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QIC splashes $32m on PEP acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) lent $32 million to back Pacific Equity Partners' (PEP) acquisition of ATOM Group, an industrial and safety goods distributor. QIC Private Debt made the transaction via PEP's Fund VII. PEP flagged late ...

Future Fund, QIC finalise new deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... (Westlink M7 and NorthConnex), Port of Melbourne and Port of Brisbane. QIC is also currently assisting the Queensland government in developing a feasibility study for the Gympie Road Bypass Tunnel. "This is the Future Fund's first direct investment in ...

QIC adds to streak of venture capital investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... companies currently employing over 32,000 Queenslanders in high-skilled roles," he said. "Thanks to the Queensland government and QIC, Brandon Capital will be able to increase the number of investments we make, creating a flywheel of downstream opportunities ...

ART names advice and education leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... relations within ART's commercial division. Here, he managed ART's single largest customer - the Queensland government - and aligned stakeholders such as health, education, and police. The executive and board director has spent 25 years in financial ...

QIC buys Packhorse's last pastoral property

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... Queensland last year. QIC noted both acquisitions were made possible through a "foundational investment from the Queensland government's land restoration fund." In May, Hancock Agriculture bought two of the properties, Ottley Station and Moolan Downs ...

ANZ reaches agreement with QLD government over Suncorp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
ANZ has executed an implementation agreement with the Queensland government as part of the bank's plan to acquire Suncorp Bank. The signing of the agreement marks the next step in ANZ's plan to acquire Suncorp Bank despite concerns raised by the Australian ...

New head of private debt at QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
The Queensland government investor has recruited Simon La Greca as global head of private debt, replacing Andrew Jones who stepped down from the role this month. La Greca joins from Ares Management where he was a partner and head of infrastructure debt ...

New chief for Queensland Treasury Corp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
Leon Allen has been named chief executive of Queensland Treasury Corporation. Announcing the appointment, Treasurer Cameron Dick said Allen's experience in Queensland and internationally made him the ideal candidate to lead the financing arm for ...

QIC multi-sector private debt team wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... State Investments portfolio. "We are privileged to continue to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns for Queensland government clients through our broad and distinct offering," Miall said.

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
As the manager of the Queensland government's long-term financial interests and a quasi-sovereign wealth fund, QIC can avoid the painful APRA performance test. This is a tremendous advantage for Allison Hill, QIC's state chief investment officer ...