Bridget Carter

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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Dexus in $500m convertible bond raising

Dexus Property confirmed the launch of a $500m convertible bond raising on Monday night in what is a telling sign for the real estate industry.

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Minerva hungry for meat venture

Brazil’s Minerva Foods is set to continue its local spending spree, with suggestions it is in early stage talks to buy Australia’s second-largest meat processor in a near $2bn deal.

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Barrenjoey brings in philanthropy expert

Further speculation is mounting about a move by Barrenjoey into asset management as a former Sunsuper portfolio manager turns up to aid the investment bank.

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Dexus has taken full control of the MLC Centre

Convertible bond raise worth c$500m afoot for Dexus, say sources

The raising of funds through convertible bonds comes at a time that sourcing funding from the debt market is expensive.

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Barrick Gold eyes De Grey Mining

The world’s second-largest gold miner, Barrick Gold, is understood to be eyeing up the $1.9bn De Grey Mining, which is also believed to be a future target for Gold Road Resources.

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Woolworths Group has named Origin Energy chairman Scott Perkins to replace Gordon Cairns to lead the Woolworths Group board. Supplied.

Origin board praised for takeover discretion

The handling of the buyout proposal from Brookfield and EIG by Origin Energy’s directors was being praised around the market at the weekend.

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25/8/22: Rob Adams is the chief executive of Perpetual. This morning they have struck a deal to acquire Pendal and create a fund manager with $201bn under management. John Feder/The Australian.

Perpetual stockpicker contracts up for renewal

Perpetual could face more intense resistance over its Pendal merger, with sources suggesting that some of its star stockpickers are due to renegotiate contracts.

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Singaporeans in hunt for MPT’s Healthscope portfolio

Singapore healthcare real estate investment trust First REIT is pursuing the portfolio of Healthscope properties that were purchased by Medical Properties Trust in 2019 for $1.2bn.

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Australian listed financials around the hoop for Perpetual

Corporate activity with Perpetual appears to have a long way to play out.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 08, 2020, a woman walks through the solar pannels of a photovoltaic power plant installed by Generale du Soleil (GDS) and operated by Energ'iV SEML in a former landfill of waste in Guignen, western France. - In the midst of the debate on European energy sovereignty, the Lyon-based industrial start-up Carbon is preparing an ambitious "gigafactory" project with 10,000 employees that would produce photovoltaic panels, which are currently imported massively from Asia, in a fully integrated manner in France by 2030. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)

Wirsol sale process heads towards finish line

Solar power assets are still being sought after by Asian buyers.

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