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Super-backed venture fund raises $1bn from global investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
Australian venture capital firm Blackbird, with longstanding support from Aussie superannuation funds, has raised new capital worth $1.05 billion from global investors including Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Schroders. The fund already has ...

ART strikes $883m QLD Westfield deal

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... Elliot Rusanow said the transaction demonstrated the group's ability to create long-term investment opportunities for capital partners. "The group is very pleased to extend our strategic relationship with ART with this transaction which follows their ...

Trusts, foundations deploy $100m in catalytic capital: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... million into higher-risk, impact-focused investments over the past three years, signalling promising demand for catalytic capital despite the market remaining in its early stages. The Unlocking catalytic capital in Australia report, released in conjunction ...

Philip King stages transition to retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... investment performance and governance across the breadth of our investment strategies and capabilities, and the allocation of capital across our multi-strategy products," O'Connor said.

Macquarie names local head of private capital markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
Macquarie Capital has welcomed a new head of private capital markets Australia and New Zealand. Melannie Pyzik has commenced in the new role, joining from CIM Group, where she was head of Asia Pacific, institutional client group for nearly two years. ...

Second bidder emerges for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... last week, a local investor has joined with an improved offer. EQT Holdings (ASX: EQT) has received a proposal from BGH Capital to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares in EQT at an indicative price of $24.75 per share less any dividends declared or ...

Perpetual hit with double whammy redemption, impairment

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... for $414 million. Two years later, Perpetual formally acquired Pendal, which also owned global fund manager J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM). The group currently has $227.5 billion in assets under management. Perpetual assured investors the impairment ...

Qualitas seizes on private credit shift to Europe

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... Founded in 2018, Starz manages a CRE credit portfolio of $720 million comprising 11 investments backed by institutional capital, including sovereign wealth and pension funds. It has 10 full-time employees across origination, asset management, and operations ...

Zurich completes ClearView takeover

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... NobelOak. ClearView's board had unanimously recommended the transaction in the absence of a superior proposal, while Crescent Capital Partners Management, which held a 53% stake in ClearView, also indicated it would support the deal. The completion marks ...

DigiCo interim chief to step down, successors named

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... convert strong customer demand into high-return, contracted digital infrastructure capacity," he said. Meanwhile, HMC Capital, the parent company of DGT, also appointed Damian Secen as managing director, infrastructure. In this role, Secen will provide ...