Catalyst Investment Managers
Australian GPs sell food businesses to PAG
PAG has acquired Australia-based Patties Foods and Vesco Foods, facilitating exits for Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) and Catalyst Investment Managers, respectively.
PE consortium acquires Australia's Universal Store
Australian fashion retailer Universal Store has been acquired by venture capital firms BB Retail Capital, Catalyst Direct Capital Management, and Five V Capital.
Deal focus: Mr Vitamins gets deal-by-deal treatment
Executives from Ironbridge Capital and Catalyst Investment Managers team up with retail veteran Brett Blundy to take Australia's Mr Vitamins into its next stage of growth
China Everbright, Catalyst raise $200m for Israel fund
Catalyst CEL Fund, which is managed by Hong Kong-based asset manager China Everbright and Israel’s Catalyst Private Equity, has beaten its initial target of $200 million.
Australia mid-market: Squeezed middle
Several Australian superannuation funds are eschewing commitments to smaller domestic GPs because they have to deploy a larger quantum of capital. If more follow suit, what does it mean for the middle market?
China Everbright, Catalyst raise $100m for Israel Fund
China Everbright and Israel-based Catalyst Equity Management have reached a first close of $100 million on a private equity fund that will invest in Israeli companies.
Catalyst completes cool exit
Throughout last year's election campaign, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott pledged to repeal the country’s carbon tax on taking office. Five months on, he has yet to do it and the debate rumbles on as to whether the drop in emissions – 0.3% for the...
Australia's Catalyst secures $245m Actrol trade sale
Catalyst Investment Managers has exited Actrol Group, a components and systems supplier to the heating, ventilation and refrigeration industry, to Reece Australia for A$280 million ($245 million).
China Everbright, Catalyst Equity to launch Israel-focused fund
China Everbright, an investment arm of Chinese conglomerate China Everbright Group, and Catalyst Equity Management, an Israeli-based private equity firm, have teamed up to establish a PE fund that will invest in Israeli companies.
Australia's Catalyst exits EziBuy to Woolworths for $274m
Catalyst Investment Managers has exited Australia and New Zealand apparel and homeware retailer EziBuy to Woolworths for NZ$350 million ($274 million). The PE firm bought a 43% stake in EziBuy six years ago for an enterprise valuation of NZ$200 million,...
Catalyst acquires RBI Australia
Catalyst Investment Managers has acquired Reed Business Information Australia (RBIA) from parent company Reed Elsevier. RBIA, a local unit of the B2B publisher's Reed Business Information (RBI) division, owns titles including Money Management, Australian...
Hong Kong's Chevalier targets Catalyst-backed Moraitis – report
Hong Kong-listed Chevalier International is said to be in exclusive talks regarding an investment in Australia’s Moraitis, a fruit and vegetable wholesaler backed by Catalyst Investment Managers.
General Catalyst invests $20m in Australia's Bigcommerce
Australian e-commerce start-up Bigcommerce has won $20 million in Series B funding from General Catalyst Partners. The US venture capital firm previously invested $15 million just over a year ago.
Australia's Hyperion to enter the private equity space
Australian hedge fund manager Hyperion Asset Management plans to enter the private equity space with the launch of A$200 million ($208 million) fund. It will seek minority positions in businesses with an EBITDA of around A$5 million, which rank second...
Catalyst exits Aperio for $251 million
Catalyst Investment Managers has reached an agreement with Amcor to sell its stake in Aperio Group, Amcor’s largest rival in the Australian flexible packaging market, in a transaction worth A$238 million ($251 million).
Catalyst backs Australian offshore oil services provider
Catalyst Investment Managers has acquired a minority stake in Bhagwan Marine, a logistics provider to the offshore oil and gas industry in Australia. The size of the transaction was not disclosed.
Catalyst identifies proxy for resources boom
With investment in Australian natural resources soaring, miners are being dispatched to work on resources in locations so remote that just a few years ago extraction wasn’t deemed economically viable. Morris Corporation provides somewhere for them to...
Catalyst buys Australian resources industry service provider
Australian private equity firm Catalyst Investment Managers has purchased a 49% stake in Morris Corporation, a provider of facilities management and accommodation services to the mining and oil and gas industries. The value of the transaction was not...
Catalyst could sell Aperio for $256m by February
Catalyst Investment Managers could complete the sale of its packaging business Aperio Group to a trade buyer by February, according to a source.
Catalyst takes control in Australia's Home & Decor Holdings
Australian private equity firm Catalyst Investment Managers has taken a 70% majority stake in Home & Decor Holdings Pty Ltd, a new entity created to combine the assets of two local specialty retail businesses, Adairs Retail Group and Dusk Australasia,...
Catalyst picks up Actrol Parts
Australia's Catalyst Investment Managers has 100% acquired Actrol Parts, a wholesaler and distributor of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and components, from parent GSA Industries, for an undisclosed amount.