Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private equity giant KKR has backed Australian carbon offsetting specialist GreenCollar through its $1.3bn Global Impact Fund, which is focused on generating risk-adjusted returns by in...Article Link
Global private equity giant KKR has backed Australian carbon offsetting specialist GreenCollar through its $1.3bn Global Impact Fund.
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR and leading Australian environmental markets platform GreenCollar (“the Company”) today announced that KKR has invested in GreenCollar to advance the Company’s mission to provide commercial solutions to climate change
Watco Companies, a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital, has agreed to acquire the short line rail assets and related equipment of six North American manufacturing sites from Dow Chemical. Watco is a provider of transportation
Bain Capital's agreed buyout of coronavirus-stricken airline Virgin Australia could be under threat by bondholders attempting to make their own offer to creditors.
In response to the disruption and forced show closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has filed for protection from creditors in Canada – under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement
New alternative business banking platform Zeller has reportedly raised AUD $6.3m ($4.3m) in a funding round as it aims for a 2021 launch.
L Catterton-backed swimsuit maker Seafolly has fallen into administration due to the "crippling financial impact" of the coronavirus crisis.
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Nicholas Hyde as a Managing Director to lead KKR’s Client Partner Group in Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Hyde will be responsible
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell a 55% interest in Colonial First State (CFS) to KKR, a global investment firm with US$207 billion of
The battle to buy coroanvirus-stricken airline Virgin Australia is over after Bain Capital won the bidding war to buy the business.
US private equity firm said it would recapitalise the carrier so it can survive until demand returns
Bondholders of struggling airline Virgin Australia have made a last-ditch bid to keep the company out of the hands of private equity firms bidding for the beleaguered business.
Source Refrigeration Holdings (DBA CoolSys), a portfolio company of Ares Management and the parent company of refrigeration and HVAC companies nationwide, has acquired Eastern Refrigeration. Ares Management acquired CoolSys from Audax Private Equity in March
Australian design software company Canva has surged to a $6bn valuation thanks to its latest venture capital-backed investment round.
Riverside has raised more than $260m towards its latest Asia-Pacific fund, which the firm has rebranded to underline its heavy focus on the Australasian market.
Private equity firm Marcury Capital has acquired massive magazine publisher Bauer Media Australia in a deal reportedly being for “less than $50m”. The comments about the size of the deal were made in the Australian
John Hempton, the Australian short seller and self-styled eccentric, believes fraudulent companies will soon become evident in the corporate rubble left by the coronavirus pandemic. Hempton, who has bet against 1,100 companies over the course
Woori Bank is set to make its Kangaroo bond debut, seeking to tap the Australian dollar market to fund its coronavirus response.
Ian Taylor has rejoined Goldman Sachs, as head of equity capital markets for Australia and New Zealand, following a short stint at a fintech-focused merchant bank in the US.
