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Perpetual hit with double whammy redemption, impairment

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... will release in its FY26 results on August 27. The financial services group recently rejected EQT's $22.50 share takeover proposal, saying it does not reflect the value of the business. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Bernard Reilly ...

Zurich completes ClearView takeover

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Zurich Financial Services Australia has completed its acquisition of ClearView Wealth, with the insurer now the registered holder of all ClearView shares. The scheme of arrangement was approved by ClearView shareholders on 27 July 2026 and by the Supreme ...

Macquarie AM-led consortium finalises Qube takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and a consortium of global investors, including UniSuper and the family office of a Spanish billionaire, have completed their $11.7 billion acquisition of logistics and infrastructure giant Qube Holdings. The transaction ...

Superhero partners for crypto push

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... UK and Asia. The acquisition also created a pathway for Robinhood's first institutional crypto business. Prior to the takeover, Bitstamp by Robinhood had more than 500,000 retail customers and 5000 institutional ones. Bitstamp has been operating since ...

Bain Capital snaps up Gong cha in global growth push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... several industrial businesses. The latest transaction comes after Bain Capital previously withdrew from its proposed takeover of Insignia Financial, citing macroeconomic uncertainty, ending months of discussions over a potential acquisition.

Perpetual rejects EQT bid again as growth continues

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected EQT's latest $22.50 share takeover proposal, saying it does not reflect the value of the business, while agreeing to provide the private equity group with limited access to non-public information to determine whether it can ...

Pengana threatens legal action against PIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... directly with PIA, "has material conflicts of interest". Pengana alleges Wilson, while serving on the PIA board, proposed a takeover of PIA by WGB during the strategic review process. Unless a court orders otherwise, PIA said the buy-back will proceed ...

EQT AB lifts Perpetual bid to $22.50 a share

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
EQT AB has again upped its takeover bid for Perpetual, raising the offer price to $22.50. The private equity firm put in a revised offer price yesterday, which represents a 2% increase on the previous $22.07-per-share proposal announced in mid-July ...

Perpetual rejects another EQT AB bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected another takeover offer from EQT AB, saying it does not adequately represent the fair value of the company. Swedish private equity giant EQT AB's latest offer of $22.07 was shot down after Perpetual "carefully considered the ...

Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
EQT AB has sweetened its offer bid for Perpetual, after the financial services firm rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from the Swedish private equity giant earlier in the month. The revised offer price of $22.07 is a 2% bump from its previous offer ...