There’s some suggestion that KKR could make a bid for all of Perpetual, then return the asset management arm back to shareholders by way of an in specie distribution to get around the company’s onerous tax costs.
Private equity funds have set their sights on business-to-business or business-to-government service providers when it comes to acquisitions, and reporting season so far is demonstrating why.
More details are filtering out into the market surrounding takeover attempts for Healthscope, with Bupa supposedly interested in operating hospitals in its portfolio.
The dairy giant is calling for suitors to run the ruler over its Australia and New Zealand dairy brands.
A decision by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to sweeten the deal for Perpetual’s corporate trust and wealth management units comes after the shares of the financial group have rallied this year.
Engineering firm Worley could be in sharp focus for deal-makers next week when the group reports its half-year results, as its major global competitor, Wood, comes under intense pressure.
The fallout of the GFG Alliance, controlled by Sanjeev Gupta, is linked to outstanding debts to customers from South Australia’s major steelworks.
The casino operator’s key lenders are refusing to bow to pressure to offload their loans at steep discounts.
Data centres are in strong demand from investors, and asset owners are cashing in.
Coal mining investor AMCI is offloading an interest in its Fitzroy mining complex in a quest to attract an investment worth about $100m.
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