Doing nothing is Ebos' secret acquisition sauce

Doing nothing is Ebos' secret acquisition sauce
Ebos CEO John Cullity had a twinkle in his eye but kept his lips firmly sealed at its annual meeting. (Image: Ebos)
Rebecca Stevenson
Ebos chief executive John Cullity wasn’t giving much away about the firm’s acquisition plans at its recent annual meeting, saying only that the company “continued to look for value accretive acquisitions, whether they be in health care or animal care”. But as he told BusinessDesk in August, acquisitions are in the company’s DNA. Again, it appears Ebos is on the hunt, entering a trading halt on the New Zealand stock exchange (NZX) on Thursday after Australian media reported it would add Aussie pet care com...

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