Australasia
8 February 2012
Private equity activity in Australia has shown strong performance in periods of high volatility for public equities, according to a new report.
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3 May 2011
The New Zealand Private Equity and Venture Capital Monitor, put together by the New Zealand Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (NZVCA) and Ernst & Young, reports an 89 per cent increase in investment value in 2010, from $155.4m to $294.4m. Mid-market investment more than doubled in 2010 to $130m. The New Zealand mid-market has affirmed its stability and capacity to weather recent volatility in financial markets.
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7 August 2009
Environmental, Social and Governance issues have been an area of focus for Australian and New Zealand institutional investors for many years now.
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5 August 2009
Results from the 2008 New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Monitor show consistency of deal activity at reduced investment levels in the New Zealand private capital market.The total FY08 investment of NZ$178.1m was lower than FY07. This decrease was primarily driven by the absence of top-end/LBO private equity deals since FY07 first half and is reflective of debt market conditions post the global financial crisis.
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5 June 2009
The credit crisis, the decline in equity markets and the deterioration of the real economy, has resulted in Australian superannuation funds facing a challenging conundrum. Despite private equity becoming increasingly attractive, several factors have discouraged new commitments – leading to a difficult capital raising environment for managers, writes Dennis Mothoneos, managing director of Clearway Capital Solutions.
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10 March 2008
In an environment of tightly constrained equity and debt markets, attention has swung to sovereign funds as a source of M&A deal flow, writes Robert Nicholson of Australian law firm Freehills.
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11 December 2007
Buy-out investors face formidable hurdles in Australia and New Zealand. To private equity investors, especially those in the buy-out segment that are vying for opportunities in both Australia and New Zealand, the market dynamics in these two countries have now changed, writes the Asia Private Equity Review. They are no longer favouring financial investors, even though their coffers are rich with cash.
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14 November 2006
Australia has a healthy and vigorous mergers and acquisitions market, says Banker & McKenzie. Both hostile and negotiated takeover bids are frequently made for the shares of listed companies. Australia regularly features in the world's top ten for national merger and acquisition activity.
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14 November 2006
Australia has further consolidated its position as the land for mega buyouts When Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. announced that it has clinched the deal to acquire the waste management and industrial services businesses from Brambles Industries, it was another confirmation that Australia is fast becoming the land for mega buy-outs, says the APER.
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5 October 2005
Private equity investors should be aware that projections for world energy demand, and the likelihood of oil prices continuing to rise, suggest that any over-supply situation will be quickly self correcting as natural gas will increasingly be used for new purposes, for example for powering motor vehicles, says Adrian Herbert in his article for the Eco Investor magazine.
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