Today
Foxtel’s UK suitor calls in Bank of America for advice
The group, backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, is understood to be working with BofA’s telecommunications and media team.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Yesterday
Crescent Capital mulls exit for Green Leaves Early Learning
Street Talk understands the Sydney-based buyout firm is gearing up to add the Queensland-based childcare group to deal sheets.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Soul Patts launches $122m Tuas block trade; Jarden on ticket
Shares were priced at $6.10 per share – a 5 per cent discount to last close.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Goldman Sachs inks $100m funding deal with special sits lender Keyview
The Sydney-based firm private credit operator borrowed the new loan against the assets of its $500 million flagship fund.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Australian private equity goes evergreen to court wealthy investors
Roc Partners is the latest big buyout group to pivot to open-ended funds as firms switch from industry superannuation.
- Jonathan Shapiro
This Month
Quadrant goes trans-Tasman with cyber play Bastion; inks acquisition
Street Talk understands Quadrant-backed Bastion has acquired hot Melbourne-based cybersecurity business Cythera.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Allier, William Blair to shop $31m-a-year blasting biz BlastOne
Corporate advisers are early in the process but have begun reaching out to family offices and local and international private equity-types.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Block trade rush trips up investment banks amid league table scramble
A number of massive sell downs in the last month have given equities teams an opportunity to jump up all-important rankings as they position for next year.
- Jemima Whyte and Kanika Sood
Citi names its MD class of 2024
The Wall Street bank elevated 344 new managing directors from across its businesses – one of the largest MD cohorts in its history.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Jefferies head of hedge fund sales defects to Goldman Sachs
Street Talk understands Matthew Moffatt will soon pop up at Goldman Sachs as its new head of blocks and liquidity.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Royal Automobile Club of WA calls in Barrenjoey for strategic review
Royal automobile clubs are hot property as three major brands across Australia hit the auction block.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Barrenjoey tells staff to expect revenue bump as rivals circle
At least two rival investment banks said that they had recently held discussions with some of the local investment advisory and markets firm’s employees.
- Updated
- Jemima Whyte
Arbor looks to Sydney’s northern beaches for first acquisition
Street Talk can reveal the private equity upstart inked a deal for the manufacturer and distributor of materials handling products, East West Engineering, on Monday.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
UBS set to launch $1b-plus Auckland Airport block trade
Fund managers are on high alert for a mega block trade out of Auckland International Airport.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
MacCap tips investment banking’s ‘winter’ is over
The advisory’s head, Tim Joyce, is growing more confident that better times are around the corner for local deal-making.
- James Thomson
Barrenjoey’s bankers are all about founder mode
Founder worship is rarely seen in investment banking. Except at Australia’s favourite finance start-up.
- Mark Di Stefano
How to make it as an investment banking grad (from those who did)
Five investment banking graduates reveal what they wish they’d known when they began their careers as future dealmakers, analysts and sales traders.
- Jemima Whyte
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The five things next year’s IPOs need to make them sing
If next year’s IPO contenders can tick these boxes, they’re a good chance of getting away. If not, they’ll try to use price to bridge the gap, which is never easy.
- Anthony Macdonald
November
Jarden share price ticks up in latest quarterly auction
Street Talk understands shares in the investment bank’s latest auction cleared at $9.50 a piece on Thursday.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Star’s long-suffering lenders are starting to become very impatient
Of note, it comes as potential bidders start to appraise the potential of Star’s individual assets.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
