CHAMP Ventures
Q2 analysis: Private equity goes public
Second-quarter analysis: Low public market valuations create investment opportunities; China fundraising slows; private equity firms perform cornerstone role in Asia IPOs.
CHAMP Ventures closes seventh fund at $483m
Australian GP CHAMP Ventures has closed its latest fund at A$475 million ($483 million) despite a challenging fundraising environment. The vehicle, which launched in August 2010, was oversubscribed, having initially targeted A$450 million.
CHAMP Ventures buys Australian specialist safety wear retailer
CHAMP Ventures has purchased a 79% stake in RSEA, Australia’s largest specialist safety retailer of hard hats, high-visibility wear and site signs. The remainder is held by company management, including 18% by Managing Director Brandon Chizik who will...
Australia portfolio companies: Debt burdens
High profile debt woes among portfolio companies in Australia has put some private equity firms on the defensive – for now
Australian private equity firms struggle to raise new funds
Australian private equity firms are struggling to raise new funds, with investors demanding lower fees and more information on portfolio companies.
Deal making Down Under
The 8th Annual AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Forum in Sydney brought together optimists, skeptics, GPs, LPs and the industry that makes Austrasia a hotbed of private investment activity
CHAMP Ventures invests Oz woman's fitness wear
CHAMP Ventures Pty. Ltd.,the venture capital affiliate of Australian private equity firm CHAMP Private Equity, has taken a significant minority stake, apparently not far under 50%, in Brisbane-based women's fitness wear retailer Lorna Jane.
CHAMP Ventures invests TSMarine
In the latest in a series of Southeast Asian oil and gas offshore servicing deals, CHAMP Ventures, the specialist mid-market arm of Australia’s CHAMP group, has acquired the Asia Pacific businesses of financially distressed Scottish parent TSMarine...