Ebos Group is progressing a couple of acquisition opportunities after indicating to shareholders last year that it was looking to follow up the successful purchase of Masterpet. Market observers have identified SVS, New Zealand’s leading full service provider of products to the veterinary industry, as a nice fit. Ebos chief executive Mark Waller told BusinessDesk that Ebos had talked to …

The government is setting up a fund to play a “bridging role” for investments in regional water storage and irrigation projects to facilitate private investment. A yet-to-be-named Crown-owned company will take minority stakes in water projects with a long-term goal of getting out and leaving the projects to the private sector. While the government hopes to “get our money back”, …

It’s Wednesday evening in Shanghai and the theme for the day was undoubtedly the dairy industry. First up was Howard Moore, Managing Director of Taranaki Dairy Technologies, who met with Fran and I for an extended coffee break in the morning. Howard and his business has gained a unique foothold in the market by doing just what Dr. Li talked …