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Equity Trustees pushes bidders for better price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Equity Trustees' parent company EQT Holdings' board confirmed it is engaging with its two bidders - TPG Global and BGH Capital - and has pushed for an improved offer from both. EQT said the board concluded the offer price from both firms do ...

EQT AB's takeover bid for Perpetual comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Perpetual has rejected Swedish private-equity investor EQT AB's best and final takeover bid. EQT AB's offer of $22.50 per share was rejected by Perpetual after its board said it carefully considered all aspects of the further revised proposal. The board ...

EQT ramps up investments on Asia-Pacific mid-market plays

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
EQT has launched an evergreen private markets strategy focused on Asia Pacific, giving eligible individual and institutional investors access to the investment manager's regional private equity platform through a single vehicle. EQT Nexus Asia will ...

Sports no longer a sponsorship opportunity for super funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... scalable revenue models and the ability to resonate with both local and international audiences." Just last month, Swedish giant EQT Group acquired a majority stake in Melbourne Storm, further accentuating the appetite of institutional investors entering ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... weeks ago. That review did not identify any major governance issues. It was following the completion of the Mercer review that EQT advised us that the Hejaz superannuation funds would be closed." "The sequence of events is important. We had recently ...

Perpetual weighed down by wealth management business

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... positioned to provide sustainable growth and long-term value for our shareholders." The business also provided an update on EQT AB's takeover proposal, stating that it has entered into a non-disclosure agreement with the group but reaffirmed there ...

Super trustee business dents Equity Trustees' FY26 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Equity Trustees (EQT) posted substantial growth in profits in the financial year ending June 30, despite sustaining a $7.5 million loss from its super trustee business over the period. EQT Group's net profit after tax (NPAT) was $26.4 million, reflecting ...

Second bidder emerges for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... Global's initial bid for Equity Trustees' holding company last week, a local investor has joined with an improved offer. EQT Holdings (ASX: EQT) has received a proposal from BGH Capital to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares in EQT at an indicative ...

Perpetual hit with double whammy redemption, impairment

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Perpetual's earnings will be slugged with a massive impairment thanks to an unnamed client redeeming nearly $6.5 billion (US$4.6bn) from a strategy run by Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (TSW). Perpetual said it was notified last week of the client's ...

EQT to become new Melbourne Storm owner

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... global investor is set to acquire a majority stake in the club, but financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. EQT will invest in the club's key strategic priorities with a focus on strengthening the football program and player pathways ...
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