Dealmaking
Read the latest advice, feature articles and news on negotiation and deal making in Australian business for business leaders, CEOs and leading companies.
Sin City and its sleazy trades
The redevelopment of Sydney’s Barangaroo into a $6 billion waterfront precinct has involved some of Australia’s most influential people. Exactly what role are they playing?
Billabong’s last gamble: Do owners make the best managers?
20 November 2012
An executive of the surfwear company, Billabong, wants to buy the company with other managers and private equity backing. Can he do better?
Tough calls: 40 CEOs on their career-defining decisions
07 November 2012
All the decisions CEOs make do not carry the same weight. Many are routine; some are significant. A rare few are momentous.
Inside the Autodom collapse: Why leaning on your suppliers can cost you
05 November 2012
Relationships with suppliers are unmeasured and underappreciated by leading companies, says a procurement expert.
In or out? The case for – and against – the stock market
01 November 2012
Wharton professors disagree about which way stock markets are headed and whether investors should be in or out, with some bowing out of the market altogether.
Virgin Australia gains low-cost and regional foothold
31 October 2012
Virgin is well on its way to becoming a full-cost carrier rather than the low-cost carrier it started out as. Should Qantas be worried these moves threaten Jetstar?
Why Virgin bought Tiger
30 October 2012
Virgin Australia will swallow low-cost operator Tiger in a deal that takes the fight up to Qantas like never before.
Four steps to prepare for the Asian Century, and one point to remember
29 October 2012
Australia is in the Asian Century, a report has found, but businesses must prepare for it without much help. Here’s how.
Why short-sellers are good for our markets
26 October 2012
Short-sellers are often portrayed by the media to be the villains of the financial markets. However, the academic research suggests we should be treating the proponents as heroes.
The man behind the great turnaround of General Motors
26 October 2012
General Motors' CFO Dan Ammann discusses the struggling auto industry in Europe, a strong partnership in China and how GM is getting rid of 'bean counteritis'.
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