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EQT AB lifts Perpetual bid to $22.50 a share

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... strategy, including its simplification program, the value of its diversified earnings profile (provided by the corporate trust and asset management businesses) and the execution of the sale of wealth management." The latest development follows Perpetual's ...

Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... strategy, including its simplification program, the value of its diversified earnings profile (provided by the Corporate Trust and Asset Management businesses) and the execution of the sale of Wealth Management," it said. When the first offer was made ...

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 ...

Equity Trustees opts out of super trustee business

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
Equity Trustees has decided to exit from its super trusteeship business via its subsidiary Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETSL), after facing continued scrutiny over the Shield and First Guardian collapses. Equity Trustees commenced a strategic ...

Frontier awards custody mandate for ICIO offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
Frontier Advisors is set to launch its independent chief investment officer (ICIO) service to the Australian market and has awarded a custody and administration mandate ahead of its release. Northern Trust has been appointed to provide asset servicing ...

Perpetual acquires majority stake in Interfi

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... technology provider Interfi Systems. Perpetual said the acquisition will strengthen the digital capabilities of its Corporate Trust business while continuing to reduce debt. The ASX-listed financial services group said the transaction aligns with its ...

Perpetual to overhaul J O Hambro

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... business to Bain Capital finalise before the end of 2026, the group will comprise two units - asset management and corporate trust. For asset management, Perpetual said it will be become a "true multi-boutique model with small, nimble boutiques that ...

Alter Domus to acquire MSC Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... and administrator for third-party litigation funder Ninety Mile Capital. In 2024, MSC Trustees acquired Certane Corporate Trust, the fund administration and corporate trustee business formerly owned by the now-defunct Sargon Capital. The group underwent ...

Bain Capital to acquire Perpetual's wealth management unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... free basis. Net cash proceeds from the transaction will be used to reduce debt and grow the asset management and corporate trust businesses. "Following a thorough sale process, we believe we have achieved the right outcome for our shareholders, clients ...

Perpetual sees 349% profit jump

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... underlying profit growth driven by the strength of our diversified business model including asset management and corporate trust, while wealth management continued to show resilience as the sale process continued," Perpetual chief executive Bernard Reilly ...
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