Shareholders stories

HCM leader Ceridian to rebrand as Dayforce from January 2024
Tue, 10th Oct 2023
#
hcm
#
customers
#
global expansion
Ceridian, the global leader in human capital management (HCM) technology, has announced that it will transition its brand to Dayforce from January 2024.

Thales acquires Tesserent, boosting ANZ cyber sovereignty
Mon, 9th Oct 2023
#
cybersecurity
#
mergers and acquisitions
#
imperva
Thales completes acquisition of Tesserent, bolstering its international cyber presence and strengthening Australia's cybersecurity landscape.

NICE acquires LiveVox, bolstering customer experience with AI integration
Thu, 5th Oct 2023
#
cx
#
ai
#
voice
NICE is set to acquire LiveVox, enhancing its CX services with integrated AI and proactive outreach capabilities.

Superloop proposal to acquire Symbio, FY23 earnings upgrade
Wed, 2nd Aug 2023
#
superloop
#
shareholders
#
proposals
Superloop has made a non-binding indicative proposal to acquire all of Symbio Holdings Limited’s shares via a scheme of arrangement.

Facebook NZ financial report reveals notable revenue increase
Thu, 4th Aug 2022
#
microsoft teams
#
metaverse
#
facebook
Facebook New Zealand Limited reports significant increase in revenue and profit for 2021, with revenue up by over $1 million compared to the previous year.

Up to $2.4 million shortfall in the collapse of IndeServe
Fri, 1st Jul 2022
#
big data
#
bi
#
data analytics
Networking service provider IndeServe has appointed liquidators, with a potential shortfall of between $1 million and $2.4 million.

Longstanding Kiwi field service contractor Indeserve in liquidation
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
#
big data
#
bi
#
data analytics
IndeServe, a longstanding local service contractor that has worked with companies including IBM, Fujitsu and Datacom, has voluntarily filed for liquidation.

Vodafone NZ buys remaining stake in retail joint venture
Thu, 19th May 2022
#
open source
#
partnerships
#
investment
Vodafone New Zealand has purchased the remaining 50% stake in the specialist joint venture (JV) with private equity company Millennium Corp.

Vector Capital to be majority shareholder of WatchGuard
Wed, 4th May 2022
#
network management
#
firewall
#
managed services
WatchGuard Technologies has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vector Capital to make a large new equity investment in the business.

Energy sector leads turbulence across global economy
Mon, 6th Jul 2020
#
stock market
#
investment
#
shareholders
Exxon Mobil – the largest United States oil and gas company – suffered the hardest hit, losing a market cap of US$82.02 billion in the last six months.

US oil & energy providers hit by plunging market cap in 1H 2020
Fri, 19th Jun 2020
#
stock market
#
investment
#
shareholders
As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to lead many market sectors into turbulence, the energy sector has not escaped unscathed.

Global shareholders sue 'leading' China data centre operator GDS
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
#
mergers and acquisitions
#
gds holdings
#
dc
The lawsuit believes GDS has been engaged in a 'ruse' to enrich insiders by acquiring data centers that aren't as valuable as the company claims.

Aconex shareholders vote in favour of Oracle acquisition
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
#
oracle
#
construction
#
software
Oracle initially announced the (US) $1.2 billion deal in December last year.

Shareholders of Yota call out company for ‘urgent action and changes’
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
#
smartphones
#
technology gifts
#
investment
The group are ‘deeply concerned’ that China Baoli has mismanaged Yota and that there are huge changes needed for the smartphone company.

EMC shareholders approve Dell merger with 98% of votes
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
#
emc
#
mergers and acquisitions
#
shareholders
EMC have announced that its shareholders have approved the Dell merger agreement with 98% of voters in favour.

FMA boss says corporate governance in NZ could be better
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
#
licensing
#
compliance
#
transparency
FMA chief calls on New Zealand directors to improve corporate governance practices as part of regulator's risk outlook.

NZ dollar heads for 0.9% fall as US jobs report looms
Fri, 5th Dec 2014
#
nz dollar
#
money management
#
shareholders
The kiwi fell to 77.78 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 78.49 cents on Friday in New York last week.

Rubicon reiterates IPO plans for ArborGen, laments languishing share price
Fri, 5th Dec 2014
#
investment
#
shareholders
Rubicon, the forestry biotech company spun out of Fletcher Challenge, reiterated plans for an initial public offer for ArborGen, the biotech forest.

Tony Falkenstein to take over as JWI boss, as Ian Ormiston quits
Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
#
dirty politics
#
nzx
#
stock exchange
Tony Falkenstein, founder and majority owner of Just Water International, will take over as head of the water cooler and supplies business after ch.

Acurity lifts 1H earnings 22% on increased DHB work, cost cuts
Mon, 24th Nov 2014
#
district health board
#
shareholders
Acurity Health Group, the hospital operator set to be taken private by its three biggest shareholders, lifted first-half by profit 22 percent after.

Pacific Brands sells unprofitable footwear, sports apparel business
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
#
nzx
#
shares
#
nz
Pacific Brands, the Australian apparel and linen brands business, has split and sold Brands Collective, its unprofitable footwear and sporting appa.

Just Water independent directors accept founder's 15 cents per share takeover offer
Tue, 11th Nov 2014
#
nzx
#
shareholders
Just Waters International's independent directors have recommended shareholders accept founder and majority investor Tony Falkenstein's takeover bi.

FMA clears Gentrack on prospectus, says offer risks could have been clearer
Mon, 10th Nov 2014
#
nzx
#
shares
#
financial markets authority
The Financial Markets Authority has cleared Gentrack Group's prospectus but said risks could have been made clearer after the utilities and airport.

MightyRiverPower to pay special dividend
Wed, 5th Nov 2014
#
capital management
#
shares
#
national party
MightyRiverPower, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will pay a special dividend to shareholders af.