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JP Morgan Private Equity Fund Services launches in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services (PEFS) will be launching in Australia to provide custody and administrative support to super funds and investment managers operating in the private equity investment space. Albert J Foreman, senior vice president ...

Ironbridge and Archer spend $349m on pharmaceuticals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Australian private equity specialists Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital have purchased the 3M pharmaceuticals business in the Asia Pacific for $349 million. As part of a strategy flagged in April this year, 3M decided to sell off its $2.1 billion ...

The manager matters in private equity: Unigestion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
With all the noise around private equity, many institutional investors are all ears for how they can jump aboard the PE freight train. European buyout specialist Unigestion has highlighted some of the distinct opportunity sets for Australian investors ...

Thomson Financial launches peHub private equity blogsite

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
Thomson Financial, responding to the surge in private equity investment activity, has launched Private Equity Hub, an interactive forum for the private equity venture capitalists, buy-outs professionals and service providers. Thomson Financial said ...

Ironbridge rounds up $1b in PE capital raising

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
Private equity manager Ironbridge Capital has just raised $1.05 billion from Australian and international institutional investors to fund their next round of investments. Ironbridge said the capital raising was supported by more than 40 institutional ...

Select to focus on private equity with Barwon partnership

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
Select Asset Management has formed a partnership with private equity specialist Barwon Investment Partners to improve the private equity exposures of the Select Alternatives Portfolio. The Select Alternatives Portfolio will access the majority of its ...

Flight Centre books private equity ticket

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
The private equity juggernaut rolls on with Flight Centre accepting a $1.6 billion offer to de-list the company and have the business managed with private equity group Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). The deal is the latest in a string of private equity ...

Private equity capital fundraising jumps 50 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
Foreign owned private equity funds doing deals in Asia are experiencing fundraising growth rates of 50 per cent. The fundraisings surge is so great, according to a joint KPMG-Reuters study Private tuition: Insights into how private equity houses nurture ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... an announcement from the company, which is rumoured to be considering a sell-off of half its media assets to a private equity group.

There will be mistakes: eG Capital

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
With the Australian private equity sector continuing to attract investor attention and funds, Emerging Growth Capital Investors (eG Capital) has cautioned that mistakes in the sector are inevitable and choosing the right investment manager is crucial. ...