TPG Capital shines spotlight on Fairfax Media

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• Joyce Moullakis

TPG's interest stems from its stake in property portal PropertyGuru and, more importantly, its success in the United States with RentPath.

Three banks win Zip Industries IPO bake off

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• Edited by Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Joyce Moullakis

Zip Industries has selected its line-up should it go to the ASX-boards.

Two down, one to go at Boart

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The topic du jour among distressed debt funds is drilling contractor Boart Longyear's latest attempt to refinance its $US700 million-odd debt balance.

AirTree ups bets on pets, Mercury Capital divests

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Venture capital firm AirTree, led by high-profile tech investors Daniel Petre and Craig Blair, has emerged as the buyer of a stake in online retailer Pet Circle.

Cura hunts for growth after Fresenius deal

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Australia's biggest owner of day hospitals is on the hunt for acquisitions after securing the backing from the world's largest dialysis product provider.

Fresenius wins over Cura Day Hospitals

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German medical equipment and services giant Fresenius is set to take a 70 per cent stake in Australia's largest day hospital group.

Zip pitches at up to 25x P/E

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Zip Industries' pitching day has finally arrived.

Industry revs up for LeasePlan auction

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The Australian and New Zealand arm of Dutch fleet company LeasePlan will be placed on the sale block.

Bids due for OfficeMax

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Office Depot, the largest office supplies chain in the United States, will have a bird's-eye view of Australia's turnaround and private equity industry on Thursday.

Alinta Energy fires up JLMs, releases timetable

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A new timetable is out for the year's biggest initial public offering contender, Alinta Energy.

Senex gas project lures EIG interest

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EIG Global Energy Partners has returned to the Australian coal seam gas sector, sealing deals that will accelerate the development of Senex Energy's project.

Ascender snaps up HR business

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Private equity-backed payroll outsourcing company Ascender has agreed to buy the local business of NGA Human Resources, in a deal valuing the combined entity at about $500 million.

GrainCorp, Cargill sell Allied Mills to PEP

• Julie-anne Sprague, Sarah Thompson and Anthony Macdonald

GrainCorp and Cargill have confirmed the sale of Australia's largest flour supplier, Allied Mills, to Pacific Equity Partners.

PEP seeks to buy Allied Mills from GrainCorp, Cargill

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Pacific Equity Partners is in exclusive talks to buy the country's largest flour miller, GrainCorp-backed Allied Mills.

EIG taps into Senex Energy

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Specialist private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners is set to take up to 15 per cent of ASX-listed oil and gas play Senex Energy.

Airtree hires new partner from VC giant

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$350 million Australian fund AirTree Ventures has lured a senior exec from Silicon Valley giants Accel Partners as it hunts gems in the local tech scene.

Inside one of the ASX's biggest shorts

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As private equity slugs it out with venture capital to dominate the accounting software market, investors and short-sellers are obsessing over when Bain will sell its MYOB stake.

Affinity Equity Partners departs NSW's land titles auction: sources

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Private equity giant Affinity Equity Partners has withdrawn from the auction for NSW's Land and Property Information unit, Street Talk can reveal.

CHAMP Private Equity to acquire Dutton Garage

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Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.

STADA, Mundipharma jostle PE in iNova sale

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Private equity suitors will come up against strong competition to acquire Valeant-owned iNova Pharmaceuticals.

Treasury drives China wine export boom

• Simon Evans

Booming sales to China at the premium end are accelerating, as Treasury Wine's stable of high-end brands drive much of the Asian growth.

iNova Pharma sale hamstrung by delay in audited financials

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Private equity giants hoping for a speedy outcome in the Goldman Sachs-run auction of iNova Pharmaceuticals will be disappointed.

Investec buys Blackstone's $160m Sydney office property

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Investec's Australia Property Fund will raise capital for two Sydney property purchases worth $160 million.

Gray tipped to raise $2b private equity fund

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Former TPG Asia head Ben Gray is likely to raise $2 billion when he launches a private equity fund at the end of the year.

Ex-RBS bankers launch fundraising start-up

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Two former bankers from RBS have bootstrapped a startup seeking to disrupt mid-market corporate advisers.