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Mergers & Acquisitions

Nearmap share price jumps 30% on takeover news

| Brendon Lau

The Nearmap share price rallied 33% to $2.01 in early trade on Monday, but remains below the bid price.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Woolworths share price slides following MyDeal ACCC nod

| Matthew Farley

MyDeal shareholders will vote on the proposed acquisition next month.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

iSelect share price explodes 75% on takeover news

| Bronwyn Allen

The iSelect share price is sky high after the company revealed a takeover offer from the owner of www.comparethemarket.com.au.

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Resources Shares

OZ Minerals 'completely in play': Broker on BHP takeover bid

| James Mickleboro

BHP's bid for OZ Minerals may not be over...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Macquarie share price slips despite rumours $3.7 billion acquisition imminent

| Bernd Struben

French company Veolia is divesting itself of the assets to resolve antitrust concerns raised in May by UK regulators.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The OZ Minerals share price is rocketing 35% after BHP bid

| Tristan Harrison

Despite knocking back a takeover bid, OZ Minerals shares are going nuts.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

BHP share price lifts as $8.3b takeover bid rejected

| Brooke Cooper

The iron ore giant proposed to snap up its ASX 200 copper-focused peer for $25 per share.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

OZ Minerals share price on watch after miner rejects BHP's $25 per share takeover offer

| James Mickleboro

OZ Minerals has rejected BHP's takeover offer...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquisitions ahoy: Soul Pattinson share price in focus

| Tristan Harrison

Financial services is the latest area of potential deals for Soul Pattinson.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Genex share price climbs 6% amid new takeover rumours

| Matthew Farley

There's speculation another group may launch a bid for the renewable energy company.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

ResApp share price explodes 50% on new Pfizer deal

| Brooke Cooper

The ResApp share price is launching upwards after Pfizer upped its takeover bid for the company.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Orica share price in the freezer amid acquisition and $650m cap raise

| Brooke Cooper

The explosives company is forking out $260 million in cash to buy Axis Mining Technology.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

No deal: Genex share price lifts as $300m takeover bid rejected

| Brooke Cooper

Genex has knocked back an offer put forward by a consortium including Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar's investment fund.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Own Woolworths shares? Here's what a top broker is saying about its latest acquisition

| James Mickleboro

Here's what a top broker is saying about Woolworths' new acquisition...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Maca share price leaps 23% on Thiess takeover news

| Brooke Cooper

Mining services giant Thiess has put forward a $350 million bid for the company.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Own ANZ shares? Tech experts raise red flags over Suncorp integration

| Brooke Cooper

IT specialists reportedly believe the big four bank could struggle to integrate Suncorp's banking platform.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Genex share price rockets 50% on confirmed takeover bid

| Brooke Cooper

Atlassian’s Scott Farquhar’s investment firm Skip Capital has partnered with Stonepeak to post an acquisition bid for Genex.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Genex share price in focus amid Atlassian co-founder's $300m takeover bid

| Brooke Cooper

The 23 cent per share takeover bid represents a 70% premium on Genex's previous close.

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Communication Shares

ASX 200 officially says goodbye to Uniti shares

| Mitchell Lawler

The curtains are closing on this ASX telecommunications company.

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Travel Shares

Guess which $1.4b ASX 200 share just surged 15%

| James Mickleboro

This ASX 200 share is having a stellar day...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Link share price jumps 10% on takeover deal

| James Mickleboro

Link is recommending a takeover offer...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

State of the future: Why ANZ is excited about Queensland's potential

| Zach Bristow

The bank is talking up Queensland's future prospects.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Suncorp share price surges 6% as banking ditched in favour of insurance

| Brooke Cooper

Suncorp has agreed to sell its banking arm for close to $5 billion.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Woolworths share price falls despite 'important' $150m acquisition

| James Mickleboro

Woolworths has announced a new acquisition...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Suncorp share price in focus amid $5b bank sale

| Brooke Cooper

The company plans to return most of the sale's net proceeds to shareholders.

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Bank Shares

ANZ share price halted amid $5b Suncorp Bank deal and mega cap raise

| James Mickleboro

ANZ is making a blockbuster acquisition...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Why might ASX-listed ANZ want to snap up MYOB?

| Zach Bristow

ANZ could be back on the acquisition trail.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Aurizon share price sinks despite 'transformative' acquisition win

| Brooke Cooper

The company now expects its $2.35 billion One Rail acquisition to be finalised by the end of the month.

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Communication Shares

Telstra share price higher on Digicel Pacific acquisition completion

| James Mickleboro

Telstra has completed an acquisition...

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Bank Shares

ANZ share price drops amid MYOB takeover talks

| James Mickleboro

ANZ is looking to make a major acquisition...

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BNPL shares

Outlook for Zip share price 'uncertain' following scrapped merger: UBS

| Bernd Struben

Zip originally announced its intention to acquire Sezzle on 28 February, intending to pay about $491 million.

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BNPL shares

Sezzle share price plunges 35% as Zip merger scrapped

| Brooke Cooper

Sezzle and Zip will no longer be joining forces.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Link share price higher amid takeover and guidance update

| James Mickleboro

Link shares are rising on Monday...

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Investing Strategies

2 ASX shares that could be takeover targets: expert

| Tony Yoo

If it's difficult to think of what to buy in economically chaotic times like now, think of which businesses might…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

DGL share price slips on strategic $6.2 million acquisition

| Aaron Teboneras

DGL is continued to expand its operations across Australia.

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Technology Shares

Why is the Damstra share price soaring 26% on Thursday?

| James Mickleboro

Damstra shares are rocketing higher on Thursday...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Link share price jumps 7% on beefed up takeover bid

| Bernd Struben

The new takeover offer comes after the board opted not to support the recently reduced offer to acquire the company’s…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Why is the Infomedia share price falling 5% today?

| Brooke Cooper

The highest bidder has dropped out of the battle to take over Infomedia.

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Bank Shares

Bendigo Bank shares rise after going long on leverage with ANZ lending acquisition

| James Mickleboro

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has struck a deal with ANZ...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

How many global mega deals involved ASX 200 shares in the first half of 2022?

| Bernd Struben

Deal making among ASX 200 shares helped drive a 25.4% increase in M&A activity in Australia in the first half…

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