Australasia
AMP Capital hires new Asia infrastructure head
AMP Capital Investors, the Sydney-based investment group, has appointed Boe Pahari as its new Head of Infrastructure Asia Pacific, further expanding its international infrastructure investment...
Australasia |
10 Mar 2010 | 
All smiles in Sydney as ANZ upbeat
The 2010 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Australia/New Zealand was perhaps one of the most upbeat financial conferences held since the end of 2007.
Australasia |
09 Mar 2010 |
Oz LP moves bring Myer's Eliopoulos to Telstra, Connolly to Russell
Turnover among senior Australian LP personnel is seeing John Eliopoulos, formerly CIO with the Myer family office, to pension fund Telstra Holdings as head of domestic equities, while Nicole Connolly, hitherto portfolio manager for alternatives at Telstra,...
People |
09 Mar 2010 |
Buyouts still viable in Asia Pacific: ANZ Forum
GPs, LP and other market players at the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum \ ANZ 2010 confirmed that they feel buyouts are still viable deals in Asia Pacific, as long as targets are exceptionally strong.
Australasia |
04 Mar 2010 |
Private equity mood upbeat at ANZ Forum
The mood and sentiment among private equity GPs, LPs and advisors at the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum \ ANZ 2010 in Sydney appears distinctly upbeat, showcasing the strength of Australia's macroeconomic fundamentals.
Australasia |
04 Mar 2010 |
LPs divided on ILPA principles at Australia Forum
At the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum \ ANZ 2010, the principles promulgated by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), which this group hopes will garner more backing from global LPs, in an effort to homogenize private equity industry...
Australasia |
04 Mar 2010 |
Asst Treasurer Sherry cites “fair and equitable” tax in Oz Forum
Australia’s Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon. Nick Sherry, repeatedly referred to Australia's desire to promote a "fair and equitable tax system," as he opened the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum \ ANZ 2010 in Sydney.
Australasia |
04 Mar 2010 |
PEP seeks 2H10 Hoyts IPO
Pacific Equity Partners reportedly may be seeking to list Australian cinema business Hoyts Group in the second half of 2010, with a potential value of up to A$1 billion ($900 million).
Australasia |
03 Mar 2010 |
Australia: Ripe for mezz
Australia is not what the global mezzanine debt industry might consider a stand-out market. Traditionally, equity and senior debt have always reigned supreme, and convertible bonds have been considered quite a sexy debt instrument.
Australasia |
03 Mar 2010 |
Australian market prospects: Clear roads ahead?
The convergence of a robust economy, a shortage of credit and the perceived retreat in public equity markets look likely to generate M&A and private equity deals; but for different reasons.
Australasia |
03 Mar 2010 |
Rho Ventures gets Effective in Oz
New York and Palo Alto-based VC investor Rho Ventures has made a $4 million Series A investment in Australia's Effective Measure, a startup developer of measurement solutions for online audiences.
Australasia |
24 Feb 2010 |
Australasia bounces back for buyouts
Post the financial crisis, Australia – and New Zealand – appears to be holding up well not just in macro terms, but also as one of the few havens left in the world for the kind of big private equity buyout almost as extinct as the Tasmanian tiger...
Australasia |
24 Feb 2010 |
Industry Q&A: Matthew Arkinstall, Greenpark Capital
Matthew Arkinstall, Investment Director at leading secondaries specialist Greenpark Capital, gives his view of the current investment environment in Australia.
Australasia | 23 Feb 2010
Australia’s varied markets
A kaleidoscope of factors make a market, and a country’s economy is much more than a simple stage on which activity plays out.
Australasia |
23 Feb 2010 |
Stokes Seven deal bets against media
Australian billionaire Kerry Stokes has merged publicly-listed media group Seven Network, which he co-owns with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., with his unlisted heavy machinery and mining business WesTrac, in an A$1 billion ($900 million) all-share d...
Australasia |
22 Feb 2010 |
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AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum - Japan 2010
Japan Private Equity: Riding a new wave of confidence?
The eleventh annual installment of the series will examine what's really changing in Japan's approach to business, investment, and the rest of the world...
Date: April 21st-22nd 2010
Venue: ANA InterContinental, Tokyo
AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum - China 2010
Chinese and foreign PE: on the dance floor or on a seesaw?
The Forum in Beijing will discuss how PEs and VCs in China will develop, and how LPs, GPs, corporations, entrepreneurs and service providers in this ecosystem should strategise proactively (or at least react tactfully!)...
Date: May 27th-28th 2010
Venue: Park Hyatt, Beijing
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