Why Australian retailers like Dick Smith are imploding: senate report
By Marie Sansom Wed, 11/05/2016 Why did electronics retailer Dick Smith go from retail superstar to bargain basement? This is the question a federal senate inquiry will attempt to answer in its report out tomorrow [...]
Billions are being invested in unwanted driverless cars
Wednesday May 11, 2016 Tech giants including Alphabet Inc.'s Google unit have high hopes for a rapid rollout of autonomous vehicles. Photo / Supplied Brian Lesko and Dan Sherman hate the idea of [...]
What’s going on with NZ’s private equity and venture capital scene?
CALIDA SMYLIE FRIDAY MAY 6, 2016 Private equity and venture capital investment increased last year – but the amount of divestment dropped drastically as the amount of New Zealand companies sold offshore dropped off. [...]
Hirepool may be ‘dusted off’ for a trade sale after IPO plan shelved
TINA MORRIS WEDNESDAY MAY 4, 2016 Hirepool Group, the equipment rental firm majority owned by Tenby Powell and Sharon Hunter, may be headed for a trade sale after plans for an initial public offering two [...]
Brian Rudman: ‘Free’ water worth more to us than milk
Wednesday Apr 27, 2016 Unlike milk, the water trade is booming and nature has given us a ringside seat. Illustration / Peter Bromhead Given our pluvial climate, New Zealand's not going to run [...]
Infratil inks US$30M deal for electric bus technology
Infratil's [NZX: IFT] NZ Bus unit has inked a US$30 million deal with US-based Wrightspeed to enable it to transition its buses to electric technology. NZ Bus chair Kevin Baker The technology would allow Infratil to [...]