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29/02/2016

Aveo Group Acquires Freedom Aged Care - to read more please visit https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/aveo-group-acquires-freedom-aged-care/

22/02/2016

Macquarie Group Acquires Esanda's Dealer Finance Portfolio - to read more please visit https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/macquarie-group-acquires-esandas-dealer-finance-portfolio/

27/01/2016

McGrath, a leading Australian residential real estate services provider, listed on 7 December 2015 at a final IPO price of A$2.10. Find out why the share price fell 12.83% to a low of A$1.84 on its first day of trade at: https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/mcgrath-ipo/

McGrath Limited listed on 7 December 2015 at $2.10 per share to raise A$129.6 million, representing a P/E of 13.4x. McGrath is a leading Australian residential real estate services provider operating an integrated business model across five divisions: residential property sales, property management,…

11/01/2016

Luye Medical, a division of China-based drug manufacturer and health services provider Luye Group, has agreed to acquire Australia's third-largest private hospital operator, Healthe Care from Archer Capital. Read on here: https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/luye-medical-group-acquires-healthe-care/

Deal summary of Luye Medical Group's acquisition of Healthe Care, Australia's third-largest private hospital operator. Brought to you by The Pitch Book.

29/12/2015

IDP Education Limited, a leading global provider of international student placement services and English language testing services, listed on 26 November 2015 at $2.65 per share to raise A$331.6 million, representing a P/E of 18.8x. Find out why the float was received so well by the market at: https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/idp-education-ipo/

Deal Summary on the IDP Education IPO on 26 November 2015. Brought to you by The Pitch Book.

07/12/2015

The Hastings Funds Management-led consortium has won a four-way bidding battle to acquire the assets of TransGrid via a 99-year lease from the New South Wales State Government for a record A$10.258 billion. Read on to see how this auction unfolded: https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/hastings-led-consortium-acquires-transgrid-lease/

Deal Summary on the acquisition of TransGrid's assets by a Hastings-led Consortium for A$10.258 billion. Brought to you by The Pitch Book.

01/12/2015

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23/11/2015

Crescent Capital Partners has completed a proportional off-market takeover to achieve a 40.9% shareholding in Cardno – a Brisbane-based professional infrastructure and environmental services company. Find out why Crescent chose this unusual takeover structure rather than a full buy-out deal typically conducted by private equity firms at: https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/crescent-capital-partners-acquires-cardno/

Deal Summary of Crescent Capital Partners acquisition shares in Cardno to increase its holding to 40.9%. Brought to you by The Pitch Book.

09/11/2015

SKILLED Group and Programmed Maintenance Services have agreed to a merger of equals to create a larger and more diversified recruitment and hiring firm with market capitalisation of ~A$755 million. Find out why we think this was a "merger to survive" at: https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/programmed-acquires-skilled/

Deal summary on Programmed Maintenance's merger of equals with SKILLED Group - brought to you by The Pitch Book.

02/11/2015

Link Group listed on 27 October 2015 at $6.37 per share to raise A$946.5 million. See whether you think this year’s largest IPO was too expensive at 28.7x P/E or good value based on the quality of the business at: https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/link-group-ipo/

Deal Summary on the Link Group IPO on 27 October 2015. Brought to you by The Pitch Book.

26/10/2015

Our top pick for the most exciting and interesting deal of 2015 to date - the acquisition of Amcom by Vocus. The acquirer, target and their advisers achieved what many believed to be unachievable - overcoming a 19.9% blocking stake from rival telecommunications company, TPG.

We encourage you to have a read and see how this incredible story of M&A strategy unfolded: www.thepitchbook.com.au/vocus-acquires-amcom/

Deal Summary of Vocus Communication's acquisition of Amcom. Brought to you by The Pitch Book.

19/10/2015

Baby Bunting, Australia’s largest specialty retailer of baby products, listed on 14 October 2015 at a final IPO price of A$1.40. Find out why the share price surged as high as A$2.02 on its first day of trade (an incredible upside of 44% on the IPO price) at: https://www.thepitchbook.com.au/baby-bunting-ipo/

Deal Summary on the Baby Bunting IPO on 14 October 2015. Brought to you by The Pitch Book.