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Kiwi Stories

Private Equity stories

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

Dick Smith

Dick Smith completes final business buyout

Dick Smith, now free from its financial obligations to Woolworths, embarks on a new chapter of growth and expansion under Anchorage Capital Partners.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jul 2013

Health Technologies

SMBs bag $40m capital fund boost

NZ Superannuation Fund injects NZ$40m into Kiwi SMBs, aiming to fuel their growth in global markets through Pioneer Capital's management.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Jul 2013

Apple

The Warehouse acquires Noel Leeming

In a pivotal $65m move, The Warehouse secures Noel Leeming Group, aiming to dominate NZ's non-food retail sector and embrace tech growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Dec 2012

Global Stories

Private Equity stories

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

Serko

Serko plans NZ stock exchange listing

Auckland software company Serko plans to list on the New Zealand and Australian Stock Exchanges before September this year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 14th May 2013

Network Infrastructure

Privacy push drops Dell's profits

World's third largest PC maker reports a 31% drop in profits, amid Michael Dell's attempt to take the company private.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 20th Feb 2013

Network Infrastructure

Dell closing in on $23 billion private deal

Dell is on the brink of a monumental $23 billion deal to go private, with shares poised at up to $13.75, in tech's biggest buyout since the recession.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 5th Feb 2013

Network Infrastructure

Microsoft in talks to buyout Dell

Microsoft is nearing a multi-billion-dollar deal to help finance Dell's buyout, aiming to transform the iconic computer maker's future.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2013

Network Infrastructure

Dell debating going private

Internet reports suggests the multinational computer company in talks with private equity firms about the move.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2013

Fintech

Xero heads for Oz after sales hike

The cloud-based accounting platform provider more than doubled first-half sales and expects to list across the Tasman next month as it boosts its oper.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Oct 2012

Dick Smith

Woolworths sells Dick Smith chain to buyout firm for A$20M

Woolworths offloads its Dick Smith electronics chain to Anchorage Capital Partners for AUD $20 million, sharpening its focus on core supermarket operations.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Sep 2012