Who could be next on private equity’s shopping list?
Cashed up private equity investors were very active buying up New Zealand companies last year and are expected to remain on the hunt this year. Apax's $2.56 billion offer for Trade Me is still to [...]
Government needs to do more to help fund SME growth
CM Partners (CMP), an Auckland based boutique corporate and capital markets advisory firm, says the Government needs to take a leadership role in helping to make growth capital more readily available for small to medium [...]
Biotech innovator changes hands with top-tier firm’s help
A global livestock company Has acquired a New Zealand biotech firm with the help of MinterEllisonRuddWatts. The top-tier firm advised Engender Technologies, which was bought by an unnamed company described as a leader in livestock [...]
Buy now for $2.5b? Trade Me receives buyout offer
Trade Me says it has received a $2.5b buyout offer from a UK private equity company APAX partners - representing a 12.5% premium on its closing price yesterday. The $6.40-a-share offer is indicative and non-binding, [...]
The AI apocalypse: are robots really coming for your job?
Middlemen watch out. That's the message from a leading physicist and futurist to thousands of New Zealand's white-collar workers. Michio Kaku is touring NZ for his latest book release entitled 'The Future of Humanity'. With [...]
Multi-millions raised for cattle sex selection technology
CALIDA SMYLIE THURSDAY JUNE 2, 2016 Auckland start-up Engender Technologies has completed a $4.5 million capital raise to propel its livestock sex selection technology to commercialisation. The company won the agricultural tech category in the [...]