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Bridget Carter has worked as a writer and editor for The Australian’s DataRoom column since it was launched in 2013, focusing on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment banking. She has been a journalist for more than 18 years, covering a broad range of events and topics, including high profile court cases and crimes, natural disasters, social issues and company news.

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Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher at the Moomba carbon capture and storage plant in South Australia today. Picture - Supplied

Santos deal may inflate its rivals

Santos’s buyout by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and The Carlyle Group is likely to add share price firepower to its rivals.

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Recut deal with Platinum favours L1 Capital

Market experts say the move by L1 Capital to recast its merger deal with Platnum Asset Management was the difference between a deal getting across the line or being called off.

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Goldman Sachs makes fresh hires for equities team

The Wall Street bank is hiring operatives from RBC and UniSuper.

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Low angle view of street workers and a welder while repairing the rail tracks in the city at night. Road sign is in front and truck with equipment is in the background. Picture: EXTREME-PHOTOGRAPHER/iStock

Investor day to disappoint those awaiting Fletcher asset sale details

The break-up ambitions for construction and building materials company Fletcher Group’s new chairman will stay under wraps as the NZ market recovery is pushed back to 2027.

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Pepper Money being shopped around but high price a turn-off

Interest rate cuts have prompted bankers for KKR to again seek prospective buyers for non-bank lender Pepper Money.

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Single-asset miners beware: you’re probably a takeover target

Private equity firm Kinterra’s play highlights the vulnerability of single-asset mining companies, as the market bets on continued consolidation through gold, copper and battery minerals sectors.

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Tourism Holdings likely to reject BGH Capital’s $470m takeover bid

Analysts believe the latest offer for the campervan company will be rejected by the private equity firm, currently on a tourism sector buying spree.

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Meiji the dark horse for Fonterra’s Mainland, Bega not out of it

The New Zealand listed dairy giant is playing hardball with Bega Cheese as a Japanese suitor closes in.

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Why the ASX may never see another Santos

The oil and gas heavyweight looks set to delist from the ASX with the company backing a near $30bn buyout from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.

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What Quadrant’s Amart paid for rival Freedom Furniture

Buying out a rival to one of its businesses cost Quadrant Private Equity millions, but it could be seen as down payment for a lucrative exit in the years ahead.

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