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Sarah Thompson

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Everlab co-founder Marc Hermann with Laura Bombara, a patient taking a vo2 max oxygen test at the Australian start-up, last year.

New York VC takes stake in Aussie start-up promising longevity

Everlab has secured $15 million in seed funding in a round led by global growth equity firm Left Lane Capital.

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Samuel Green has rejoined Goldman Sachs as a managing director.

Goldman Sachs adds MD to real estate ranks

Samuel Green will rejoin the Wall Street bank, based in Sydney, as a managing director after an eight-year interlude.

Ellerston Capital’s David Keelan is banking on a killer paydown from NOJA Power.

NOJA Power process down to the short strokes: Blackstone bankers up

Blackstone and EQT are through to the second stage, with the former understood to have hired Michael Stock’s Jefferies Australia.

Gary Weiss serves as non-executive chairman at Cromwell Property Group.

Brookfield snaps up 19.9pc interest in Cromwell Property Group

Brookfield acquired the 19.9 per cent stake at 38¢, a 4.1 per cent premium to Friday’s close, via Goldman Sachs’ equity desk.

Paraway Pastoral’s vast portfolio of farms can support around 250,000 cows.

Macquarie puts its sprawling Paraway agricultural empire on the block

The business is spread over 4.4 million hectares, and is expected to be worth more than $2.5 billion, attracting interest from major institutional investors.

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Market tearaways Amplia Therapeutics and Elsight were in front of fundies on Monday asking for new equity.

Bell Potter kicks off equity raisings for Amplia, Elsight

The shares of Amplia Therapeutics and Elsight Limited were placed in a trading halt on Monday morning. 

Taso Arima founded IperionX, a metals technology company focused on creating a sustainable, low-cost, low-carbon titanium supply chain.

Regal-backed titanium darling IperionX launches capital raising

The company had its broker, Petra Capital, out offering new shares at $5 a piece – a 5.7 per cent discount to the last close.

Australian Unity chair Lisa Chung.

Adamantem, LVP trade Plena Healthcare to ASX-listed operator

This column first reported that the mid-market buyout firms had decided to sell Plena in October, bringing in corporate advisory firm Record Point to find a buyer.

Cedar Pacific CEO Bernie Armstrong.

PE-backed student living developer Cedar Pacific hits fundraising trail

The Brisbane-based fund manager has hit the pavement to raise a $100 million-plus fund from wealthy families and investors.

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Sean O’Neill and Lucas Couper co-founded Nash Advisory in 2016.

No brake for Nash Capital as it signs second deal from growth fund

Nash has turned up as the first outside investor in Clear21, and its investment will help it expand into the United Kingdom.

CyberCX chief strategy officer Alastair MacGibbon and CEO John Paitaridis.

Goldman Sachs stays close to PE-backed cybersecurity giant CyberCX

Australia’s largest cybersecurity provider is laying the groundwork for a sale process.

Regis Resources CEO Jim Beyer.

Regis Resources seeks to squeeze the day at $3b Tropicana gold mine

Regis has been flirting with the idea of acquiring 100 per cent of the Tropicana gold project from its joint venture partner AngloGold Ashanti.

Mark De Ambrosis is co-founder and managing director of Armitage Associates.

Armitage readies healthtech for sale, tapping Houlihan Lokey

Mark De Ambrosis’ Armitage first bought into MYP in December 2020, acquiring a stake just north of 50 per cent.

UniLodge managed 38,000 beds across Australia and New Zealand.

Student accommodation giant UniLodge on the block, UBS schools buyers

UBS has hit the ground running, reaching out to a handful of parties for the first round of the auction.

CapitaLand’s Australian business chief executive Angelo Scasserra with chief investment officer Rahul Bharara.

CapitaLand’s Wingate signs marquee hire from Goldman Sachs

Manas has been tasked with helping drive the Asian real estate manager’s foray into private credit, as it enters an accelerated growth phase.

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Planet Innovation CEO Stuart Elliott.

Singapore contract manufacturer lands at PE-backed Aussie medtech

Singapore-based contract manufacturer Meiban Group has taken a 20 per cent stake in Planet Innovation.

The massive Santos deal skews the data.

Australian deal-making has just had its best first half since 2021

Mergers and acquisitions deal value grew 97 per cent in the first half of 2025, hitting $US63 billion.

Angela Karl, a former UBS banker specialising in energy and utilities deals, landed at HMC this year after an 11-year stint at QIC. The market reckons her next stop is the Future Fund.

High-profile dealmaker’s departure leaves door open at Future Fund

Peter McCosker has relocated back to Abu Dhabi, replacing Marcus Hill, who was head of transportation in ADIA’s infrastructure division.

Magellan Powertronics’ KARRI home energy storage system has 9.6 kilowatt-hour to 25 kilowatt-hour battery capacity.

Perth battery manufacturer hits the fundraising trail with PKF

Magellan Powertronics has launched a $15 million funding round to bankroll a larger and more automated manufacturing facility in Western Australia.

Raise a glass to AVC boss Paul Waterson.

Raise a glass to $2b Australian Venue Co; new PE investor incoming

The price that CVC is expected to pay values the business at an enterprise value of about $2.1 billion, the sources said.  

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