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  • Viewpoint Taking the world by storm

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2010

    Expanding offshore is a risky business. The Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation recently hosted a discussion to help guide directors through this maze. Taking the world by storm Australian businesse...

  • Opinion How value is destroyed

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2010

    Dr Michael Petit offers an alternative perspective on why many acquisitions fail to create value. How value is destroyed Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is expected to pick up in 2010 compared with 2008 and 2009, with more of this ...

  • Feature Sowing the seeds for growth

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    With the economy on the up, it’s time to start branching out again. Nichola Clark provides some pointers on how SMEs can start repositioning themselves for growth. Sowing the seeds for growth SMEs repositioning for growth should focus firmly on Relations with their bankers Plan...

  • Greens Piece Oil and water mergers

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2010

    John M Green explores “oil and water mergers” and acquisitions, which can appear attractive yet be disastrous. Oil and water mergers The world needs both oil and water. Water is vital for survival. Some even splash it into whisky. Oil creates power, transport... and Lycra. But if ...

  • Feature The brave new world of MA

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2009

    The M&A landscape is changing. Domini Stuart provides some tips on how to buy, or be bought, well in this tough economic climate. The brave new world of M&A Many experts are predicting a sluggish start to 2009 in terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). “In...

  • Featherstone Being sale ready

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2009

    Tony Featherstone discusses the prospects for mergers and acquisitions for small companies in 2009 and how directors can prepare for this. Being sale ready The consensus is takeover activity will be muted in 2009 despite some stocks looking like screaming targets after heavy price...

  • Spoken Word

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2007

    John M. Green FAICD, formerly an executive director at Macquarie Bank, gives some valuable tips for directors whose companies might be on the receiving end of a private equity offer. Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Private equity Takeovers are a blood sport, but they are no novel phenomenon. What’s...

  • crisis communication the rules of engagement

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jan 2006

      The rules of engagement Even the most vigilant company can find itself caught in the public firing line as a result of an unexpected crisis. As Bruce C. Wolpe explains, this is not the time to consider ‘hedging the truth’ – especially when it comes to communicating with the media. While head ...