A large national player in the computer reseller industry has emerged from the merger of two entrepreneurial state-based companies. Twenty-y…
The election is two days away and the sale of WorkDirections, owned by potential future first lady Therese Rein, is reportedly imminent. The…
How soon, and by how much, should you agree to an earnout arrangement when selling? By TOM McKASKILL. By Tom McKaskillEarnouts are arrangem…
Microsoft will pay $US240 million for a 1.6% stake in social networking site Facebook, valuing the company at $US15 billion. The extraordina…
Video Ezy Australasia’s planned takeover of rival franchised video chain Blockbuster Australia has won the competition regulator’s go-ah…
Internet ticket reseller, Webjet, has made a $42 million cash-and-scrip friendly takeover bid for competitor travel.com.au.The merger will c…
Therese Rein, the owner of international recruitment company Ingeus and wife of Labor leader Kevin Rudd, has started the sell-off of the Aus…
For the business owner, to make an employee who has been a loyal worker redundant is a stressful event, often seen as a failure by the owner…
A frenzy of mergers and acquisitions is creating big competitors in what had been fragmented industries. SMEs need new strategies to take on…
