Today
Webcentral to divest assets for $165m; MacCap on ticket
Webcentral has struck a binding deal to sell a majority stake in some of its assets for circa $165 million.
- 1 hr ago
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
This Month
New Telstra director Maxine Brenner hit with 17pc protest vote
Chairman John Mullen refused at the AGM to answer questions about Ms Brenner’s ability after concerns were raised over her tenure on the board of Qantas Airways.
- Jenny Wiggins
Vocus prepares $6 billion debt deal to bankroll TPG fibre tilt
Vocus, owned by Macquarie and Aware Super, has kicked off talks to put together a debt syndicate for its $6.3 billion bid to carve out TPG Telecom’s fibre assets.
- Updated
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
New Telstra director Maxine Brenner to be pressed on Qantas at AGM
The new director will be asked to explain how she handled corporate governance issues while on Qantas’ board at Telstra’s AGM on Tuesday.
- Jenny Wiggins
Telcos battle for internet calling provider
Symbio is the latest business caught up in an acquisition spree as small telecoms companies go after the biggest fish in the pond.
- Jenny Wiggins
Telstra seals $267m Versent deal to boost digital services
Analysts say the deal gives Telstra access to a workforce with expertise in highly sought after areas of cloud, security, digital and data services.
- Jenny Wiggins and Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Telstra flexes M&A muscle to grow in consulting
The telco is always hard to beat when it wants something. This time it is cloud consulting business Versent, which has 500 employees.
- Anthony Macdonald
Done deal: Telstra buys cloud services biz Versent for $268m
Telstra boss Vicky Brady has made her first big M&A play.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Crown’s Danielle Keighery poached by Optus
Still reeling from the brand effects of a devastating cyberattack, Optus has turned to someone who’s overseen the aftermath of far worse.
- Myriam Robin
Court ruling nears on Optus cyberattack report
A Federal Court justice is expected to rule shortly on whether Optus can stop a report by Deloitte on its 2022 cyberattack from being released.
- Jenny Wiggins
TPG Telecom’s talks with Vocus over $6b asset sale to continue
TPG’s share price weakens as discussions with suitor Vocus “remain ongoing” over potential sale of $6 billion in fibre assets.
- Jenny Wiggins
Superloop eyes higher Symbio bid despite declaring ‘best and final’
The telco is reviewing whether to engage in a bidding war with Aussie Broadband after its takeover proposal for the software group was trumped on Friday.
- Jenny Wiggins and Jessica Sier
Symbio interloper hires Goldman, Superloop cools its jets
While we’ve had our heads turned to Star Entertainment’s recapitalisation, an ASX-listed small cap has set the scene for an M&A battle between two rival bidders.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
September
The power of data: Forget Twitter, the party’s moved to WhatsApp
As Australians lose interest in sharing their opinions on social media platforms, they are instead jumping into group chats.
- Mark Di Stefano
Audinate chief sold shares before capital raise
By selling nine trading days before (rather than after) the capital raise, CEO Aidan Williams has, at the margin, maximised his reward.
- Myriam Robin
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Mind over meter: how data can deliver smarter utilities
Real-time, IoT-enabled energy monitoring can help power providers save money, reduce their carbon footprint — and even save lives.
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TPG Telecom, Vocus talk DD extension for $6.3b fibre bid
Time’s up for Vocus Group’s five-week exclusive due diligence to buy TPG Telecom’s non-mobile fibre assets for $6.3 billion.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Bevan Slattery dumps more shares
Megaport’s founder has extinguished part of a loan by selling the stock it was secured against.
- Myriam Robin
August
Optus asks court to stop release of Deloitte cyberattack report
Thousands of Optus customers may not learn how their details were hacked after the telco pleaded “legal professional privilege” to stop a report being released.
- Jenny Wiggins
What we learnt: Appen, NextDC, Helloworld, Integral Diagnostics
Small cap results are flying around the market like confetti. Here are a few that caught our eyes.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
