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Super funds cautioned on climate risk

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... identified 'climate sensitive assets' as largely lying in the alternatives space with infrastructure, property, private equity, agriculture, timberland and themed strategies the most likely places for the risk to seep into a portfolio. Birgden said that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... credit metrics in the next few years. Billabong shares gained 0.25 cents to $1.35 at 1039 after the retailer said US private equity firm TPG's $1.45 a share takeover offer undervalued the company. The mining giants and the four major banks were all higher ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... reports. Troubled surfwear retailer Billabong has confirmed it has received a $1.45-a-share takeover offer from US private equity firm TPG. Its shares are currently in a trading halt. The mining giants were all higher at open. BHP Billiton was 11 cents ...

Canadian pension fund to buy UK soccer centres

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... million pounds (A$110.3 million) from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' is acquiring Goals through its private equity arm, Teachers' Private Capital (TPC). The all-cash offer has been unanimously recommended to shareholders by the board ...

ClearView rejects PE bid

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
The board of ClearView Wealth Limited has rejected an "Unsolicited" takeover bid by private equity manager Crescent Capital Partners. In a statement to the ASX this morning, the ClearView Board said it had considered the conditional unsolicited offer ...

PE firm makes ClearView bid

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
An Australian private equity manager has made an off-market takeover bid for all shares in ClearView Wealth Limited. In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange this morning (ASX), Crescent Capital Partners (CCP) Management said it would make an ...

Morphic Asset Management opens for business

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... investment officers. Morphic will be majority owned by the founders and staff, with the other large shareholder being a private equity fund established by Innova Portfolio Management. The new manager is already available on the e-Clipse UMA platform. ...

BlackRock to buy private equity business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
US investment manager BlackRock will acquire Swiss Re's European private equity and infrastructure fund of funds franchise, Private Equity Partners. The sale of Swiss Re's US$7.5bn unit is expected to be completed by the end of Q3, according to a statement ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... 2.5 cents higher at $2.35 after it defended its disclosure of an unsolicited $1.65 billion takeover offer from EB Private Equity firm even though it had doubts about its credibility. National turnover was 481 million securities worth $1.130 billion ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... 5.41 per cent lower at $2.45 as doubts emerged about an unsolicited takeover bid by little known British group EB Private Equity. National turnover was 662 million securities worth $1.475 billion, with stocks 591 up, 181 down and 254 unchanged.