Macquarie on ticket for Lone Star’s $3.4bn Orora bid
The US-based Lone Star swooped on Orora over a week ago after its $2.1bn acquisition of Saverglass last year.
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Final bids set to land for Healius unit
Healius diagnostic imaging suitors are getting toward the end of the sale process.
Macquarie, Wesfarmers line up for $3bn I-MED sale
One of the biggest healthcare sale processes of the year is about to get going in the coming weeks.
EQT mulls Compass Education offer
Swedish private equity firm EQT is believed to be weighing up a bid for the Advent Partners-owned Compass Education.
Allegro won’t bid for Rex
Suitors that could have been interested in Regional Express are understood to be sidestepping the sale process because they will not be able to match terms on a deal with government backing.
Speculation continues over sale of lithium mine stake
Speculation is mounting that US-based Albemarle may be considering selling down its 49 per cent stake in the Greenbushes lithium mine to its Australian-listed partner IGO.
Sims sells UK arm to Unimetals for $385m
The $2bn Australian-listed mining company wants to focus on its most profitable global markets.
Private equity pursues Ramsay
The country’s largest private hospital operator is believed to be in the crosshairs of private equity once again.
MotorOne adds Miles Advisory to sale ticket
Miles Advisory is on the ticket to sell automotive services company MotorOne, along with Macquarie Capital and the sale process is expected to get under way in September.
Brookfield, Morgan Stanley to launch sales process for Aveo
Barrenjoey and Morgan Stanley are expected to launch the sales process for Aveo in the next three weeks, and it’s hoped last month’s sale of Arvida to Stonepeak will provide impetus.
Non-bank lenders back in spotlight for private equity
Could KKR-backed Pepper Money once again have a suitor looking under its hood?
Fujitsu poised to offload data centre portfolio in $1bn deal
Japan’s Fujitsu is believed to be selling its portfolio in Australia in a deal that could be worth somewhere between $500m and $1bn.
South Korean investors turn to Australia as US disappoints
South Korean pension funds and conglomerates have emerged as acquirers of commercial real estate and infrastructure in the US in recent years.
It’s time to get on the Kinetic bus
The owners of the bus company Kinetic are about to fire the starting gun on a sale process, with talk in the market that the price aspirations are close to $4bn.
Boss Energy CEO defends share sale as Red 5 block trade unfolds
Boss Energy has bought the first Australian uranium mine to production in a decade and its chief says he’s justified in offloading more than half of his shares.
Build them and they will come: Patriot Battery Metals on lithium mines
The boss of Patriot Battery Metals says the west’s competitive advantage over China in the lithium battery industry is having the best mines in the world and further downstream opportunities would flow.
It’s ‘Never Never’ for Ramelius buying Westgold but Spartan tie-up still on table
Ramelius Resources has moved on from a tie-up with fellow miner Westgold Resources, but it is keeping its options open with respect to buying rival Spartan Resources.
Capricorn, Emerald ‘interested’ in Gold Road
Two mid tier gold miners with some of the best industry executives at their helm are weighing up opportunities to get bigger, according to talk in the market.
Yancoal hires two investment banks for Anglo American coal sale
The Chinese state-backed Yancoal is serious in its attempts to buy more coal mines in Australia.
Liontown Resources ‘weaponised’ by short sellers: CEO
There’s a narrative in the market that Liontown Resources will need to raise equity, but managing director Tony Ottaviano says that’s not the case.
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