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BRIAN GAYNOR: Hart hits the jackpot again while Watson flounders
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Brian Gaynor: BRIAN GAYNOR: Hart hits the jackpot again while Watson flounders

It’s hard to believe but 20 years ago a major debate was whether Graeme Hart or Eric Watson would be New Zealand’s next business megastar.At the beginning of 2000, when Hart was 44 and Watson 40, they had both made their first $100 million and were in a mad rush to acquire furthe...

Brian Gaynor 08 Feb 2020
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Founder exits vital to $34 billion value created by NZ ‘unicorns’, says Callaghan

Founder exits vital to $34 billion value created by NZ ‘unicorns’, says Callaghan

By Pattrick Smellie April 8 (BusinessDesk) - Company founders’ willingness to sell to a new owner or welcome new shareholders has been vital to New Zealand businesses that have created around $34 billion of value in the last 15 years, says a new report from Callaghan Innovatio...

Pattrick Smellie 07 Apr 2019