Mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions Archives

Operandio FranchiseLab Greg Nathan

Operandio snaps up FranchiseLab

Greg Nathan joins the Operandio advisory board as part of the acquisition.
Optus licensed stores transition

Optus to bring all 80 licensed retail stores back under its control

Licensed stores make up one third of the 240-strong Optus store footprint.
Barbeques Galore David White

Barbeques Galore acquired, appoints CEO

David White replaces Alex Foster a year after he joined the specialist retailer from Aldi.
Laser Clinics buyer interest

Laser Clinics parent KKR seeking buyers for ANZ business

KKR bought the Laser Clinics chain in 2017 for a reported $650 million.
El Jannah acquisition General Atlantic

El Jannah acquisition by General Atlantic will power global growth

The founders, and CEO Brett Houldin, remain material stakeholders.
Domino's denies Bain Capital

Domino’s refutes report of $4bn takeover offer from Bain Capital

The ASX-listed company is the largest Domino's franchisee outside the US.
Kwik Kopy Fortidia Sonia Shwabsky

Fortidia’s Kwik Kopy acquisition sparks leadership change at Pack & Send

The Kwik Kopy Australia business has been in the Penfold family for 43 years.
Aktiv Brands founders sale

Aktiv Brands founders put business up for sale

The franchisor operates Bucking Bull and Skewerz Kebabz.
Westpac seeks RAMS buyer

Westpac seeks RAMS buyer

The home loans business was bought by Westpac in 2007.
Xponential divests cyclebar rumble

Xponential divests CycleBar, Rumble

US-based Xponential Fitness has completed its divestiture of CycleBar and Rumble to Extraordinary Brands in an undisclos...