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Perpetual rejects another EQT AB bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected another takeover offer from EQT AB, saying it does not adequately represent the fair value of the company. Swedish private equity giant EQT AB's latest offer of $22.07 was shot down after Perpetual "carefully considered the ...

Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
EQT AB has sweetened its offer bid for Perpetual, after the financial services firm rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from the Swedish private equity giant earlier in the month. The revised offer price of $22.07 is a 2% bump from its previous offer ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... deal momentum and deal volume. I think it's a function of the convergence between buyers and sellers, and a narrowing of the bid-ask spread," Ng says. There was a slight pull back in activity in the first half of 2025 on the back of US tariffs but overall ...

KKR joins consortium to acquire ASX-listed Steadfast

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... against him. The share price for the firm has fallen ever since falling from $6.20 from October 2025 to $3.95 prior to takeover bid was announced on July 10. It has since risen in value, currently sitting at $5.27.

oOh!media bidders up offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... indicative offers on July 10 with offer prices being for at least $1.60 and with the highest at $1.65 per share. The highest bid values oOh!media at around $871 million. "Having considered all proposals in conjunction with its advisers, the board intends ...

ISS STOXX acquires Scientific Beta

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
ISS STOXX has acquired Scientific Beta from Singapore Exchange (SGX) in a bid to expand its presence within the asset owner segment and deepen engagement with large institutional investors. Scientific Beta was established in 2012 by the EDHEC-Risk Institute ...

Perpetual shuffles Aussie equities team amid departure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... in the management of our strategies and ongoing delivery for clients." Perpetual last week rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from Swedish private equity giant EQT which valued the firm at $2.5 billion. "The indicative proposal was highly conditional ...

Perpetual rejects $2.5bn takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from Swedish private equity giant EQT which valued the firm at $2.5 billion. The "unsolicited, non-binding, conditional and indicative proposal" was for $21.64 cash per share, representing a 40% premium ...

Atlas Arteria chair resigns as IFM offer deadline inches closer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... appropriate premium for control and is below the independent expert's assessed fundamental value. IFM Investors raised its bid for Atlas Arteria to its maximum consideration of $5.10 per security, calling it the best and final offer in the absence ...

IFM builds Atlas Arteria stake to majority

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... the Atlas Arteria independent directors undertaking asset sales which are not value maximising in response to its takeover bid. It also objected to the additional distributions from the asset sale. "Atlas Arteria is already unable to fund the 40 cent ...
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