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Pacific Equity Partners makes unsolicited bid for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has made an unsolicited takeover bid to acquire oOh!media for $1.40 per share. That is a premium of 64.7% from its last closing prices of $0.85 and values the media firm at around $747million. oOh!media provides outdoor ...

IFM Investors makes $7bn bid for Atlas Arteria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
IFM Investors has launched a hostile takeover bid for Atlas Arteria, valuing the toll road operator at around $7 billion. The bid was launched by Diamond Infraco 1, a wholly owned subsidiary of the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, which already holds ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... Last month, APRA released its final response to amending prudential standards on treating capital for longevity products in a bid to improve weak demand. One of the key changes is refining specific parameters of the proposed advanced illiquidity premium ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Future Fund will cut costs by $10 to $15 million in FY27, in a bid to ensure costs and staffing levels remain appropriate for the years ahead. It expects further savings in subsequent years. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said it will achieve ...

Insignia Financial shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... indicative proposals from CC Capital, Bain Capital and Brookfield Capital Partners. Bain Capital initially placed a takeover bid to acquire all of Insignia's shares at $4 cash per share in late 2024 ; the offer was subsequently rejected. At the beginning ...

Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
While investors in the US are becoming increasingly acquainted with semi-liquid structures, the story is vastly different here in Australia due to its regulatory landscape, Morningstar said. Morningstar's Demystifying Semiliquid Fund Structures - An ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... board, effective today. Yates will still stand for election at Regal Partners' annual general meeting (AGM) on May 28, in a bid to assume the role of the chair. Yates is currently chair of AIA Australia, one of Australia's largest life insurers, having ...

Charter Hall secures $1.2bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
Charter Hall has secured a $1.2 billion diversified property mandate with an existing institutional client. "Charter Hall is pleased to be appointed to manage this $1.2 billion diversified direct property mandate," Charter Hall chief executive David ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... following the acquisition of a NZ$560 million residential mortgage portfolio from Bluestone in December 2024. Challenger's bid to acquire ASX-listed non-bank lender Pepper Money fell through on March 25. Pepper Money rejected the "best and final" ...

APRA launches 'advanced illiquidity premium' to capital framework reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... industry, APRA released its final response to amending prudential standards on treating capital for longevity products in a bid to improve weak demand for such products. One of the key changes is refining specific parameters of the proposed AILP calculation. ...