Big River Industries

M&A Activity · Oceania

Accent Group, operator of The Athlete's Foot, Hype DC and Platypus, faces an ongoing attempted hostile takeover from UK-based Frasers Group, with a final offer of 65 cents per share and acceptance window open until late January. Sales are also declining (like-for-like down 3.9% in the first 19 weeks of FY27).

M&A Activity · Oceania

Heartland Group Holdings is nearing completion of its merger with TSB, which its chair says gives the bank the scale to potentially triple profit.

M&A Activity · Oceania

KMD Brands shares rose sharply on takeover speculation, with no confirmed bid or transaction reported in the source.

M&A Activity · Oceania

Elixinol Wellness (ASX:EXL) is pinning its health foods growth on its Vitable acquisition.

M&A Activity · Oceania

Business lender Butn (ASX:BTN) is weighing seven non-binding offers following a short trading suspension, indicating a possible sale or change of control process.

M&A Activity · Oceania

Butn, an Australian business lender, is weighing seven non-binding offers following a short trading suspension, indicating a live sale or merger process.