Capital Markets: Aussies prefer NZ investment
By Bill Bennett Thursday May 19, 2016 Do the Australians prefer New Zealand investments? Though merger and acquisition activity this year might not reach the highs seen in 2015, Simpson Grierson partner Michael Pollard remains [...]
Hellaby agrees to sell equipment unit to Maui Capital for $81m
TINA MORRIS WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2016 Hellaby Holdings [NZX: HBY] agreed to sell its equipment group to private equity group Maui Capital Aqua Fund for $81 million and will use the funds to reduce debt and expand [...]
StretchSense attracts investment from Japanese e-commerce giant
CAMPBELL GIBSON TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2016 Wearable sensor company StretchSense has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Tokyo stock exchange-listed start today. StretchSense chief technology officer Todd Gisby (left) and chief executive Ben O'Brien [...]
Oxford boffin: the end of the internal combustion engine-powered car in 10 to 15 years
JENNY RUTH TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2016 A visiting academic from Oxford University is predicting nobody will be making cars with internal combustion engines within 10 or 15 years. Oxford University associate professor Malcolm McCulloch (Photo: [...]
Fran O’Sullivan: Key keen on welcome mat for loyal investors
PM pushing Overseas Investment Office for more practical approach. John Key says investors' track records in NZ should count. Photo / Dean Purcell John Key wants a more practical approach from the Overseas Investment Office [...]
Syft boss joins Xero in opposing IRD’s move on employee stock options
CHRIS KEALL FRIDAY JUNE 24, 2016 Doug Hastie Entrepreneur Doug Hastie has joined Xero managing director Anna Curzon in criticising an IRD proposal to tax gains on shares issued to employees under incentive [...]