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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... 30,000 km global network With talk of High Speed Rail again gathering pace in Australia, albeit the latest loosely bound consortium is yet to release much detail, it's worth noting that there are already 360 HSR trains operating around the world although ...

Macquarie partners to acquire real estate sales platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
A consortium of investors including Macquarie subsidiaries, 77 Victoria Street Trust and Sandrift have partnered to acquire an ASX-listed real estate sales and administration platform. Pending shareholder approval, the consortium will acquire all the ...

M&A activity impacted by politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... in H1 2016 was the US$9.4 billion ($12.5 billion) bid for Australian transport company Asciano. The bid was led by a consortium including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The researcher said an ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
A consortium of global financial institutions and investors has announced a new partnership under the Catalytic Finance Initiative (CFI) to direct $8bn towards "high-impact sustainable investments." The group of seven has pledged capital and expertise ...

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... events for local practicing and aspirational quants are being held, beginning this weekend. Quantopian is funded by a consortium including Bessemer Venture Partners, Spark Capital and Khosla Ventures. Headquartered in Boston, the firm was conceived as ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Authority have won the takeover battle for London City airport with an offer of about £2 billion ($3.9 billion). A consortium made up of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), Borealis, AIMCo and Wren House, an infrastructure investment vehicle owned ...

Support to recycle Queensland assets

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... of selling down electricity transmission business TransGrid, which recently sold to an Australian-led international consortium for $10.3 billion under a 99-year lease arrangement. "The NSW state government will net $7 billion, assisting their $20 billion ...

GE Capital to exit Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015

Financial services firms acquire $1bn Technology Park

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... offices will be leased to the Commonwealth Bank for a term of 15 years. On top of the office space development, the consortium will develop an additional 3,000 square metres of amenity, including a gymnasium, retail outlets, two childcare centres and ...

QIC consortium buys $1.78bn gas facility

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
A QIC led consortium has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Iona Gas Storage Facility west of Melbourne in Victoria from EnergyAustralia, a member of the China Light & Power Group. The consortium, comprising the QIC Global Infrastructure ...