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Emma Rapaport

Co-editor, Street Talk

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com

Emma Rapaport

Today

Gina Rinehart may have found herself another lithium darling.

Euroz hoovers up Azure Minerals stock after bid; eyes on Rinehart

Stockbroker Euroz Hartleys was hoovering up shares in lithium play Azure Minerals on Monday morning, after the company signed a binding deed with Chilean giant SQM at $3.50 a share.

  • 12 mins ago
Webcentral is divesting assets.

Webcentral to divest assets for $165m; MacCap on ticket

Webcentral has struck a binding deal to sell a majority stake in some of its assets for circa $165 million.

  • 1 hr ago
Angus Aitken says he is unsure about the strategy behind Dan Murphy’s high-end Martin Place store.

Angus Aitken visits high-end Dan Murphy’s and finds too much champagne

The high-profile stockbroker has told clients he does not know what the strategy is behind the Endeavour-owned liquor retailers pivot to high-priced bottles.

Yesterday

Damstra executive chairman Johannes Risseeuw and CEO Christian Damstra each own about a 10 per cent stake in the company.

Plenty of interest in Damstra as overseas software firms circle

The company sells an enterprise protection platform that targets worker safety, risk management and compliance for clients such as New Hope and Glencore.

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Srdjan Dangubic from Five V Capital.

Five V Capital’s deal makers chase $700m for fifth buyout fund

Adrian MacKenzie and Srdjan Dangubic’s Five V Capital is donning the hard hat to raise $700 million for their fifth buyout fund.

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Revolution had grown to $2.6 billion in committed capital since its founding siz years ago.

Private debt player Revolution AM poaches BofA banker for PM

Pratik Joshi, a Sydney-based vice president in Bank of America’s asset backed securities division, has deflected to work alongside Revolution’s founders.

Navis Capital. run in Australia by Phil Latham.

Navis Capital’s Device Tech rules off $400m debt deal

Street Talk understands the $400 million was underwritten by Commonwealth Bank and Westpac last week.

Mark Barnaba at Fortescue’s last AGM in Perth in November 2022.

AirTrunk calls in boardroom heavyweight amid IPO prep

Data centre tearaway AirTrunk has drafted in Fortescue deputy chairman Mark Barnaba to chair its board, just as it begins preparations for what could be a $10 billion IPO.

The Windsor Castle Hotel is the biggest property in the combined portfolio.

Regional pubs roll-up Harvest Hotels combines two funds; preps exit

Prospective backers are being told to think of a liquidity event within 36 months, and circa 19 per cent IRR to exit.

This Month

Owners of EastLink will collect first-round bids in late November.

France’s Vinci test drives banks for EastLink tilt; Transurban digs in

Paris-headquartered concessions player Vinci Group has begun meeting with investment banks for a potential buy-side mandate.

Cura Day Hospitals has seen its fair share of ownership changes in its 15-year-long life.

Ding ding! Round two under way for $500 million-plus Cura auction

The $11.4 billion private hospital operator looks at plenty of deals and isn’t likely to get into a sword fight with overzealous private equity.

Jefferies banking analyst Brian Johnson.

MST Financial signs veteran banking analyst Brian Johnson

Long-serving banking analyst has resurfaced six months after he left US investment bank Jefferies.

James Liang, CEO and founder of Myhealth Medical Group.

Myhealth founder closes in on Crescent’s home doctor business

It is understood James Liang is working with MA Financial Australia on his tilt for 24-7 Healthcare.

Will Farrant is joining Ares Management.

Credit giant Ares hires new partner

Street Talk can reveal Credit Suisse’s head of asset finance for Asia Pacific, Will Farrant, has joined the US investment firm as a partner in its credit group.

Queensland Airport Limited’s owners are ready for takeoff.

MacCap flies into sell-side lineup at Queensland Airports; 74pc for sale

Potential investors are being told to expect flyers as early as Tuesday.

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Kelly Lippman, owner and creative director of Olga Berg, is hanging up the for sale sign.

Handbags at dawn: FTI puts Olga Berg on the block

The bag maker is targeting $10 million plus revenue and $3.4 million EBITDA by FY26, looking to strategic partnerships and expanding its online presence for growth.

New SPC Boss Neil Brimacombe.

Iconic fruit and vege biz SPC launches targeted capital raise

The 100-year-old company is seeking to raise up to $20 million from investors, but they must be residents of Victoria’s Goulburn Valley region.

National Australia Bank chief economists for markets Ivan Colhoun.

NAB swings the axe in markets division; thins out commodities team

Street Talk understands the bank has let go of Ivan Colhoun, its chief economist for corporate and institutional banking.

ASX managing director and CEO Helen Lofthouse.

ASX kicks off meetings for bond deal; three banks mandated

The exchange is in the market with a 3-year Australian dollar, senior unsecured, floating rate benchmark transaction to fund future capital expenditure.

The DurAVR technology has been designed to last longer and restore blood flow for aortic stenosis patients.

Anteris Technologies raising $40m; Evolution Cap on ticket

The company was offering shares at $20 apiece, which was a tight 3 per cent discount to Anteris’s last close, for a minimum $40 million raise.