Australia
Australasian mid-market sees strong deal flow – AVCJ Forum
Private equity investors see considerable upside in Australia and New Zealand’s lower and mid-market despite fewer large deals than before the global financial crisis. This usually involves...
Australasia |
08 Mar 2013 | 
Australian PE supports half a million jobs - Deloitte
Australian private-equity-backed companies support an estimated 500,000 jobs according to research by Deloitte Access Economics.
Australasia |
08 Mar 2013 |
Anacacia set for 5x return on Home Appliances investment
Anacacia Capital has agreed to sell its controlling stake in Australian cooking products supplier Home Appliances to McPherson’s for A$22 million. The private equity firm is expected to secure a 5x money multiple and an IRR of more than 90% once the...
Exits |
08 Mar 2013 |
PE firms eye larger Australia deals - AVCJ Forum
Private equity investors expect to see more large-cap deals in Australia as the liquidity boom in the US provides increased capacity for debt financing.
Australasia |
07 Mar 2013 |
Australia webinar: Consistency matters
Australia's private equity industry has seen robust deal flow in recent years and LPs remain committed to the asset class, albeit to a fewer number of GPs. Industry participants expect this to continue
Australasia | 06 Mar 2013
Brookfield among suitors for CapitaLand's Australand - report
Canadian private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management is said to be among several investors targeting real estate developer Australand Property Group.
Australasia |
06 Mar 2013 |
PE-backed Blue Star entities pick up assets from Geon
Blue Star’s Australia and New Zealand entities, which are now run by two separate private equity-backed management groups, have agreed to buy assets from struggling rival printing company Geon.
Distressed/Special Situations |
06 Mar 2013 |
Australian firms tap US high-yield market for record sums
Australian companies have raised a record $6.2 billion in high-yield debt via the US markets in the last five months. This includes about $700 million in Term Loan B financing obtained by hedge funds Apollo Global Management and Oaktree Management to...
Financing |
06 Mar 2013 |
Blue Sky makes two hires, opens Sydney office
Australia’s Blue Sky Alternative Investments has hired two executives with corporate finance private equity backgrounds to run its operations in Sydney and Adelaide.
People |
05 Mar 2013 |
Australia’s Pacific Road in Canadian resources deal – report
Australian private equity firm Pacific Road Capital Partners is investing A$10 million ($10.2 million) in coal mining firm CoalMont to fund its mining project in Canada.
Industrials |
01 Mar 2013 |
Archer-owned Australian Aged Care buys Lend Lease's care unit
Australian Aged Care Partners, an Archer Capital portfolio company, has agreed to buy property group Lend Lease's aged care unit for A$270 million ($276 million). The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of March 2013.
Australasia |
28 Feb 2013 |
IREIFS allocates $500m for Australasian investments
Global boutique PE firm International Real Estate Investment & Financing Solutions Group (IREIFS) has allocated $500 million to invest in Australia and New Zealand.
Southeast Asia |
27 Feb 2013 |
Q&A: CHAMP Private Equity's John Haddock
Australian companies are increasingly open to the prospect of working with a financial investor and seeking growth away from the public spotlight, says John Haddock, managing director at CHAMP Private Equity.
Exits | 27 Feb 2013
Global access: Australian LPs and international PE
Australia's superannuation industry is still embroiled in a costs debate as funds decide whether a private equity strategy makes economic sense. Those sticking with the asset class are looking to go offshore
Fundraising |
27 Feb 2013 |
Going walkabout: Australian outbound invesment
Taking portfolio companies from Australia into Asia represents a major opportunity for private equity. Pan-regional funds see it as a key part of their strategy, but can domestic players join the party?
Australasia |
27 Feb 2013 |
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