Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Australian Competition and Consumer Commission raised.
Companies Australian Competition and Consumer Commission acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Gina Cass-Gottlieb | Chair | @AuManufacturing |
| Dr Philip Williams | Commissioner | @AuManufacturing |
| Stephen Ridgeway | Commissioner | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
South Australian soft plastics recycler Recycling Plastics Australia, recipient of a $20m federal grant, has entered voluntary administration with KPMG appointed, after a major supplier's collapse derailed its plan to fill REDcycle's gap.
Tabcorp has agreed a $283 million takeover of BetMakers, a Melbourne-based racing technology provider, in a cash-and-scrip deal the target's board unanimously backs, pending shareholder, court and regulator approvals.
Competition regulator approval lets Hewitt proceed with its purchase of Queensland beef processor Nolan Meats, a deal flagged in May; Hewitt is mostly owned by a Canadian pension investment manager.
Renewable utility Zen Energy has entered voluntary administration despite regulators clearing Gunvor to buy its retail business; McGrathNicol is administrator and customers moved to AGL.
Competition regulator approval lets Swiss trading giant Gunvor proceed with buying Zen Energy's retail arm and power purchase agreements; terms undisclosed. Article weighs whether the newcomer will challenge Australia's dominant gen-tailers.
The competition regulator has cleared Swiss trader Gunvor to buy Zen Energy's retail arm and linked PPAs; terms undisclosed. The article asks whether the deep-pocketed newcomer will challenge Australia's big three gen-tailers.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: gold-nanoparticle cancer diagnostics research, a medical research endowment's ten-year mark, a footballer's ambassador role, EU research program accession talks, a pectin producer's government grant, and battle-tank trainers.
Analysis of ADNOC's proposed cash takeover of Australian gas producer Santos, arguing the deal may harm domestic gas supply and national interests, with government, regulators and shareholders able to block or condition it.
Manufacturing news roundup: GreenHY2 and Atomo Diagnostics receive government grants, Seaport Therapeutics closes a US$225m Series B, Orthocell secures $17m, Genevo Marine opens a crowdfunding offer, and the ACCC clears Accolade's wine acquisition.
Roundup: BrainChip's completed placement plus an LDA Capital stake sale, Arafura's committed raise, a $76m Queensland regional fund, ARENA and ACCC appointments, a Tryp advisory hire, and Steel Cement's licence approval.
Manufacturing roundup: Australian Vanadium and entX land government grants, Hexagon Energy Materials completes a $1 million round, Australian Dairy Nutritionals appoints a CEO, Aurora Labs adds a director, plus vessel, export and research briefs.
Pfizer has bid $100m for ResApp, a Brisbane healthtech firm whose app diagnoses respiratory conditions from coughs; its board backs the deal, and the piece recalls a 2021 $5.5m raise under Fidelity International's lead.
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