Acquisition stories - Page 168

Vocus Communications boosted its first-half sales in New Zealand by 81 percent after buying local fibre-line provider FX Networks last year.

Freightways posted a 21 percent gain in first-half profit after lifting sales and fattening margins at its courier and information management units.

Steel and Tube shines with a robust 35% profit surge, buoyed by the booming construction sector and strategic acquisitions.

There is no confirmed comment yet on what, if any, New Zealand-made content will be made available through Netflix.

Tenon, whose locally produced wood mouldings are sold in the US, turned a first-half profit as an improving US housing market pushed revenue, as fo.

Japan Post makes a grand £3.6bn bid for Aussie logistics titan Toll Holdings, with the board's full backing — shares leap in response.

Complectus, which owns trustee firm Perpetual Guardian, has signed a heads of agreement with Covenant Trustee Services as it continues its purchasi.

Insurance Australia Group's New Zealand unit, the country's biggest general insurer, more than doubled first-half profit and lifted gross written p.

New Zealand Oil & Gas, the exploration company, turned in a loss in its first half after the global drop in oil prices saw it recognise a $13 milli.

NZ shares dip as NZX's rising costs and ANZ's shrinking margins disappoint investors; NZX 50 Index sees slight decline.

Evolve Education Group, the listed childcare business, said it's on track to settle its acquisitions as forecast in its prospectus and is eyeing fu.

NZX, which made its biggest-ever acquisition by buying funds manager SuperLife in 2014, posted annual profit growth of 8.3%.

Paessler AG experiences 40% increase in sales in Australia and New Zealand, making it the company's sixth largest market.

ASB's Russell Jones mixes tech and human touch to shape future banking, focusing on customer-centric innovation beyond just the bits and bytes.

Magic Memories, which built a $50 million global business taking photographs at tourist attractions and theme parks, has sped its growth by buying.

Express Data NZ posts a GBP £3.2 million profit on GBP £112.3 million revenue for nine months ending June 30, 2014, after Dicker Data acquisition.

New Zealand Oil & Gas is fulfilling industry analysts' predictions that falling oil prices would prompt mergers and acquisitions among smaller loca.

Vista Group International, the cinema software and analytics company, has conditionally agreed to acquire Ticketsoft, a Dallas, Texas-based company.

Enprise Group, the software company that listed on the NZAX in December, may raise as much as $4.8 million in a share purchase plan to fund its expans.

Enprise Group plans to raise up to NZD $4.8 million through a share purchase plan, offering new shares to fund expansion and potential acquisitions.