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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 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... takeover action," he said. "This highlights the amount of liquidity still sloshing around." The big story is take over target Coles Group and last minute bidder Westfarmers Ltd, he said. Macquarie Bank and Babcock & Brown, both of whom are vying for ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... might finish up. It's going to depend on corporate information," he said. The market would eagerly digest chatter about Coles and Qantas, both currently in a state of ownership flux, he said. "You might get some action from Coles and Qantas today, and ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... Rural Confidence Survey is also released. In corporate news, Oroton Ltd releases first half results, as does retail giant, Coles Group. Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd also releases its full year results. On Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ended down 3.4 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... activity has added support to the market," he said. Mr Spiteri said that the shares of Australia's second largest retailer, Coles Group, lifted after the company announced the possibility of a further takeover approach. At 1209 AEDT, Coles's share price ...

NAB wary of private equity but keen to play

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... debt package of more than $1 billion for the private equity consortium that bought the Myer department store business from Coles. "We are active in private equity, we intend to remain so and we manage it very carefully," Hooper said.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... instalment of $2 and a second instalment of $1.60. Institutional investors will pay a total of $3.70. Elsewhere in the market, Coles Myer holds its annual general meeting as do Smorgon Steel and OneSteel. Australian stocks have rallied to end last week ...