M&A

AwareSuper has acquired a 50 per cent stake in a Sydney CBD office tower for around $226 million, forming a new partnership with Hong Kong-based REIT Link.

Coles has argued that the competition regulator’s decision rejecting the supermarket giant's bid to lease a new site in Kalgoorlie, WA was based on a theory of harm that is novel under Australian law. 

A Singapore-listed company that acquired former ASX-listed coal miner Blackgold International is statute-barred from claiming that Blackgold’s former lead auditor should have detected fraudulent transactions in the company’s accounts.

Lendlease has established an investment partnership with Dutch pension fund manager PGGM with an investment capacity of up to $1.1 billion.

Coles has fired off Federal Court proceedings over the ACCC's decision to block its proposed acquisition of a leasehold interest in a supermarket and liquor store site in Kalgoorlie, one day after bringing proceedings at the Australian Competition Tribunal.

Australian private equity firm Next Capital has inked a deal to acquire Fujitsu's Australian data centre business, which includes premium facilities in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has opened a phase 2 review into animal drug company Zoetis' proposed acquisition of Neogen's global animal genomic testing business, saying it would substantially lessen competition in the market for animal gene testing services.

Coles has asked a tribunal to clear its proposed acquisition of a leasehold interest in a supermarket and liquor store site in Kalgoorlie, arguing the ACCC's finding that it would substantially lessen competition was "not objectively correct".

A director of Athlete's Foot owner Accent Group has stepped down as the retailer cooperates with an ASIC investigation into insider trading of its shares and tries to fend off a hostile takeover offer from shareholder Frasers Group.

Queensland government-owned CS Energy has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in the Boulder Creek wind farm in central Queensland to Aula Energy.