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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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Even more food and entertainment retailers are preparing to open new stores at Westfield Knox. Picture Supplied.

Banks preparing for TEEG sell-off

Investment banks are pitching hard on sale opportunities for private equity firms, and one of the businesses in focus is The Entertainment and Education Group.

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Investment bankers pitching for Trade Me roles

Investment banking activity is heating up around New Zealand’s largest online auction and classifieds website Trade Me.

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Brookfield to weigh up buyer interest for Aveo

Brookfield is expected to gain further insight by the end of the week as to what sort of price it can expect for its retirement village operator Aveo when bids are due.

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Healthscope offers suitors due diligence with sale process afoot

Brookfield is weighing up whether to sell or restructure its cash-strapped hospital operator and is calling for bids by May.

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Investors fear second equity raising coming for Bellevue Gold

The Western Australia gold miner remains in a trading halt pending a potential production downgrade.

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A worker polishes gold bullion bars at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. - Gold prices hit 2,000 USD an ounce on markets for the first time on August 4, the latest surge in a commodity seen as a refuge amid economic uncertainty. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Gold Road’s investors up pressure for it to engage with suitor

Investors in Gold Road Resources are understood to have asked its management to engage with its mining partner and takeover suitor, Gold Fields.

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Virgin Australia aircraft are seen parked on the tarmac at Brisbane International airport on April 21, 2020. - Cash-strapped Virgin Australia collapsed on April 21, making it the largest carrier yet to buckle under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, which has ravaged the global airline industry. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP)

Virgin’s non-deal IPO roadshow launches on Monday

The first meetings with potential investors for an initial public offering of Virgin Australia begin early next week.

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Bohemian living room interior 3d render with beige colored furniture and wooden elements

Koala Furniture’s $250m-plus float gains early backing

The initial public offering of about $100m for the founder-run Koala Furniture group in May is one of few on the runway.

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The Lottery Corp tries its luck with NZ play

The Lottery Corp could be looking to the market across the Tasman in order to increase its revenue.

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Igneo taps RBC for $2bn-plus Clarus sale

The Sydney-based company is shopping one of the largest energy groups across the Tasman.

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