--- Connecting LPs & GPs worldwide
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Infrastructure’s risk-return profile is proving a good match for the long-term outlook of LPs
Australian private equity firm Catalyst Investment Managers has bought a 40 per cent stake in Bhagwan Marine, a growth capital deal that will help the offshore oil and gas group expand and develop its vessel fleet. 
US private equity firm TPG Capital has tabled its second offer for embattled Australian surfwear brand Billabong. 
Billabong has staved off takeover talks with global buy-out firm TPG after agreeing to sell a 48.5 per cent stake in sports watch subsidiary Nixon to Trilantic Partners, in a move that has temporarily recapitalised the embattled Australian surfwear brand. 
Australian private equity firm Quadrant has entered exclusive talks regarding an investment in outdoor advertising agency APN News & Media, in a deal that reports indicate could be worth up to A$300m ($323m). 
Global private equity firm KKR is said to be conducting due diligence on Pacific Brands, five weeks after the Australian underwear maker confirmed that the firm had tabled a takeover offer that could lead to a buy-out worth about $614m, according to Reuters. 
San Francisco-based consumer-focused private equity firm JH Partners has sold Australian skin care company Jurlique International to listed Japanese rival Pola Orbis for an enterprise value of A$335m ($358m). 
The California State Teachers' Retirement System, the largest teachers’ pension fund in the US, has awarded Melbourne-based investment manager Industry Funds Management an infrastructure mandate of up to $500m, representing one of the largest single US fund management commitments made in the sector. 
An investment firm focused on Australia has been launched by a London-based specialist that focuses on the alternative energy and utility sectors. 
Switzerland-based private equity investment manager Partners Group has backed the development of Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, a cancer research, treatment and education facility based in Melbourne, Australia. 
