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Colonial First State strikes deal with Fortlake Asset Management

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Mar 12, 2024 – 11.32am

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Fortlake Asset Management, which was founded three years ago by former UBS fixed income portfolio manager Christian Baylis, has agreed terms to bring in Colonial First State as a strategic partner, Street Talk can reveal.

Christian Baylis, the founder and CIO of Fortlake Asset Management. Dominic Lorrimer

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.