Acquisition stories - Page 218

Turners & Growers, the fruit marketer majority owned by Germany's BayWa, expects its pre-tax annual profit to rise as much as 20 percent.

TRS Investments has again pushed out its deadline to complete a reverse listing of file storage and encryption firm Mega, this time by another two.

OpenText broadens its horizons with the acquisition of Actuate, promising deeper analytics and personalised insights for its customers.

New Zealand-based software start up Xero has today announced customers in the US have full access to the Xero payroll platform in three states.

Monetising network investments in broadband infrastructure will be a top priority over the next year, according to Analysys Mason.

Zomato acquires Urbanspoon, marking a major US entry and global expansion, doubling its traffic to 80 million visits per month.

OpenText has announced it has acquired Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), a developer of viewing, annotation, redaction and publishing commercial software.

Brendan Ritchie takes a look at the increasing difficulty ISPs face in their quest to return a profit for their shareholders.

Eric Watson, the expatriate New Zealand businessman with a fortune estimated at $400 million in the National Business Review 2014 Rich List, is cha.

WhatsApp now has 700 million monthly active users and those users are sending 30 billion messages per day, according to Jan Koum, WhatsApp CEO.

2014 was a year of the rockstar economy where New Zealand was a top performer compared to other OECD countries with an annualised GDP growth rate o.

Revolutionising NZ businesses, mobility boosts productivity and happiness, evolving from MDM to EMM. Citrix offers key steps for success.

HRL Holdings, the ASX-listed geothermal exploration company, has agreed to buy Precise Consulting, a hazardous material testing laboratory, for $5.

Pernod Ricard has joined the list of firms cutting deals with the Inland Revenue Department to settle tax disputes over the use of mandatory conver.

The Commerce Commission has signed off a takeover bid for Acurity Health Group by its three biggest shareholders after tweaks to the holding compan.

Shares of Arvida Group, the new retirement village operator, rose 2 percent on its NZX debut after its initial public offer raised $80 million in c.

Riverbed seals a £3.6 billion deal with Thoma Bravo and Teachers' Private Capital, eyeing strategic growth and further innovation.

The Te Puke-based maker of health products based on manuka honey aimed to raise $24.4 million in the offer at $3.55 apiece.

Vodafone New Zealand, the country's biggest mobile phone operator, has appointed expatriate Mark Aue as its new chief financial officer, replacing.

Cooks Global Foods widened its first-half loss after buying the Canadian franchise rights to Esquires Coffee Houses, completing its ownership of th.