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News Ltd hits back as super funds bring legal action

... from Holland are bringing the suit to prevent News Corp furthering its stronghold over the company by extending an anti-takeover "poison pill" provision. Its been reported in Fairfax newspapers that News Corp has already hit back however, saying the ...

Aust Unity lays ground for ASX listing

... directors considered to be far below the group's value. Since then, the mutual fund has become an even more attractive takeover target following strong annual results. In the year to June 2005, after-tax profits rose 65 per cent to $13.4 million on revenues ...

Babcock & Brown buy up ESH

... Babcock and Brown subsidiary is a stealthy move by the investment company, as the market awaits the decision of ESH's Takeover Panel as to whether entrepreneur Guy Hands can renege on buying the company for which he bid $1,018,234,787.85 earlier in the ...

Economic roundup

... Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) and other market economists' view that business investment and external trade will takeover from housing as the country's growth engine. The major story of last week came with the surprise jump in private capital expenditure ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2005
... overnight. It will take little for the market to hit a fresh record, after hitting new highs yesterday on the back of takeover news and continued strength in the big mining and energy stocks. The market was buoyed by logistics firm Toll Holding's $4.6 ...

IWL set to finalise JDV acquisition

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2005
... another recommendation today. IWL says its offer values JDV between $71.9 million and $77.9 million. The resolution of the takeover comes one day after JDV announced a more than doubling in annual net profit due to higher Australian Stock Exchange trading ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2005
... earnings. Also, Queensland Cotton and Namoi both hold annual general meetings, not long after Queensland Cotton made a takeover bid for Namoi. On the economics front the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the June quarter consumer price index.

Growing boutique industry set to continue

... evidenced by the number of offshore employee equity M&A transactions over the past 12 months, the decline of the mega-takeover and the organisational reengineering of some of the larger global investment firms. Research also revealed the number of new ...

IFM secures Pacific Hydro

Industry Funds Management (IFM) has finally succeeded in its bid to takeover Pacific Hydro after rival Spanish bidder Acciona S.A. decided not to increase its offer price for the renewable energy company and agreed to accept IFM's $5.00 per share offer. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2005
... Yesterday Fosters Group was up 17 cents to $5.45 and Southcorp was steady at $4.26. The wheels are set in motion for Foster's takeover of Southcorp, with five directors retiring from the Southcorp board yesterday, including managing director John Ballard ...