KKR may win Continental
Unilever’s Continental Soup business generates close to $23m in reported earnings.
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Westpac a likely AIG target
American International Group is believed to be eager to buy Westpac’s $1.5bn life insurance arm.
ECA to hit the road for $250m
Education Centres Australia is aiming to list as a $500m business by Christmas.
Hub24, Netwealth in merger tip
Dealmakers looking for consolidation opportunities could have investment and super platform businesses in their sights.
Takeover bids lose their lustre
Gold’s return to $2200 an ounce appears to have shifted the fear-v-greed equation for shareholders in two takeover targets.
Tax roadblock blocks EastLink stake sale
The sales process for a stake in Melbourne’s EastLink toll road may have stalled, as owners of the asset shy away due to tax implications.
Hard sell starts for Latitude IPO
Latitude Financial is understood to have attracted enough demand to list as a business with a market value close to $4bn
Suitors run eye over Exxon’s Bass Strait assets
The question on dealmakers’ minds is whether Macquarie and Brookfield will be contenders for ExxonMobil’s Bass Strait assets.
Private equity in running for Modern Star
A strong list of companies is expected to line up to buy Navis Capital’s $1bn education resources company Modern Star
Drought to force QIC’s hand
Queensland Investment Corporation is believed to be weighing a sale of its North Australian Pastoral Company.
Latitude worth up to $4bn
Latitude Financial could list as a business worth between $2.59 billion and just over $4 billion, analysts say.
Shareholders in the dark on Thorn
Retail shareholders in Thorn Group are believed to be agitated about the company’s decision to raise equity.
Qscan Christmas present
Quadrant invested in Qscan in June 2017, along with North Coast Radiology, reportedly valuing the operations at $200 million and a sale this year is now understood to be on the agenda.
Far from realising funding
Far Limited is understood to have called off plans to offload a stake in its Senegal development.
Quadrant readies radiology exit
Quadrant Private Equity is understood to be in the process of hiring an adviser to sell its Qscan Radiology business.
Primo listing primed for US
The Primo smallgoods business is slated for a listing in the US with other assets controlled by its owner, JBS.
MAAS, Pepper delays add to woes
Bankers face a lean bonus season after several planned IPOs have been delayed.
Exxon taps JPMorgan for sales
ExxonMobil is understood to have drafted in JPMorgan to sell its Australian oil and gas assets.
Tower sale looms for Telstra
Fresh from selling a stake in its telephone exchange buildings, Telstra might now turn its attention to its mobile phone towers.
Maas Group delays IPO
Construction materials provider Maas Group is believed to have delayed its plans to list on the ASX until next year.
Ramsay on the hunt for targets
Ramsay Healthcare is understood to be scanning the Australian and European market for acquisition targets.
Costa considered ripe for picking
Mengniu’s $1.5bn bid for Bellamy’s has market watchers thinking what could be next on the agenda. Costa springs to mind.
Novus readies healthcare IPO
Novus Capital is believed to be cooking up the latest initial public offering in the healthcare space.
Wylie building up a Boral buyout
John Wylie might be about to put his dealmaking skills back to use, with suggestions that Boral is in his sights.
Ramsay trade raced the storm
Looming volatility may have derailed the huge Ramsay block trade had it been left any longer, market watchers say.
Citi’s Adam Lavis to retire
Citi’s Australia and New Zealand head of equities Adam Lavis is retiring after eight years with the investment bank.
Ramsay in $1.36bn block trade
Paul Ramsay Foundation sells shares in Ramsay Health Care in the largest block trade in two years.
TPG in mix for Lion acquisition
TPG Capital is believed to have entered the contest to buy Lion Drinks and Dairy, joining other private equity rivals.
Virgin’s surprise Velocity move
Virgin Australia’s $700m move to buy out the remaining stake in Velocity has left some market observers perplexed.
Macquarie’s wind-farm deal
A sale of the $900m-plus Stockyard Hill development by turbine maker Goldwind is expected to be finalised next month.
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