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CORRECTION US investors pour $82M into Xero; interim payday for founders

CORRECTION US investors pour $82M into Xero; interim payday for founders

(Corrects sums received by directors in sell-down in second paragraph) By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Two American investors have increased their interest in cloud accounting software provider Xero by a total of $82 million, of which $60 million is newly issued ca...

30 Nov 2012
NZ's only drug giant, Douglas Pharmaceuticals, to keep it in the family

NZ's only drug giant, Douglas Pharmaceuticals, to keep it in the family

Nov. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Douglas Pharmaceuticals, a New Zealand-owned generic drug manufacturer serving local and export markets, is to stay in family ownership after testing the market, following numerous approaches from would-be buyers. Founder and managing director Graeme Do...

30 Nov 2012
Fonterra units stag 22 percent  on debut, farmers less enthusiastic

Fonterra units stag 22 percent on debut, farmers less enthusiastic

by Jonathan Underhill Nov. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Nov. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Shareholders' Fund units soared as much as 22 percent on their NZX debut as investors leapt at the chance to get access to the dairy exporters' earnings stream, though no farmers used the scheme to...

30 Nov 2012