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Macq buys energy advisory firm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Macquarie Group buys independent energy advisory firm Tristone Capital Global for $130 million in cash and shares. Tristone Capital Global has offices in Canada, United States, UK and Argentina and provides corporate finance, acquisitions & divestures ...

Happy Americans, happy world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... spend. Spending businesses employ workers. Employed workers become happy consumers. America is happy. Americans spend. America buys from the rest of the world. The world is happy. Well maybe, except Kim Jung Il.

Macquarie buys remaining Olicc shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Coin Software, the Macquarie subsidiary, has bought the remaining amount of Olicc Technologies shares after first buying a 50 per cent stake in the technology firm in June 2007. The deal means Coin can roll-out the Olicc Technologies practice management ...

Supercorp buys MYOB super software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Brisbane based, Supercorp Australia, has bought the superannuation software business from MYOB. MYOB supports hundreds of accounting firms across Australia in lodging statutory accounts for self managed super funds (SMSFs). Kurt Groeneveld, Supercorp ...

China and India investment themes remain: Actis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... almost more than A$4 billion in investments last year, emerging market private equity firm Actis is searching for the best buys across Africa, China, India, Latin America and South East Asia. Paul Fletcher, Actis senior partner, said the firm is adopting ...

SuperChoice buys SuperConnect

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
SuperChoice has acquired SuperConnect, a niche developer of superannuation e-commerce and clearinghouse services. SuperConnect provides software to source superannuation contributions from employers' payroll systems and electronically remits these contributions ...

Computershare buys bankruptcy expert

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
ASX listed Computershare is looking to cash in on bankruptcy administration with its latest acquisition of US-based Kurtzman Carson Consultants. KCC is a claims and noticing agent that provides administrative support services and technology solutions ...

BUSS(Q) buys Aussie equities

RUTH LIEW AND MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
The $1.5 billion building industry fund BUSS(Q) is topping up its Aussie equities mandates as early as next month in a bid to shore up on cheap stocks in the market. According to David O'Sullivan, chief executive of BUSS(Q), the fund is currently 3 ...

Perpetual buys Financial Pursuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Perpetual expands its private wealth arm when it bought Financial Pursuit, a Sydney-based planning firm with $200 million of funds under advice (FUA). The acquisition increases Perpetual Private Wealth's total funds under advice by three per cent to ...

CHAMP buys Centric Wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
CHAMP Private Equity has completed the acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Centric Wealth and invested $80 million into the boutique advisory firm. The deal follows "overwhelming support" from shareholders of Centric Wealth at a General Meeting held ...