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Dick Smith 'transformation' continues with restructure

Dick Smith takes the axe to 80 roles in a bid to slash costs for a 'sustainable future'. Restructuring set for June completion.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2015

Riverbed

Private equity, pension fund take Riverbed ownership

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

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014

Virtualisation

Channel boss appointed as Kaseya seeks 'deeper' engagement; more partners

Kaseya appoints Kellie Hackney as head of channels in Asia Pacific to deepen partner engagement and revive focus in New Zealand.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2014

Microsoft

Experienced tech founder to join board of award-winning NZ start-up

Serial entrepreneur Brett Campbell has been appointed to the board of The Full Suite, a provider of cloud-based workflow solutions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2014

Unified Communications

2degrees billionaire backer gets Microsoft board nod

John W. Stanton, billionaire backer of 2degrees, joins Microsoft's board, bolstering the tech giant's mobile and global expertise.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Aug 2014

Dick Smith

Major step as Dick Smith lists on ASX

Iconic consumer electronics business has officially been admitted to the list of the Australian Securities Exchange.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Dec 2013

Google

Is it a case of Buy Buy BlackBerry…?

After reaching a US$4.7bn deal to take the company private last week, reports now claim Cisco, Google and SAP have entered the running for the embattl.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Oct 2013

BlackBerry

BlackBerry bites the bullet with US$4.7bn private deal

The struggling Canadian smartphone maker, reeling from a string of poor device sales, enters acquisition agreement with Toronto-based private equity consortium.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2013

Stories from Other Regions

Private Equity stories

Payment Technologies

Huljich loans Pushpay $4 million to fund US growth plans

Pushpay Holdings, the NZAX-listed mobile payment app developer, has secured a $4 million funding line from cornerstone shareholder the Huljich family.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015

Initial Public Offering

Asaleo Care beats prospectus with 18% gain in full-year profit

Asaleo Care, the maker of household brands such as Libra, Sorbent, Purex and Treasures that debuted on the ASX last year, posted an 18 percent gain in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2015

Fintech

Graham Shaw, Peter Huljich join Pushpay board

Graham Shaw and Peter Huljich have joined Pushpay Holdings' board as part of the NZAX-listed mobile payment app developer's plan to graduate to the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015

Health Technologies

YEAR IN REVIEW: NZ economy rocks on as milk's star fades

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.

By Pattrick Smellie • 6 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2014

Power / Energy

MRP to quit Chilean, German geothermal investments, sticks with US plant

MightyRiverPower, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will quit its geothermal investments in Chile.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014

Health Technologies

Oceania aged-care business planning IPO, in talks with investors

Oceania Healthcare is on track for an initial public offering in early 2015, but the Macquarie Group managed aged-care operator's chief executive,.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2014

Supply Chain

Scales says full-year earnings may exceed prospectus, to pay 3 cent interim dividend

Scales Corp, the fruit and vegetable logistics company, will pay a 3 cent per share interim dividend and says annual earnings may beat guidance in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014

Taxation

UPDATE: Metroglass confirms on track for full year, as interim sales rise 13%, shares gain

Metro Performance Glass, which has more than half of New Zealand's glass processing market, is on track to meet full-year prospectus forecasts as i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014

NZX

Pacific Brands sells unprofitable footwear, sports apparel business

Pacific Brands, the Australian apparel and linen brands business, has split and sold Brands Collective, its unprofitable footwear and sporting appa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014

AMP Capital

NZ Super Fund ends AMP Capital's 12-year mandate

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which was set up to partially fund the cost of a ballooning baby boomer pension bill, has ended a 12-year mand.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014

Marketing Technologies

Noel Leeming aims to build '100-year business' with company rebrand

Noel Leeming undergoes major rebrand with new logos and signage, reflecting its future while retaining its heritage.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Sep 2014

Initial Public Offering

Dick Smith defies market slump to beat sales forecast

Dick Smith exceeds sales forecast with AU$1.228bn for FY14, but falls behind last year's figures of AU$1.280bn.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Jul 2014