February 2018
Pacific Equity Partners taps two banks for Lifehealthcare advice
Pacific Equity Partners has lobbed a $3.75 a share bid for Lifehealthcare Group, matching the medical device distributor's highest closing price during its four years on the ASX-boards.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Joyce Moullakis
December 2015
Regulatory concerns hang over Lifehealthcare earnings forecast
There is now considerable uncertainty regarding regulatory matters and this may result in unfavourable adjustments to forecast earnings.
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- Elise Shaw
August 2015
Life Healthcare shows 'strong organic sales growth'
Life Healthcare FY15 result was in line with expectation for revenues and EBITDA.
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- Elise Shaw
Hills Ltd and the one that got away. Ex-ceo Ted Pretty had LifeHealthcare in his sights
Hills Ltd went within a whisker of making a $130 million-plus takeover bid for ASX-listed LifeHealthcare Group in late 2014 in what would have been a large domestic acquisition to replace the old-world manufacturing businesses it had sold off. But the board didn't end up giving it the green light.
- Simon Evans
January 2015
LifeHealthcare stock leaps on trading update
Shares in LifeHealthcare Group rocketed 30 per cent in mid-January after the company provided a positive trading update for the six months to December 31, 2014.
- Trevor Hoey
Small cap stocks lead profit confessions
The first big test for Australian companies in 2015 is under way with the corporate confession season revealing a glimpse of the impact to earnings of the energy price shock and lower Australian dollar.
- Vesna Poljak
November 2014
Myer Family Company steers clear of private equity
The Myer Family Company has decided not to allocate any of the money it manages on behalf of other rich families to private equity and venture capital funds.
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- Matthew Smith
October 2014
Crescent nears first close as PEP drops out of Orica sale
Private equity firm Crescent Capital Partners is on track to raise $650 million for its fifth fund by first quarter 2015, setting the benchmark for other sponsors seeking to pass the can around this year.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Jake Mitchell
September 2014
Bell Potter positive on Life Healthcare
Bell Potter is forecasting net profit of $8.5 million in fiscal 2015 at Life Healthcare, representing earnings per share of 19.9¢, reflecting year-on-year growth of 18 per cent.
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- Trevor Hoey
July 2014
Eight stocks to watch
We name some recently listed stocks that analysts The Australian Financial Review spoke to suggested are worth a closer look.
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- Tony Featherstone
March 2014
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Crescent takes pitches for Metro GlassTech listing
Private equity firm Crescent Capital was one beneficiary as the initial public offering window opened last year, now it is said to be hearing pitches for Kiwi building materials business Metro GlassTech.
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Macquarie sells private equity unit
Macquarie Group is selling its private equity funds management division, which has $5 billion in assets under management across Asia, ending its association with Australia’s largest and oldest private equity investor.
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- Sarah Thompson | Anthony Macdonald
January 2014
Bell gives Life Healthcare ‘buy’ rating
Analysts at Bell Potter initiated coverage on Life Healthcare Group (LHC) with a buy recommendation and a 12 month share price target of $2.30. This compared with the IPO price of $2.
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- Trevor Hoey
December 2013
Biggest week of the year for IPOs
Nine Entertainment has provided a disappointing end to the biggest week of the year for IPOs, with a total of six new listings in the past five trading sessions.
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- Sally Rose | Edmund Tadros | Les Hewitt
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Lifehealthcare set to open around $2.09 a share
Veda Group has rocketed on its ASX debut, but small cap fund managers are already looking to the listing of Lifehealthcare.
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- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Gretchen Friemann
Fundies talk pros and cons of Lifehealthcare IPO
Investors buying into the initial public offering of small cap medical device distributor Lifehealthcare on Thursday see an opportunity to gain exposure to defensive earnings in the growing healthcare sector at a bargain price.
- Jessica Gardner