Today
UniSuper withdraws Tanarra Credit Partners’ mandate; dealmaker resigns
The industry fund has yanked a multimillion-dollar private debt mandate as it seeks to consolidate its private credit strategy towards the bigger end of town.
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- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
E&P hires from Cooper Investors as healthcare analyst heads to Regal
The three hires were announced internally to E&P staff on Thursday morning.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Yesterday
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- Executive shake-up
CBA shuffles executive team as it looks for next generation of leaders
Andrew Hinchliff will become chief risk officer and Sinead Taylor will run the institutional bank, amid other leadership changes unveiled on Wednesday.
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- James Eyers
Barrenjoey nabs CLSA operative to head up global sales
Street Talk understands CLSA institutional equity salesperson Amy Mallace has jumped across to the “vertical village”.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Raptis Seafood out to reel in strategic investor; taps Kidder Williams
The sixty-year old family-owned seafood company turns over $90 million revenue per annum.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
This Month
$100m-plus-a-year Symal seeks ASX listing; hires two banks
Symal is eyeing $1 billion in revenues and $100 million in earnings as it mandates advisers for a sharemarket float.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
September
I-MED bidders wrap their heads around data breach
The Permira-owned radiology giant has been the subject of media reports alleging data breaches and misuse of patient data.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why now may be the right time to invest in private credit
The Australian market for private credit is at an earlier stage of development, but attracting investment.
- Andrew McAuley
Ex-RBA governor Lowe joins Barrenjoey board
In February 2023 Philip Lowe found himself in hot water after accepting a lunch invite from Barrenjoey. This week he joined the start-up investment bank’s board.
- Jonathan Shapiro
Jefferies sponsors, industrials star banker poached by rival firm
Griffiths’ rise was highlighted by this column’s Private equity’s hot shots: 20 dealmakers under 40 in December 2019.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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- Regulation
Macquarie cops record fine after failing to catch dodgy energy deals
The corporate regulator says the bank was warned a dozen times that there were suspicious futures transactions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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- Ronald Mizen and Lucas Baird
Queensland government set to hand Star Entertainment a tax lifeline
Street Talk understands the state government has agreed to morph Star’s looming tax bill into a Treasury loan.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Canadian gold explorer FireFly Metals taps four brokers for $60m raise
The placement has been priced at 95¢ a share and would be covered by a handful of offshore investors, sources said.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Australia’s most powerful deal makers in 2024
If investors step up and hit the bid on those valuations, the market will see real momentum. If not, it will be the same painful conversation about dry powder next year.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Eyes on Bells, Mercury as E&P Financial bids farewell to public life
Street Talk understands E&P is preparing a $10 million placement and a concurrent voluntary buyback for existing shareholders, which is funded via a debt facility.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Bitcoin is going mainstream. Can Australia join the party?
Twenty-thousand crypto believers descended on Singapore this week – and the companies they represented may surprise you.
- James Eyers
Bain Capital preps first-round bid for K1’s Elmo Software
Street Talk understands sell-side adviser UBS is calling for first-round bids by early October.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Carthona Capital bets on cash management start-up
Treasury management start-up Primary has ruled off a $3.5 million seed round led by Carthona Capital.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Andrew Hagger and Guy Debelle in new advisory firm for the ultra rich
The startup, Famille Capital, has been quietly building up a team over the past year.
- Primrose Riordan
Employment group APM ready to farewell the ASX
Madison Dearborn’s APM bid set to sail through Wednesday’s shareholder vote with all four proxy advisers backing in the bid.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport