bestnews Canadian suitor Northleaf clucks at Aware Super’s $1b-plus chicken producer, ProTen
Toronto-headquartered Northleaf Capital Partners has emerged as a suitor for ProTen, the $1 billion-plus chicken farmer owned by industry super bigwig Aware Super. Binding bids are expected to be submitted…
New York’s Stonepeak test drives $4b-plus bus operator Kinetic’s ANZ biz
The $4b billion-plus sale of bus operator Kinetic is re-routing once again, more than a year after owners OPTrust and Foresight Group brought in Macquarie Capital to steer an exit.…
Why some men find orgasms elusive
As many as seven out of 10 men say they reach orgasm quicker than they would like. But there is an inverse problem that can set in with age: lasting…
Health insurance premiums are rising at more than double the average rate for some types of cover
Private health insurers are slugging some top-tier policyholders with annual premium rises of up to 9 per cent, more than double Labor’s approved average, prompting Health Minister Mark Butler to…
Phil King’s Regal Partners’ shareholders fear biotech Opthea’s poor clinical trial results
The failure of a high-profile clinical trial at biotech business Opthea has rattled investors in Phil King’s Regal Partners, who fear the eye treatment play will collapse and wipe off…
Tim Gurner’s health spa has the makings of a tax write-off
In Tim Gurner’s vampiric efforts to live forever, the property developer established the Saint Haven health spa. This is a network of Melbourne complexes that’s been covered fairly extensively in…
Deleting genetic data held by failed firm might not stop it being sold
Australian customers of genetic testing company 23andMe are being encouraged to delete their data before it is sold to the highest bidder in a May 14 auction linked to the…
Winter gas threat pushed out but shortages loom
Southern Australia has been warned of natural gas shortfalls by 2028 – three years later than earlier forecast – and annual shortages from 2029 onwards unless investment flows into import…
Brookfield defies Trump pushback on energy transition
The ability to bring solar power rapidly online to meet burgeoning demand from data centres in the United States will outweigh any chilling effect on clean energy investment from the…
Victorian energy shortage fears drive Amplitude’s $400m gas project that could power 600,000 homes
Manufacturers are showing keen interest in a prospective new supply of gas for the energy-starved Victorian market, said Amplitude Energy chief executive Jane Norman, who unveiled a $400 million-plus investment…