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Chinese walls and windows

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
As the saying goes, 'when one door closes, another one opens' but with China, it's more a case of opening a small foreign investment window while firmly locking the door. Early last month, Chinese regulators announced that the government would allow ...

Australia to become an investment exporter: Perpetual

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
The biggest challenge facing funds managers is finding places to invest the wall of money that is flowing into Australia's already $1 trillion funds management market, said Emilio Gonzales, chief investment officer for Perpetual Investments. Illustrating ...

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 ...

Westpac appoints NZ chief

Westpac has appointed GE Capital Bank chairman, Brad Cooper, as chief executive officer for Westpac New Zealand to replace current chief, Ann Sherry. Ann Sherry said she wanted to return to Australia when her term ends in early 2007. "For four years ...

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 ...

Ironbridge creates largest independent underwriter

Independent Australian private equity manager Ironbridge Capital announced that Dexta Corporation, one of its investee companies, has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire four of Aon's Australian underwriting agency businesses. The four Aon ...

Ironbridge cements role in NZ aged care

Leading private equity group Ironbridge Capital announced this month that it has completed its acquisition of Elrond Holdings and Qualcare Group, two large aged care businesses in New Zealand. The group is investing alongside Greg Tomlinson, formerly ...

Out with local, in with global managers at QIC

QIC has rebooted its international equities fund, cutting local managers but expanding its global line up, adding four new global equity mandates and one US equity mandate. QIC's new global mandate managers are Ironbridge Capital Managers, AQR Capital ...

PE manager Ironbridge Capital completes acquisition of BBQs Galore

Home-grown private equity manager Ironbridge Capital has just completed its acquisition of Barbeques Galore Limited. The deal was finalised as Ironbridge Capital put in the final $110 million to complete the transaction. The deal sees Barbeques Galore ...

Credit Suisse expands its Asia Ex-Japan Equities Team

Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) announced several the appointments to its Asia Ex-Japan Equities team. Poh Hong Tan and Ser Mui Lim join as senior members, with Tan and Lim, both formerly of boutique fund manager Heritage Capital Management, where ...