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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
Gretel Janu was an executive director at E&P and led its research coverage of ASX-listed healthcare large caps.

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

Sinead Taylor.

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 Capital Partners’ Mark Malouf.

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 appointed Kidder Williams to find a strategic investor.

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
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$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 owner Permira has tasked Morgan Stanley and Jefferies with sewing up a $4 billion-plus exit.

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
Guzman y Gomez’s initial public offering, the largest of the year, was a significant payday for equity capital markets bankers.

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
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Dr Philip Lowe

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 star Paul Griffiths is changing teams.

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
Macquarie’s headquarters in Sydney. The company is a major player in the energy market.

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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Star Entertainment has held talks with regulators, lenders and investors for nearly two weeks. It is seeking short-term financial relief.

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
FireFly Metals was raising $60 million on Tuesday morning.

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
Bell Potter is circling beleaguered rival E&P.

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
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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
Elmo Software named Joseph Lyons as its new chief executive in January.

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
Sydney startup Primary is taking the fight to the big banks. Pictured: chief of staff Finn Blake, founder Ben Buckingham and chief product officer Will Freeborn.

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
APM chief Michael Anghie and founder Megan Wynne when the company listed in 2021.

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

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