Today
JPMorgan exec ditches Wall Street for private equity
Josh Peel will join real estate investor Wentworth Capital as head of capital at the end of this month.
Yesterday
Macquarie investors deliver wake-up call with strike on executive pay
Investors deliver an embarrassing rebuke to the Millionaires Factory over bonuses amid regulatory woes and the surprise exit of its CFO.
Sale flyer for $2.5b Sydney Desal hits inboxes
Dealmakers, get a pot of coffee brewing. Barrenjoey has dropped news details for the sale of Sydney Desalination Plant.
Barrenjoey revalued Rokt holdings up 28pc citing earnings surge
The online shopping software provider was already valued at $5.3 billion when the firm, alongside Square Peg and Tiger Global, bought shares.
Make way for EY’s energy transition team amid deal frenzy
In their final 12 months at PwC, the four dealmakers, who came to EY as partners, notched up several deals of note.
Market research in 24 hours: Mysterious firm starts rating ASX companies
Out of the blue, the self-described “independent financial research house” is pumping out analysis on some of the ASX’s largest companies.
Metal manufacturer Titomic taps brokers for $50m raise
The non-underwritten institutional placement was priced at 25¢ per share – a skinny 3.8 per cent discount to the last closing price.
This Month
Revolution launches roadshow for $300m private credit LIC
The firm kicked off a two-week early look roadshow for private credit trust on Monday.
Macquarie risks first-ever strike amid disquiet over bumper pay days
Two influential advisory firms are urging their clients to reject salaries and bonuses, citing a failure to hold executives accountable for compliance issues.
Goldman Sachs adds MD to real estate ranks
Samuel Green will rejoin the Wall Street bank, based in Sydney, as a managing director after an eight-year interlude.
Macquarie puts its sprawling Paraway agricultural empire on the block
The business is spread over 4.4 million hectares, and is expected to be worth more than $2.5 billion, attracting interest from major institutional investors.
Regal-backed titanium darling IperionX launches capital raising
The company had its broker, Petra Capital, out offering new shares at $5 a piece – a 5.7 per cent discount to the last close.
Australian deal-making has just had its best first half since 2021
Mergers and acquisitions deal value grew 97 per cent in the first half of 2025, hitting $US63 billion.
Will equity analysts be replaced by AI? That’s a billion-dollar question
With disruption upon them, fund managers and investment banks, including Macquarie, are trying to get ahead of the trend.
Perth battery manufacturer hits the fundraising trail with PKF
Magellan Powertronics has launched a $15 million funding round to bankroll a larger and more automated manufacturing facility in Western Australia.
Humm Group board drags its feet on due diligence
Andrew Abercrombie still doesn’t have data room access three weeks on from lobbing his $286 million bid.
Smiles out at Morgan Stanley as Dental Boutique hits the block
Street Talk understands Morgan Stanley and Gilbert + Tobin have been appointed to sell Dental Boutique, a chain of general and cosmetic dental clinics.
Sellside mandates fly at Brookfield’s $3b La Trobe auction
Warburg Pincus bankering up is likely to put a rocket under rival bidders like CVC Capital Partners and Bain Capital.
HSBC exits banks’ climate coalition abandoned by Wall Street
Once representing more than 40 per cent of global banking assets, the alliance has seen an exodus of members including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Macquarie.
Bootmaker to the Australian Defence Force goes for growth, hires bank
Family-owned Redback Boots has appointed Rothschild & Co to find it a capital partner with all options on the table.