ASX Announcements
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October 2024
Tech founder cashes out with more than $100m after 27-year run
Private equity giant EQT has acquired HR software business PageUp, buying out the founders.
February 2024
EQT’s record-breaking fund opens door for rich Australians
The private equity firm raised about $36.5 billion on Wednesday in a historic round in which Australians played an unsung role.
Buyout giants eye local dealmakers to bolster Australian portfolios
KKR and EQT are among private equity firms looking to bolster their ranks as local assets become increasingly desirable for the firms’ Asia-focused funds.
January 2024
Why the market has got it wrong on News Corp
Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager Mike Younger explains why Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate is cheap and what he’ll look for this reporting season.
October 2023
PAC Capital forced to liquidate ‘esports’ gaming fund
The decision is a blow to fund owner Clayton Larcombe, who has promoted online gaming as a promising investment opportunity.
Final bids due for $1b-plus VetPartners sale
Sell-side adviser Jefferies has been shepherding suitors through a tight timetable.
August 2023
Top PAC Capital fund manager lasts three weeks
Star hire Sunny Bangia said he was now ‘self-employed’ after the Financial Review raised questions about the computer game-specialist asset manager.
June 2023
The seven PE firms vying for a chunk of Rugby Australia
Silver Lake and CVC are among the private equity firms looking at Rugby Australia, while Ticketek’s owner has bids from five interested investors.
Equity Trustees eyes UK corporate and trustee services biz sale
The firm made the leap into that market in 2017 following the purchase of a majority stake in London-based Treasury Capital. Irish operations followed in 2019.
January 2023
Warm new year chills winter outlook for US gas drillers
Spring-like temperatures have sent the spot price of the benchmark Henry Hub natural gas plummeting.
November 2022
Pendal/Perpetual merger firms as court frustrates Regal bid
Perpetual and Pendal have revised their merger terms as the NSW Supreme Court hampers Perpetual’s efforts to pay only a break fee to consider a rival offer.
September 2022
Adamantem seeking to raise about $350m for ESG fund
Adamantem Capital is seeking to raise $350 million for a new fund to invest in a sector that co-founder Rob Koczkar says is overlooked by most PE players because of its uncertainty.
August 2022
EQT gets Insignia’s trustee biz, launches $125m raising
ASX-listed EQT has cut a $135 million deal to acquire Insignia Financial’s Australian Executor Trustees, and will fund it with a $125 million equity raising.
EQT raising to buy Insignia’s Australian Executor Trustees
Equity Trustees had Barrenjoey and Ord Minnett rounding up investors to fund its purchase of Australian Executor Trustees corporate trustee business off Insignia Financial.
February 2021
Vocus on third strike with $3.4b bid
Vocus is confident it can make the latest deal from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Management work because its health is robust compared with 2019, when separate bids from AGL Energy and EQT fell over.
September 2018
Wilsons intrigue as Equity Holdings shares fly
It could be worth keeping an eye on $450 million trustee and financial services business Equity Holdings Ltd in coming days.
March 2018
NEXTDC, EQT Holdings, Webjet, Altium, Reject Shop: small-cap aces
Seven small-cap stocks that fund managers rated in the latest reporting season.
August 2017
October 2016
A hairy year for Equity Trustees
These are weird and wonderful times at listed, specialist trustee Equity Trustees.
September 2016
Three brokers appointed to float Perpetual Guardian
Goldman Sachs is mandated as lead arranger, while two Kiwi brokers will act as joint lead managers.