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Pacific Equity Partners acquires FleetPartners

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... ASX-listed FleetPartners for around $1 billion, after a bidding war with Japan-based Orix and Sumitomo Corporation. Under the deal, SG Fleet Management - a mobility solutions provider owned and controlled by PEP - will acquire 100% of the fully paid ...

Swedish PE giant EQT takes Cleanaway private in $9.3bn deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
Swedish private equity giant EQT AB Group will acquire ASX-listed Cleanaway Waste Management and take it private in a deal valuing the waste management giant at $9.3 billion. EQT will pay $3.095 in cash for each share, a premium of 32.1% to the closing ...

Integro appoints first Queensland private wealth adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... Coastline Private Wealth in September 2026, adding to its presence in the state and establishing a specialist risk division. The deal followed its April merger with Bunbury-based Lighthouse Capital Southwest. "Acquiring and integrating established advice ...

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... it said. "Perennial has built proprietary networks with US, Asia Pacific and global counterparties - this provides direct deal access, co-investments, and private broker desks for two-way liquidity." The launch in the back of the recent acquisition of ...

Equip Super financial chief to exit amid C-suite reshuffle

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
... focus," Symons said. "Our ambition is to deliver consistently from end to end, make it easier for members and employers to deal with us, strengthen our products, service, guidance and advice, and use data more effectively to anticipate and respond to ...

ASIC consults on new digital asset laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
ASIC is seeking industry feedback on its draft guidance for the upcoming laws around digital assets and operators in the broader digital economy. The new laws will come into effect on 8 April 2027. Consultation Paper 392, Digital asset law reform implementation ...

ASIC 'scrutinising' Sequoia's second InterPrac fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... of InterPrac to Conquest, saying it had concerns over what it may mean for the advice group's creditors. In May, that deal fell through amid ASIC raising red flags. In July, the Federal Court granted ASIC leave to discontinue the proceedings it commenced ...

OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... an alternative avenue to capitalise in a previously inaccessible environment. "Historically, even where there is a great deal of interest, there have been limited ways for investors to express a view on valuations before an IPO. Traditional methods were ...

ASIC hits Fidante private credit fund with interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
The $800 million Ares Global Credit Income Fund, which is issued by Fidante Partners, has been hit with an interim stop order from the corporate regulator for target market determination (TMD) deficiencies. ASIC has prevented Fidante Partners, the responsible ...

Fortnum pays $1.35m to settle ASIC lawsuit

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... firm did not meet its AFSL obligations for failing to have adequate policies, frameworks, systems and controls in place to deal with cybersecurity risks when commencing the proceedings in July last year. It was alleged that, between April 2021 and May ...