Australia

The corporate raiders are at the gates. Indeed, potential bidders are lining up for Canadian fertiliser firm Potash Corporation in what may well become the next big M&A bidding... 2010-08-25

SABMiller and Japan's Asahi are likely to bid for Foster's Group's beer business after it completes a planned de-merger of its beer and wine businesses in H111 (calendar). The long... 2010-08-24

Pending shareholder approval and the completion of due diligence, Aspen Pharmaceutical Holdings will acquire Sigma Pharmaceuticals' generic drug for AUD900mn (US$811mn) in cash. The... 2010-08-24

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the investment arm of Canada Pension Plan, has made a takeover offer for Macquarie Infrastructure Group spin-off Intoll Group. It is... 2010-07-21

Investment in the Australian mining sector is back. Thai coal producer Banpu has moved to acquire the remaining 80.1% stake in Australia's Centennial Coal which it does not... 2010-07-11

The analyst community has revived speculation of a possible near term initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Australian alternative multiplay operator Optus, following the publication... 2010-07-07

A consortium of Australian coal mining companies have made a cash bid of US$4bn for Queensland's coal rail network in an attempt to prevent the IPO of the state-owned freight company... 2010-06-02