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Hony commits $381m to Australia-listed oil player Santos

China's Hony Capital will buy A$500 million ($381 million) worth of shares in Australia-based oil and gas supplier Santos, as part of the company's bid to cut debt by raising A$3.5 billion.

  • Australasia
  • 09 November 2015
Archer Capital backs New Zealand education business

Archer Capital has created an education business in New Zealand following the acquisition of five privately-owned vocational education and training institutions.

  • Australasia
  • 09 November 2015
Ability to change management key to value creation - AVCJ Forum

Having the ability to change the management team in a portfolio company remains a critical factor for private equity investors as they place greater emphasis on the value-add process.

  • Greater China
  • 05 November 2015
First Reserve-backed Australian miner to go private

Australian engineering firm Calibre, which is backed by US-based First Reserve, plans to delist from the Australian Securities Exchange and buy back the stakes of minority shareholders.

  • Australasia
  • 29 October 2015
PEP-backed Link gains on Australia debut

Link Group, the Australian financial data and fund administration services provider backed by Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), is trading above its IPO price following the company's A$946.3 million ($674 million) offering.

  • Australasia
  • 28 October 2015
Australia oil and gas player Santos rejects PE takeover bid

Australia-based oil and gas supplier Santos has rejected a takeover bid from Scepter Partners, a private equity firm backed by sovereign wealth funds and high net worth individuals in Asia and the Middle East.

  • Australasia
  • 23 October 2015
Apollo agrees partial exit from Australia's Nine

Apollo Global Management has agreed to sell a 13% stake in Australia’s Nine Entertainment to regional broadcaster WIN Corp.

  • Exits
  • 22 October 2015
Bridgeport Capital acquires Australia’s Underground Cable System

Bridgeport Capital, the direct investment arm of Hawkesbridge Capital, has acquired Australia’s Underground Cable Systems (UCS) in a deal worth approximately A$100 million ($73 million) alongside company management.

  • Australasia
  • 20 October 2015
Australia's Cardno backs improved buyout offer from Crescent

Crescent Capital Partners has moved closer to a buyout of Australian engineering company Cardno by winning board support for the deal with an improved offer.

  • Buyouts
  • 19 October 2015
Providence makes buyout offer for Australia's iSelect

Providence Equity Partners has submitted a buyout offer for iSelect, an Australian Securities Exchange-listed product comparison site specializing in insurance, household utilities and personal finance.

  • Buyouts
  • 19 October 2015
Australian regulator flags concerns about Brookfield's Asciano deal

Australia’s competition regulator has raised concerns about Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management’s A$8.9 billion ($6.5 billion) cash-and-stock acquisition of listed rail freight and cargo port operator Asciano.

  • Regulation
  • 16 October 2015
Australian pub owner rebuffs takeover bid

ALE Property Group, owner of Australia’s largest portfolio of freehold pub properties, has rejected a takeover bid from private investment firm Caledonia that values the business at approximately A$770 million ($564 million).

  • Australasia
  • 15 October 2015
Australian LPs and domestic VC: Toe in the water

Australian super funds are showing renewed interests in domestic venture capital, supporting firms that offer flexible structures with co-investment opportunities. Can this approach work for all GPs?

  • Venture
  • 14 October 2015
Cardno board rejects takeover bid from Australia's Crescent

The board of Australian engineering company Cardno has advised shareholders to reject a buyout offer from Crescent Capital Partners on the grounds that it is opportunistic and undervalues the business.

  • Buyouts
  • 13 October 2015
QIC leads $1.3b purchase of Australian gas storage facility

QIC Global Infrastructure Fund has led a consortium to purchase the Iona Gas Storage Facility in Australia for A$1.78 billion ($1.3 billion).

  • Australasia
  • 09 October 2015
Australian design platform Canva raises $15m in Series A

Canva, an Australian online design platform, has raised $15 million in a Series A round of funding led by Felicis Ventures alongside existing investors Blackbird Ventures and Matrix Partners.

  • Australasia
  • 07 October 2015
CHAMP PE sells Australia's Alleasing to Monash

CHAMP Private Equity has sold Alleasing, an Australia-based leasing business, to Monash Private Capital in a deal said to be worth A$190 million ($135 million).

  • Exits
  • 06 October 2015
PEP-owned Link Group seeks up to $665m in Australia offering

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) portfolio company Link Group is looking to raise as much as A$946.5 million ($665 million) in an IPO on the Australian bourse.

  • Exits
  • 02 October 2015
Deal focus: Allegro secures smooth TSC exit

Australia's Allegro nets a 2.4x return as Engie moves early for industrial services provider TSC Group

  • Exits
  • 23 September 2015
Fund focus: Super funds flock to Blackbird

First State Super and HOSTPLUS join the LP roster for Blackbird Ventures' latest tech fund

  • Fundraising
  • 23 September 2015
EMR Capital to buy Australian copper mine

EMR Capital has agreed to buy Australia's Mt. Gordon copper mine from its current owner, India's Aditya Birla Minerals, for A$15 million ($10.8 million).

  • Australasia
  • 22 September 2015
Australia’s PEP closes Fund V at A$2.1b

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has closed its fifth Australia and New Zealand-focused fund at the hard cap of A$2.1 billion ($1.5 billion). The vehicle came in oversubscribed as LP interest grew following a string of exits by the GP over the past 18 months.

  • Australasia
  • 19 September 2015
Allegro fully exits Australia's TSC Group to Engie

Allegro Funds has exited its majority stake in Australia-based industrial services provider TSC Group to multinational energy player Engie.

  • Australasia
  • 17 September 2015
PEP buys New Zealand-based Academic Colleges Group

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has agreed to buy Academic Colleges Group (ACG), New Zealand’s largest private provider of school education, university foundation studies and tertiary training programs.

  • Buyouts
  • 17 September 2015
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