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MYOB appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... Innovation, Audinate, the National Precincts Board and Innovation Capital, and was a councillor at the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. In her new role, she will work alongside directors Craig Boyce, Paul Edgerley, Andrew Stevens ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... investment in operating businesses. "John brings a wealth of experience with a proven investment background both in private equity and through having held senior executive roles in several operating companies," MFI chairman Martyn Myer said.

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... previously handled by EQT. 8. PE firm to buy out Goldman Sachs Australian business In September a global growth private equity firm agreed to buy out Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Australian business and fund platform. TA Associates announced it will ...

NZ SMEs to receive $260m VC boost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... Capital's III Fund and up to NZ$50 million in Movac's IV Fund, targeting three separate parts of the New Zealand private equity market. Each fund is expected to invest in at least eight companies, with Direct Capital operating at the larger end of the ...

Burgess to chair Yarra Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... rebranded as Yarra Capital Management. Led by Dion Hershan the $8 billion fund is back by TA Associates, a global private equity firm. Following completion, GSAM Australia will focus on the distribution of its global investment products. The leadership ...

PIMCO enters private credit joint venture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... private loans to corporate borrowers and an extensive network of relationships with middle market borrowers and private equity sponsors. PIMCO chief executive officer Emmanuel Roman said: "This joint venture is a continuation of the disciplined expansion ...

Aussie super funds building world-class investment teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... of bolstering returns in the current environment. This includes turning to alternative asset classes - such as private equity, real estate, infrastructure and hedge funds - as opposed to the traditional allocation towards bonds and equities in order ...

Private equity firm secures Telstra site for student housing

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... accommodation continues to be an attractive asset class in Australia following the most recent purchase from a global private equity fund manager. Gaw Capital purchased the Telstra Building in Perth's CBD through one of its several funds under management ...

European hedge fund business sold to Aussie administrator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... Vanderweyen said: "This sale marks our complete exit from the hedge fund administration market to focus on our core private equity, infrastructure, debt and real estate clients. Following FundBPO's efficient transition of clients and employees from our ...

Blackstone acquires US$748m portfolio

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... SPIRE CAPITAL, the sale is part of SPIRE's progressive exit of the underlying US ROC II fund managed by SPIRE's US private equity real estate partner, Bridge Investment Group Partners (Bridge IGP). The ROC II fund is part of a series of SPIRE private ...