Finance

Former Smart50 finalist MyDeal acquired by Woolworths in $243 million deal

Mergers and Acquisitions

Eloise Keating

20 May 2022

Supermarket giant Woolworths plans to acquire 80% of ASX-listed online marketplace MyDeal in a deal that values the 10-year-old company at $243 million.

Reckon Accountants Group acquired by The Access Group in $100 million deal

Finance

Sophie Venz

19 May 2022

The Access Group has today announced its acquisition of Aussie accounting and bookkeeping technology business Reckon Accountants Group, including APS and Reckon Elite.

How to make your business an attractive target to be acquired by the big end of town

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Strategy

Mergers and Acquisitions

If merging your professional services business with one of the Big 4 or large consulting firms is potentially appealing to you, what should you be doing to make your business an attractive target?

Mr Yum completes first major acquisition, obtaining MyGuestlist to help restaurants build personalised marketing to diners

Hospitality

David Adams

3 May 2022

Melbourne-based Mr Yum revealed the acquisition Tuesday, declaring the deal to be valued in the tens of millions of dollars.

Australian flower delivery startup LVLY acquired for $35 million by south-east Asian e-commerce firm

Mergers and Acquisitions

Bianca Healey

26 April 2022

Local flower delivery startup LVLY has been acquired for $35 million by tech firm Limitless Technology, amid ongoing growth in online flower delivery.

Brand Collective, PAS Group merger to create Australia’s third-largest retailer with $600 million revenue

Mergers and Acquisitions

Robert Stockdill

22 April 2022

The deal, effective April 26, will aggregate 26 brands and 15 character licences, and operate in 300 retail locations across Australia and New Zealand.

Why Sharon Thurin sold Slim Secrets to a long-time business partner

Mergers and Acquisitions

Eloise Keating

20 April 2022

Sharon Thurin founded Slim Secrets 17 years ago after developing a range of protein bars for clients while working as a health and wellness coach. 

Edtech unicorn Go1 buys first European company amid expansion push

Finance

Bianca Healey

13 April 2022

Aussie edtech unicorn Go1 has acquired Coorpacademy, a corporate learning platform as part of its expansion push into Europe.

Pfizer bids $100 million to acquire Australian COVID-19 testing startup

Finance

Bianca Healey

12 April 2022

Pfizer has made a $100 million bid to acquire eight-year-old Australian diagnostic technology company ResApp.

SafetyCulture grows its workforce safety products with $6 million acquisition of SHEQSY

Mergers and Acquisitions

Bianca Healey

5 April 2022

Queensland unicorn SafetyCulture has acquired SHEQSY, a cloud-based lone worker safety app for $6 million, bolstering its place as market leader in frontline technology for workers.