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Beware the private equity trap

... enterprises (SMEs) should think twice before tying up with a private equity fund. While high profile private equity bids for Coles and Qantas have dominated newspaper pages, Hall Chadwick insolvency partner, Geoff McDonald, said that SMEs in financial ...

Private equity redefines mum-and-dad investing

... at an individual level by masking the performance of an active manager. For example, fund managers who did not invest in Coles because the company had weak fundamentals missed out on gaining an extra one per cent return after the takeover announcement. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
... a light steady lead with the US and we've gone with that trend." In the news today, Australia's second largest retailer, Coles Group, reported a small rise in third quarter sales and says its earnings guidance remains unchanged. The takeover target reported ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
... Ltd, Petsec Energy, and Iluka Resources Ltd hold their AGMs today. Australia's second largest retailer and takeover target, Coles Group Ltd, will release third quarter sales results, with market players hoping to get a review of the ownership process. ...

ING PEAL backs second Quadrant fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... capital space. "A lot of recent attention has been on large, high profile deals involving companies such as Qantas, Myer, Coles and PBL, raising some alarmist reaction to private equity. Investors should keep in mind that the private equity industry ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... "mostly went to all the right places" and although the Commonwealth Bank and NAB were "skiddish", retailers Woolworths, Coles and Harvey Norman all were up, which could indicate the market believed some of the money might find its way to those centres. ...

Quadrant leads super funds investors to buy Red Rooster

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
... illustrates how, despite the intense media interest in mega private equity deals seeking to acquire landmark assets like Qantas or Coles, most private equity activity in Australia really operates at a much more discrete level. Nonetheless, regulatory ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... up 37 cents at $30.22 and rival Rio Tinto gained nearly two per cent, or $1.59, at 83.79. "Banks are strong as well. And Coles went ex-dividend today so that's why they are off a few cents." Takeover target Coles Group lost 16 cents at $17.31, while ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... highs at a time when the MSCI World Index climbed to a similar high last reached in late February. Takeover activity of Coles, the Rinker Group and Qantas explained some of the activity which was otherwise driven by interest in the base metals sector ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... Sydney Futures Exchange at 0728 AEST, the June share price index contract was trading 28 points higher at 6,205. The Qantas, Coles and Rinker takeover sagas should continue to dominate news in an otherwise quiet day on the corporate calendar, while on ...