Tag: acquisition
Qube and Brookfield considering joint bid for port and rail operator Asciano
Ports and rail group Asciano might finally be sold after rival bidders Qube and Brookfield Infrastructure decided to join forces and work together on...
Puratos Group acquires Melbourne Jam Manufacturing
Bakery ingredients supplier Puratos Group has acquired fruit and patisserie fillings manufacturing company Melbourne Jam Manufacturing Co.
The new acquisition is set to boost Puratos’...
3D Medical merges with Mach7 Technologies
3D Medical, Australia’s leading medical specific 3D printing and holographic projection provider, announced that it has agreed to acquire Mach7 Technologies, the global provider...
Panasonic to acquire refrigeration systems maker Hussmann for $1.5bn
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has announced that it has decided to buy refrigeration firm Hussmann for $1.5 billion.
Missouri based Hussmann is a leading US...
ACCC okays Shell’s acquisition of BG
Shell’s proposed takeover of Britain’s BG Group is inching closer to completion after Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) determined that the deal would...
Civmec closing in on Forgacs’ shipbuilding assets
Heavy engineering and construction services provider Civmec is looking to acquire Forgacs’ name and certain segments of Australia’s largest privately-owned engineering and shipbuilding company.
Under...
Murray Goulburn acquires Tasmanian Dairy Products
Australia’s largest agricultural co-operative Murray Goulburn has announced that it has finalised the acquisition of the $80 million Tasmanian Dairy Products (TDP) facility from...
Amcor acquires US Encon for $55m
Packaging giant Amcor has acquired Ohio-based Encon in a deal worth US$55 million.
Encon has four manufacturing plants and revenues of approximately US$110 million.
“The business...
Santos rejects $7bn takeover offer from investment vehicle Scepter Partners
Oil and gas producer Santos has announced that it has decided to reject a $7.1 billion takeover offer from the Bermuda-based Scepter Partners.
Scepter Partners...
The world’s two biggest beer producers to merge and create a new beer giant
SABMiller has accepted an increased takeover bid from rival Anheuser-Busch InBev.
The deal, worth around $104 billion, will result in a new company that will...
