rush Coronavirus Matthew Elmas 17 August 2020 For Kogan and JB Hi-Fi, COVID-19 has been an unprecedented commercial opportunity, with floods of new customers driving up sales and profits.
Why the listed companies receiving substantial JobKeeper subsidies should come clean this reporting season Finance Stephen Mayne 21 July 2020 The Australian government should follow New Zealand's lead and disclose exactly which ASX companies received the COVID-19 JobKeeper subsidy.
Zip offers scrip for Quadpay in latest move to take on Afterpay in the United States Finance Matthew Elmas 2 June 2020 Australian buy-now-pay-later company Zip wants to buy out US-based Quadpay in a bid to bolster its prospects across the Pacific by adding about 40% to its existing revenue pool.
