Opalesque Industry Update - Australian debt and special opportunities investment specialist, Arbitrium Capital Partners (Arbitrium), has appointed renowned financial services professional Harvey Kalman to its board as a non-executive director and chairman of its credit
New Zealand venture capital firm Global From Day 1 has surged to a NZ$130m first close for its third fundraise, more than double its initial first close target. The post New Zealand VC firm GD1
Canadian pension fund Public Sector Pension Investment Board is said to be joining a consortium that was looking to buy Australian electricity infrastructure investor Spark Infrastructure Group. The post Public Sector Pension Investment Board said
Tenzing has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its investment in Smoothwall, a UK provider of safeguarding technology to the education sector, to Australian cybersecurity business Family Zone for GBP 75.5m.
Private equity major EQT has had two bids for Australian financial software provider Iress rebuffed, with the latter valuing the company at up to A$2.96bn. The post EQT has second Iress bid rejected, this time
Tech-focused venture capital firm King River Capital held a first close for its second fund with $95m of commitments - and is expecting full participation from existing LPs. The post King River holds $95m Fund
A consortium including buyout giant KKR and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has moved a step closer to a buyout of Australian electricity infrastructure business Spark at a roughly A$5.13bn ($3.78bn) valuation. The post KKR,
Private equity major Partners Group has agreed to acquire a portfolio of eleven Travelodge hotels in Australia for AUD 620m to seize the opportunity of discounted assets from COVID-19 to capitalize on the long-term relative
DUNEDIN, New Zealand & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading Australian and New Zealand education technology (“edtech”) company Education Perfect (“EP” or the “Company”), global investment firm KKR, and Australia-based private equity firm Five V Capital today announced
L Squared Capital Partners has sold Kanopy, a provider of video streaming services, to OverDrive, a portfolio company of KKR. Kanopy’s video streaming service provides public and academic libraries with free access to more than
L Squared Capital Partners has sold Kanopy, a provider of video streaming services, to OverDrive, a portfolio company of KKR. Kanopy’s video streaming service provides public and academic libraries with free access to more than
Credit Suisse has hired Brett Ryman to its investment banking and capital markets (IBCM) team in Australia, according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia surprised market participants by deciding to continue with its current tapering schedule from September, despite the reimposition of lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus Delta variant in
Wind Point Partners has held a hard-cap close of the firm’s ninth fund, Wind Point Partners IX LP, with approximately $1.5 billion in capital commitments. This is the largest fund ever raised by Wind Point.
The firms will provide private direct-lending solutions to middle-market borrowers, primarily across Europe and Australia
Bain Capital Specialty Finance has teamed up with Pantheon's private credit business to provide private direct lending solutions to mid-market borrowers across Europe and Australia.
JP Morgan has named Simone Haslinger and Jonas Troeber as the co-heads of its equity capital markets business in Australia and New Zealand.
Credit Suisse has hired a new head of debt capital markets for Australia.
Deutsche Bank has named Glenn Morgan as chief executive for its Australia business, giving the veteran banker the position on a permanent basis.
Six major investment banks lead managed on Wednesday a dollar bond issue for State Bank of India which critical investors believe could indirectly facilitate or encourage financing of the controversial Carmichael coal mine being developed
