2012-04-30 14:40:33 // Idealog
Since 2003, TradeMe and vehicle listing aggregator AutoBase Limited have had a cosy exclusive business arrangement in place, and today the Fairfax-owned giant entered into an agreement to purchase the latter outright.
2012-03-09 14:09:38 // Esther Goh
It's all go this month at Auckland-based Sonar6, where they're finalising a US$14 million deal with a Californian buyer.
2012-02-03 09:32:32 // Idealog
Cloud-based accounting firm Xero has bought software developer Max Solutions in full, acquiring the 84 percent that it didn't already own.
2012-02-02 17:10:02 // Idealog
Horizon Research Limited has taken the ShapeNZ research service off the hands of the Sustainable Business Council (SBC).
2012-01-18 12:07:12 // Idealog
Kiwibank is buying Gareth Morgan Investments, the funds management company owned by high-profile commentator and economist Gareth Morgan.
2012-01-16 10:18:02 // Siobhan Leathley
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Maui Capital, a New Zealand private equity group, has bought a majority stake in Australasian fruit and produce company Freshmax.
2012-01-11 11:15:35 // Ruby Porter
As a country, we’re big on animals. From our reputation as a farming nation to our love of the humble household pet, animal welfare is big on the agenda for most Kiwis and now we have the company to match.
2012-01-09 13:54:43 // Esther Goh & Siobhan Leathley
The Kiwi founder of tech blog ReadWriteWeb says its buyout by SAY Media will take the website to the next level.
2012-01-09 10:05:23 // Idealog
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LanzaTech has acquired a US biofuel plant in a foreclosure sale as part of a government-approved liquidation.
2011-12-06 10:57:45 // Esther Goh
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Cerebos says it won’t lift its $2.50-a-share offer for Comvita and that the valuation range given by an independent adviser is not justified.
2011-11-30 11:35:25 // Idealog
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The Overseas Investment Office has approved the acquisition of Anchorage New Zealand – owner and operator of Burger King – by Tango New Zealand for more than $100 million.
2011-11-22 12:04:04 // Esther Goh
The directors of Comvita, New Zealand’s number one seller of manuka honey, are urging shareholders to reject a takeover bid by Cerebos.
2011-11-14 14:18:44 // Esther Goh
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Wireless car charging tech pioneer HaloIPT is off to the UK after being acquired by mobile equipment heavyweight Qualcomm.
2011-11-11 10:04:21 // Esther Goh
Otago Polytechnic student Alex Dong has just scored the break of his life – the creators of YouTube have acquired his online social network tool, developed with business partner Tim Bull.
2011-11-04 10:42:39 // Idealog
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Health and beauty company Comvita has bought Te Awamutu-based apiary Waikato Honey Products to increase its supply of manuka honey.
2011-10-17 10:14:44 // Idealog
Orion Health has acquired Microsoft’s hospital information software (HIS) assets and has announced intentions to work together to co-market their products.
2011-09-15 17:25:30 // Esther Goh
It's been a turbulent year for Albany-based CleanFlow Systems; just after the opening of its new R&D facility, cofounder and chief technical officer Geoff Logan was killed in a plane crash off Orewa Beach in March. But now the high-tech firm has signed a multi-million dollar deal that will see it acquired by US-based RedZone Robotics.
2011-09-01 10:24:27 // Idealog
Dairy giant Fonterra is extending its footprint in the global pharmaceutical market with the acquisition of an Indian-based manufacturer.
2011-08-30 10:11:03 // Idealog
Skyline Enterprises – perhaps best known as the operator of the Gondola restaurant and luge in Queenstown – is to purchase fellow tourism and adventure company Totally Tourism.
2011-08-22 15:26:21 // Esther Goh
It's 25 years since wholly Kiwi-owned brand Avanti first launched, and if that wasn't an auspicious enough milestone, the company is set to acquire the bicycle division of Pacific Brands next month, effectively doubling its turnover.
2011-07-25 10:38:38 // Idealog
The majority of shareholders in Charlie's Group have moved to accept Japanese drink giant Asahi's takeover bid of 44 cents a share.
2011-07-21 09:28:40 // Esther Goh
Wellington-based software company Aptimize has been bought by Silicon Valley-based Riverbed Technology in a move which will see its 10 employees relocate to San Francisco.
2011-06-30 09:00:00 // Esther Goh
Litmos' American-centric business strategy has paid off, from setting up a Californian phone number to making its products look and feel as Americanised as possible. This month the The Devonport-based e-learning company was acquired by a large US software firm and will be moving to Silicon Valley—just “as soon as the visas come through”.
