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Bootmaker to the Australian Defence Force goes for growth, hires bank

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Jul 13, 2025 – 12.28pm

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Move over RM Williams, there’s another Aussie boots deal afoot.

Street Talk understands family-owned Redback Boots has appointed Rothschild & Co to explore equity capital options to boost the 35-year-old company’s next phase of growth.

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.