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Perpetual orders temperature checks on register ahead of AGM

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Sep 19, 2024 – 6.38pm

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Earnings season is over, now it’s time for the top brass at listed companies to front investors at their annual general meetings.

Perpetual’s turn at Sydney’s Swissotel on October 17 is shaping up to be a must-watch, as the company peddles hard to convince shareholders its $2.2 billion deal with KKR is a good idea.

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. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com