KKR looks to make cheap Australian purchase
The market has shown some disappointment at the price that KKR is proposing to pay for the leading…
Australia
Rio Tinto prefers Chinese buyer to Glencore
Rio Tinto has stunned commodities-trading giant Glencore by preferring a lower Chinese offer for its thermal-coal mines in…
OrotonGroup considers sale
The move last month by the Australian luxury accessories maker OrotonGroup to hire Moelis & Company to conduct…
Glencore deal would make sense and still leave room for manoeuvre
Investors have been quick to agree that Glencore’s offer for Rio Tinto’s Australian coal business, Coal & Allied…
Disposals in full flow for Valeant
Just days after we reported that the heavily indebted Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International was in talks regarding…
KKR makes opportunistic telecoms bid
Having undertaken a series of sizeable deals over the last couple of years, the Australian telecoms group Vocus…
AIM gold miner targets Australian rival
To further its ambitions of becoming a mid-tier gold miner, the AIM-listed Stratex International has signed a provisional,…
TPG makes revised offer for Fairfax
The consortium led by US private equity firm TPG and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has made a…
Two groups vying for Endeavour Energy
The privatisation of the Endeavour Energy power grid company in New South Wales has come down to a…
IOOF looks at wealth management opportunities
The Australian financial services conglomerate IOOF has reiterated its interest in buying ANZ’s wealth management business, but stressed…
