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IPO activity at record levels: Deloitte

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
A Deloitte report has found that an expected spike in initial public offer (IPO) activity in December will push the number of IPOs this calendar year to record levels, however the total value of all public floats will be virtually half the 2005 figure. ...

Ironbridge and Archer spend $349m on pharmaceuticals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Australian private equity specialists Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital have purchased the 3M pharmaceuticals business in the Asia Pacific for $349 million. As part of a strategy flagged in April this year, 3M decided to sell off its $2.1 billion ...

Tandem in the market for flagship practices

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
Tandem Financial Advice has flagged plans to increase the number of planning practices under its Stairway program from 12 to 22 next year. The Stairway program networks Tandem's flagship practices, giving them a peer group to share best practice ideas ...

Members Equity seeks alternative source of capital

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
Members Equity Bank is sounding out investors for the sale of $50 million of deeply subordinated debt, with the bank obliged to consider alternative sources of quasi-equity in light of a series of policy changes by the banking regulator. The Australian ...

Private equity cash cow keeps growing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
Private equity was being promoted yesterday as the major alternative source of returns for fund managers with the promise of returns as high as 31 per cent year on year over 20 years. According to founder and executive chairman of CHAMP Private Equity ...

Demand absorbs 9 per cent increase in office supply: PCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
Tenant demand for commercial office property is driving down vacancy rates despite increasing supply in the property market. According to the latest Office Market Report from the Property Council of Australia, over the last six months vacancy levels ...

Property syndicate closes fully subscribed in just 5 days

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
Residential property funds management is starting to emerge as a high-end investment opportunity with the latest syndicate closing fully subscribed within a week. A residential property syndicate offered by Land developer Peet & Company is the latest ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
The market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from US markets and weaker base and precious metal prices suggest a softer start on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 44 points weaker ...

S&P rates new five oceans fund

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
S&P has given a tentative 'three star new' rating to the relatively recent Five Oceans World Fund following its November 2005 launch. The fund, which is 25 per cent owned by Challenger Financial Services, is an absolute return, index unaware global ...

Bank of Ireland ploughs private equity ground

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
The Bank of Ireland Group has announced it has a new arrow in its quiver of boutique businesses, forming a new joint venture with private equity fund of funds manager Paul Capital Partners. Bank of Ireland paid $34 million for a 50 per cent share in ...