US-based professional technical services provider Jacobs Engineering Group Inc announced the completion of its merger with Australia-based firm Sinclair Knight Merz in a deal valued at AU$1.3 billion.
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia to divest stake in New Zealand's Kiwi Income Property Trust
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd plans to sell down its 8.6% stake in Kiwi Income Property Trust, which is worth NZ$95.7 million based on its last trading price.
Report says Royal Dutch Shell's sale of Woodside Petroleum may pave way for Asian buyers
Royal Dutch Shell's exit of its stake in Australia-based Woodside Petroleum Ltd may enable Asian buyers, particularly China, to get a stake of or even acquire the whole company, Bloomberg reported.
IAG adds Wesfamers' Australia and NZ underwriting unit
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG) bought the Australian and New Zealand underwriting business of Western Australia's farmers' cooperative Wesfarmers Ltd for $1.845 billion.
Top deals of the day - bid, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday including ITC Holdings, Dave & Buster, Time Warner Cable, Banca Etruria, Cube Capital, Cargolux, Simon Property and Versace.
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Saputo Inc., Canada's biggest dairy company, has extended its bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co. by a week to next Friday. Saputo is up against Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd. and Bega Cheese Ltd. for the Australian dairy firm, according to a Reuters report.
In its first acquisition after going public, Australia-based insurance brokering network Steadfast Group Limited has bought a 60% stake in underwriting agency Protecsure Pty Limited.
Fremantle-based livestock export giant Wellard Group’s shipping and land division have attracted strong interests from wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, according to industry insiders.
Virgin Australia's biggest shareholders, Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, and Singapore Airlines, have upped their stakes in the troubled Australian airline by 4%, lifting their combined position from 63% to 67%.
Moody's says the outlook for the Australian infrastructure sector is stable, underpinned by a resilient economy.
Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS AG, will be entering the property market in Australia through a joint venture with local developer Grocon Pty, a Bloomberg report said.
Investment banks Macquarie Group and UBS AG managed to raise $521.2 million in Australian insurer Cover-More's listing. Shares offered are priced at $2 per share and will start trading before the year ends.
Australia-based dairy firm Bega Cheese's offered to merge with Murray Goulburn to to preserve the Australian ownership of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB), amid a three-way bidding contest with Saputo for WCB.
Australia's Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has granted approval of the Chinese company Yanzhou Coal's takeover of Australian mining firm Yancoal Australia, just two weeks after he rejected a foreign buyout bid for GrainCorp.
