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Second private equity firm bids $2.2bn

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017

One of Asia's largest specialist private equity firms is matching KKR's bid for an Australian telecoms operator. Affinity Equity Partners has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of Vocus Group for $3.50 per share, for a total of $2.2 billion. ...

Private equity firm confirms $2.2bn bid

EMMA RAPAPORT | THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017

Global private equity firm KKR has made a $2.2 billion buyout proposal for an Australian telecoms operator. The proposal to acquire Vocus Group is subject to a number of conditions, including KKR being satisfied with due diligence, available financing ...

Investment group takes majority stake in global advice firm

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017

... and employees," have now sold their combined stake to a consortium led by Stone Point Capital and global investment manager KKR. Focus, which has more than 45 partner firms and affiliates in the US, UK, Canada, China and now Australia, made 20 acquisitions ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016

... with private equity activity increasing significantly and steady exits, particularly to Chinese buyers; citing the exit by KKR from GenesisCare and of Archer Capital from Healthe Care by way of trade sales to Chinese firms. The technology sector also ...

Macquarie infrastructure head joins KKR

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016

... senior managing director and head of infrastructure mergers and acquisitions has joined another global investment firm. Joining KKR as a managing director in its global infrastructure team is Tara Davies. She has more than 17 years' experience in the ...

KKR reveals Australian head

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016

Global investment firm KKR has named its Australian head to will commence the role in July 2016. Scott Bookmyer, currently member and chief operating officer for KKR Asia, will now also take direct responsibility for KKR Australia. Bookmyer will relocate ...

GE Capital to exit Australia

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015

... secret of the fact he sees successful US giants as the blueprint for his growing firm. "We really admire what Blackstone and KKR have done in pioneering the alternatives industry and moving with it," he says. On attracting expertise to the firm, he says ...

KKR invests in German fibre-optics via $4.2bn infra fund

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015

Following the closing of its new $4.2 billion infrastructure fund, global alternatives manager KKR has partnered with Dutch investment firm Reggeborgh to acquire a majority stake in German infrastructure company Deutsche Glasfaser (DG). Reggeborgh currently ...

Market wrap PM

AAP | MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014

... Meanwhile, Treasury Wine Estates' shares have jumped 20.5 cents, or 4.14 per cent, to $5.155 after US private equity firm KKR lifted its takeover offer for the Penfolds owner. Shares in oil and gas company Roc Oil have also soared after the company's ...

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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY

Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new CEO.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA

The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA

Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds.

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN

Rest has appointed a senior wealth management leader and superannuation expert from Insignia Financial to take the reins as chief of staff.

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