Ironbridge Capital
Australia SME lender Judo raises $147m
Judo Bank, a PE-backed start-up that provides loans to Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), has raised A$230 million ($147 million) from existing investors.
Australian SME lender Judo Capital raises $104m
Australian financial services start-up Judo Capital has raised A$140 million ($104 million) to provide loans to domestic small to medium-sized enterprises (SME).
Australia's Prospa delays trading after $112m IPO
Prospa, an Australian financial technology company backed by a number of local VCs, has raised A$146.5 million ($112 million) in a domestic IPO. Trading of the stock has been postponed, however, amid a regulatory review.
Ironbridge makes partial exit from Australia's Bravura
Ironbridge Capital has made a partial exit from Bravura Solutions, the Australia-based financial services administrator that raised A$148 million ($118 million) through a domestic IPO last November.
GP-led secondaries: Stigmatized no more
Traditionally perceived as a recourse for private equity firms in trouble, GP-led secondary transactions are starting to be used by brand-name managers as a liquidity solution for LPs
The hybrids: GPs seek to work with Australian family offices
Australia’s lower middle market is rich in investment opportunities but underpenetrated by private equity. Local family offices are increasingly keen on participating, although in their own way
Ironbridge-owned Bravura files for $113m Australia IPO
Australia-based financial services administrator Bravura Solutions is looking to raise A$148 million ($113 million) through a domestic IPO – three years after its PE owner Ironbridge Capital privatized the business in a deal worth A$173 million (then...
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
Australian SME lender Prospa raises $41m
Prospa, an online platform that focuses on lending to Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has raised A$60 million ($41 million) in a funding from a string of private equity firms.
Ironbridge-owned Eclipx gains on Australia debut after $195m IPO
Australian vehicle financing and management service Eclipx, which is owned by Ironbridge Capital Partners and GIC Private, saw its stock jump 21% on debut following a A$253 million ($153 million) IPO.
PE-backed Monash IVF loses momentum after $298m IPO
Shares in Australian in vitro fertilization company Monash IVF Group slipped below the offering price on the second day of trading, following a A$315.9 million ($298 million) IPO that saw Ironbridge Capital exit the majority of its holding.
Australia's Ironbridge set for partial exit from Monash IVF
Australian GP Ironbridge Capital is on course to exit the majority of its stake in Monash IVF through an IPO.
Australia’s Ironbridge drops staple from LP secondary exit deal
Ironbridge Capital has dropped its proposed stapled secondary transaction that would have allowed investors to exit or rollover their positions into a new vehicle with the option of making a commitment to a new primary fund. AVCJ understands the deal...
Stapled secondaries: Shades of gray
Secondary restructuring opportunities are on the rise in Asia, but investors are wary of giving managers fresh primary capital on top. Deal flow is hard to source, even harder to execute, and highly bespoke
Oaktree ups stake in New Zealand's MediaWorks
Oaktree Capital has increased its stake in New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks to 43%, after acquiring a 14.6% stake from Dutch lender Rabobank. The transaction took place the same day lenders completed their recapitalization of MediaWorks, reducing its...
Australia’s Ironbridge completes Bravura take-private
Ironbridge Capital has completed the take-private of Australia-based financial services administrator Bravura Solutions after minority shareholders approved a deal that values the company around A$173 million ($158 million).
Australia’s Ironbridge alters LP secondary exit proposal
Ironbridge Capital’s LPs will not be obliged to commit capital to a new fund as a condition of participation in a vehicle set up by the Australian GP to absorb assets held by its first two funds. AVCJ understands that the proposal has been amended so...
Ironbridge's creative liquidity solution
Stapled secondaries and GP restructurings have become common parlance as Asia's private equity investors grapple with a challenging fundraising environment, even though talk still overshadows action. In each case, new investors come in to replace old,...
Australia’s Ironbridge offers LPs secondary exit route
Ironbridge Capital has launched a hybrid structure for its latest fundraising, with investors in the Australian GP’s first two funds being given the opportunity to exit their positions or roll over into a new vehicle that will continue to manage the...
Ironbridge targets full buyout of Australia’s Bravura
Ironbridge Capital has made an offer to acquire a further one-third stake in listed Australian life insurance and wealth management provider Bravura Solutions. The offer values the company at A$172.7 million ($158.3 million).
PE-owned MediaWorks New Zealand enters receivership
Creditors are poised to take control of Ironbridge Capital-owned MediaWorks as the New Zealand broadcaster and its subsidiaries went into receivership.
Ironbridge sells NZ-based EnviroWaste to Cheung Kong Infrastructure
Ironbridge Capital has agreed to sell EnviroWaste, New Zealand’s second-largest waste services business, to Hong Kong’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings for NZ$490 million ($412 million). The Australian private equity firm acquired EnviroWaste...
Quadrant in quasi-secondary retail deal
Does Quadrant Private Equity's investment in Super A-Mart and Barbeques Galore constitute a quasi-secondary transaction?
Quadrant and Ironbridge complete Australian retail buyout
Australian private equity groups Quadrant Private Equity and Ironbridge Capital have realized a buyout of specialized retail businesses Super A-Mart and Barbeques Galore.