The Land: Arab farm investment push
Former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, is leading a push to get Arabs to invest in Australian farmland as part of a long term food security strategy got oil-rich Gulf States more
The Age: Peter Costello’s award is all in the family
Here is one stat you won't know about Australia's longest-serving federal treasurer, Peter Costello, who receives the top award in the Australia Day honours, the companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia more
The Australian: Hawke in Gulf trade push
More investors from the Middle East are expected to target the Australian mining and agricultural sectors following the first business trade mission to the region earlier this month more
AFR: Perpetual plays cat and mouse
Hopes are dimming that fund manager Perpetual will grant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts access to full due diligence before Christmas and get things moving on its $1.75 billion offer more
AFR: KKR walks away from $1.75bn Perpetual deal
Perpetual will seek to appoint a new chief executive early in the new year after private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts walked away from its $1.75 billion takeover bid, sending the share price plummeting more
AFR: Perpetual bid at ‘very delicate stage’
Perpetual chief financial officer Roger Burrows has held extensive talks with representatives of buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts about its $1.75 billion bid for the wealth manager, according to sources more
AFR: Billion-dollar man key to Perpetual bid
Every FIG banker worth his salt was dialling for counter-bidders following Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' $1.75 billion bid for Perpetual more
AFR: Surprise choice for APN’s helm
Trans-Tasman media company APN News & Media has turned to a little-known Australian media and investment banking executive to replace chief Brendan Hopkins more
AFR: Big names among the contenders
There is a new breed of boutique bankers in town and The Street is taking bets over who will survive. In the past 18 months, at least five new boutique bankers have emerged more
AFR: BKK highlights its principled state
Ever heard of an investment bank marketing itself on its principles? It's one of the elements that makes BKK Partners different from its peers, chairman Alastair Walton says more
