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John Wylie’s Tanarra takes softly-softly approach at NZ wool play

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Aug 28, 2024 – 1.52pm

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John Wylie’s investment house Tanarra Capital is looking to rule off a second private equity exit before Christmas.

Street Talk understands Wylie has been informally shopping WoolWorks, the world’s only supplier of pure New Zealand lanolin, to potential buyers, talking up its impressive margins and opportunities for further 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.