Acquisition stories - Page 213

Payday for CallPlus founders in $250M sale to M2
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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M2 Group, the ASX-listed voice and data services company, has agreed to acquire New Zealand's Call Plus for $250 million, gaining the nation's third l.

Network Professional Services wins Centrify APAC partner award
Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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partners
Centrify has introduced its inaugural Centrify Channel Partner Network Awards Program and announced the company’s top performing channel partners.

NZ’s CallPlus acquired by Aussie telco for $250m
Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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CallPlus has been acquired by M2 Group, the Australian-based telecommunications and utilities provider, for NZ$250 million.

Just Water agrees to sell Australian business for A$11 million to Waterlogic
Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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private equity
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acquisition
Just Water International, the water cooler and supplies business 79 percent owned by founder Tony Falkenstein, has agreed to sell its Australian busin.

World Week Ahead: US earnings top agenda
Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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power / energy
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general electric
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financial results
US corporate earnings will take centre stage in the coming days with companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Johnson & Johnson and Intel report.

Zeta Resources makes bid for Pan Pacific Petroleum, valuing target at A$29.4M
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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Zeta Resources, the ASX-listed investment group advised by Duncan Saville's ICM unit, has made a full takeover bid for Pan Pacific Petroleum, valuing.

Turners subsidiary buys small insurance company, seeks more to grow scale
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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Turners Limited, the listed finance lender taken over by Dorchester Pacific last year, has acquired the first of a number of small insurance companies.

Citrix buys Grasshopper to strengthen cloud-based comms for SMBs
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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Citrix has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Grasshopper Group, a provider of cloud-based telephony solutions for small businesses.

Fishing company Sanford looks to lay off 232 Christchurch staff
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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government
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outlook
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jobs
Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, is in consultations with 232 staff who look likely to lose their jobs at the company's Christchur.

Air NZ and Canada's Aimia buy Waikato University's 11Ants
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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supermarkets
Air New Zealand and Canadian marketing and loyalty analytics company Aimia have bought Waikato University spinoff 11Ants Analytics for an undisclosed.

Cisco unleashes extended security offerings
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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malware
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Cisco escalates its cybersecurity game, focusing on malware detection and response to fortify businesses against evolving threats.

The Icehouse signs trans-tasman partnership deal
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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telstra
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accelerator
The Icehouse and muru-D, the Australian start-up accelerator, have entered a partnership for the benefit of start-ups on both sides of the Tasman.

Microsoft finalises acquisition of Revolution Analytics
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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data analytics
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public cloud
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martech
Microsoft has officially closed an acquisition agreement with Revolution Analytics, the statistical software company behind the open source software R.

Veritas says failure of four Mad Butcher franchisees 'coincidence of timing'
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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liquidation
Veritas Investments, the food and beverage investor, has responded to media reports about the financial health of its Mad Butcher brand by saying the.

Dulux takes $15.2 million hit in IRD tax dispute
Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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tax
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DuluxGroup settles a long-standing tax dispute with New Zealand's IRD, taking a USD $15.2 million hit to cover provisions, including USD $8.9 million in cash.

Aussies to buy Spark's international voice business
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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My Net Fone, an ASX-listed provider of hosted voice and data communications services, will buy Spark NZ's international voice business for $22.4M.

MYOB IPO and ASX listing unlikely to weigh on Xero: ForBarr
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Arrival of MYOB Group, the Australian accounting software firm, on the Australian Stock Exchange is unlikely to weigh on the dual-listed rival Xero.

HP NZ reports $16 million loss, despite improving sales
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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dc
Despite a 6.6% sales boost to NZD $592.3 million, HP New Zealand faced a significant NZD $16 million loss in 2014, hampered by high expenses.

Exclusive: What the Turnstone acquisition means for Plan B
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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analyst report
Plan B acquires Turnstone for business continuity services, will expand offering to customers. No layoffs, potential for more acquisitions.

Plan B broadens services with Turnstone buyout
Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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analyst report
Plan B has reached an agreement with voice, video and data network provider Turnstone to acquire the business and assets of the company.