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Merger and new CEO for FMD

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... is about taking FMD to the next level in terms of the corporatisation of our group following the investment by private equity firm Rockwell Investments in 2010. "Lee has a wealth of acquisition and integration experience that will allow us to accelerate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... Making news on Thursday, industrial services company Spotless said it had received an increased takeover bid from private equity group Pacific Equity Partners. The revised bid included an indicative price of $2.68 per Spotless share, up from the previous ...

Private sectors eyes NSW infrastructure deal

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... State, global pension funds are currently buying infrastructure assets directly and taking them unlisted much like a private equity model to gain more control over the asset and benefit from no market-to-market volatility. "One of the challenges is that ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... The Volcker Rule restricts to 3% the proportion of tier one capital that banks can invest into hedge funds and private equity and places heavy limits on the extent to which banks can trade on their own account. While the US Office of the Comptroller ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... higher at $2.395 ahead of its annual general meeting on Friday. Its board says a $698 million take-over offer from private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners undervalues the company. Telstra Corporation was down three to $3.16 after saying strong and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... Industrial services company Spotless Group added six cents to $2.41 as it said a $698 million take-over offer from a private equity firm undervalued the company. Building products maker James Hardie jumped 33 cents, or 5.43 per cent, to $6.41 after it ...

Illiquid assets boost returns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... reflected in not-for-profit funds tending to hold these assets as property while retail funds tend to hold them as private equity. Valuation concerns are manageable as "trustees generally rely on third-party valuation experts to value illiquid investments," ...

Private equity activity improves: research

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
Private equity and venture capital fund managers have invested record highs in Australian companies in the past three years according to the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The annual report into the primary activities of ...

Sigma FM joins forces with Pinnacle

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... include Solaris, Plato, Resolution Capital, Hyperion Asset Management, Palisade Investment Partners and Pinnacle Private Equity.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... cent higher at $1.57. Super Retail Group has agreed to buy sports goods retailer Rebel Group for $610 million from private equity firm Archer Capital as the company seeks to expand in the leisure retail market. Super Retail Group shares were in a trading ...