Asahi Australia shreds $1.2b in goodwill
Beverages giant Asahi has lost $1.13 billion in Australia in six years after paying too much for Schweppes and Independent Liquor.
Fahour, Weiss bet on Pro-Pac's $178m acquisition
An ASX-listed packaging firm chaired by former Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour is banking on the 'bigger is better' approach.
Amcor Bemis tie-up to boost profits, miss targets
A tilt by Amcor for US rival Bemis would be earnings accretive but struggle to meet the acquirer's return on capital hurdles, Deutsche Bank analysts say.
Amcor on hunt for mega-deal in the US
Packaging giant Amcor may be looking at one of its biggest ever acquisitions as CEO Ron Delia eyes rival Bemis in the US.
How Tesla uses rocket science to beat rivals
SpaceX engineers have solved challenges for Tesla and the synergies are expected to ramp up as driverless cars take off.
British billionaire Gupta sets up in Sydney
The boss of Britain's Liberty House says he'll be basing himself in Sydney for the next two years as he eyes expansion.
Pressure on for LNG export caps
A softening in east coast gas prices in recent weeks has yet to bring down prices offered to manufacturers to levels they say are affordable...
'We need to rise to this'
Liberty House boss Sanjeev Gupta is eyeing Australia's looming 10-year infrastructure boom as he also saves the town of Whyalla.
Why doomsayers are wrong on manufacturing
Manufacturing guru Jens Goennemann says Australia is still in the game.
Rich Lister Jonathan Munz in big payday
The Munz family is set to surge up the Financial Review Rich List from No.54 after a big payday from a partial selldown in Reliance Worldwid...
