Expanding budget accommodation provider Ingenia Communities has reported a 21 per cent surge in half-year revenue.

BGH's Ben Gray finally lands a deal, with Navitas directors recommending a $2.1 billion bid that may help BGH rekindle its ambition to also acquire the Healthscope private hospital group.

Australian shares have risen at the open, buoyed largely by the financial sector, while education provider Navitas has risen more than 10 per cent.

The sports broadcasting shakeup has not hit free-to-air figures for the Australian Open.

Directors of the global education group plan to recommend shareholders accept a $2.09 billion takeover offer from BGH Consortium, in what would be the first major deal for the Ben Gray-founded private equity firm.