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Keybridge outraged at latest Molopo transaction

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... 27; breached ASX listing rules; and "actively conducted transactions designed to trigger defeating conditions of two takeover bids for Molopo." Keybridge is recommending Molopo shareholders vote against the re-election of the current board at the upcoming ...

S&P reaffirms Sirtex after new offer from Chinese manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Sirtex, whose investors include some of Australia's leading fund managers, will remain in the S&P/ASX 200 after its US takeover has been postponed in light of a new offer. Sirtex entered into a trading halt and then announced Chinese alternatives manager ...

ClearView terminates agreement after takeover bid expires

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
After the 18-month window for a Japanese life insurer's takeover bid expired, ClearView terminated the co-operation agreement between the two parties. In October 2016, Sony Life agreed with Crescent Capital Partners to acquire a 14.9% stake in Clearview ...

Pengana drives WHSP finance portfolio up 43pct

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... chief executive Peter Hall's surprise departure from the company in December 2016. During that time, Hunter Hall received takeover bids from Pinnacle Investment Management, WHSP and John Bridgeman.

Centuria flags acquisition strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... proposed to acquire Propertylink in September 2017, but was rejected by PLG's directors. PLG's board said at the time the takeover "undervalues PLG, taking into account the nature of consideration, the underlying value of PLG's investment portfolio ...

WAM calls to remove Aurora as RE of listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... disclosure obligations under the ASX Listing Rules," WAM said. This latest conflict with WAM follows Aurora partaking in a takeover bid for Molopo Energy, which preceded WAM making its own offer in November. WAM Capital was seeking all ordinary shares ...

A-REIT chair retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
An ASX-listed real estate investment trust has announced the retirement of its chair, to be replaced by a former Merrill Lynch Australia managing director. GPT Group chair Rob Ferguson will retire at the $20 billion firm's annual general meeting in ...

Paradice appoints portfolio manager from Northcape

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... Aconex (IT, +92%). At the larger end, the merger between Tabcorp and Tatts Group was concluded and Santos received a takeover bid from Harbour Energy (latter is top ASX 50). The Small Cap Accumulation Index was the standout, rallying 13.7% in the quarter ...

HLB Mann Judd revises AFSL

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... preparing or providing independent expert reports (IERs), opinions or valuations regarding corporate transactions such as takeover bids and corporate restructures. Following surveillance, ASIC was not satisfied that HLB Mann Judd had met its obligations ...

Aurora appoints new CFO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... RAML said. RAML's board added that it would not be reasonable for RAML to remain RNY's RE while also executing Aurora's takeover of the trust, saying this wouldn't be in the best interests of unitohlders. "Considering that Aurora has not been able to ...