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Cybercrime does not discriminate by business size or industry. For a hacker to realise their ultimate goal – whether that be making money, stealing infrastructure, leveraging data to steal assets or boosting their ego – they want to find the easiest targets quickly.

Welcome to the 2019 edition of Bite Size Dealtracker Update which focuses on M&A and IPO activity in the Agribusiness, Food & Beverage industry in calendar year 2018. Our previous Bite Size Dealtrackers covered the 7 year period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2017 (Long Term Period).

There is an overlooked economic opportunity in Australia’s mid-sized businesses – with the right incentives and tax policies in place, they can grow in size, scale and reach. They can employ more people, collaborate with other Australian businesses, and better contribute to Australia’s bottom line.

The Australian retail landscape is not only fascinating and dynamic, but highly prospective, with significant growth in the size of market forecast over the next five years.

The 2019 Biotechnology Industry Position survey conducted by Ausbiotech and supported by Grant Thornton has revealed that new technologies across regenerative medicine and medicinal cannabis are disrupting the industry, and Australia's global strength in clinical trials continues to drive contributions to the economic and social fabric of the country.

Welcome to the sixth edition of Dealtracker, our analysis of the Australian mergers and acquisition (M&A) and equity markets. This edition covers transactions during the 18 month period from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2018.

This is the eighth Biotechnology Industry Position Survey conducted by AusBiotech and supported by Grant Thornton. The 2018 Survey reveals the strongest ever business sentiment across the sector.

The Corporate governance report 2017 provides practical recommendations for boards to consider when working with leadership teams in order to successfully develop a strong corporate culture.

The year was the strongest on record for the biotechnology sector but its leaders remain concerned over the fate of the R&D Tax Incentive.

The 2017 Women in Business Report reveals that businesses around the world have taken one step forward and one step back.

Emerging markets are at the forefront of the global shift from direct to indirect taxation. Reduced corporate tax rates in many countries and new or enhanced value-added-tax (VAT) or goods-and-services-tax (GST) are causing the shift.

Mid-size businesses often start out small and a small team is very much like a family.