private equity

Funds management

Private equity backed IPOs outperform the rest

Investors are securing better returns from successful private equity backed initial public offerings than those floated by non-private equity backers....

Funds management

‘Obnoxious pricing’ scuppers private equity IPOs

Fund managers are passing on “good companies” being floated by private equity firms, because of “obnoxious pricing”....

Funds management

AVCAL defends private equity amid inquiry

The national association for private equity has defended the role of private equity in companies after the Government announced an inquiry into collapsed listed retailers...

Financial planning

Private equity partner exits Goldsborough

Adelaide-based Goldsborough Financial Services has returned to 100 per cent partner control with the exit of a 49 per cent private equity stakeholder....

Funds management

Private equity LPs lacks skills, but confident of getting return

Most private equity limited partners believe they lack the investment skills and experience to successfully co-invest, but many believe they can secure strong returns....

Funds management

AMMA unveils Gold Coast tech hub

Boutique equity investment firm, AMMA Private Equity, has announced it will build a new technology hub by October next year....

Funds management

Private equity and venture capital fundraising second highest in eight years

Sovereign wealth funds now contribute 26 per cent of total new fundraising, beating super funds and other investor types, according to a report....

Funds management

Private equity and venture capital records 22 per cent net return

Australian private equity and venture capital has boosted long-term investments by delivering a 22 per cent net return in 2014....

Editorial

Alternative point of view

While considered foreboding by traditional investors, volatility in global markets is music to the ears those in the alternative space, Janine Mace writes. ...

Financial planning

Tucker returns to advice with new non-aligned firm

Former NAB Wealth and MLC chief executive Steve Tucker has launched a new private wealth management firm in partnership with former JBWere chief executive Paul Heath....