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  • ASSET CLASS: FUNDS IN MARKET - October 2009
    PEI Staff- 5 January 2013

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  • NZL Super to back smaller growth companies
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will allocate capital to managers investing in smaller high-growth companies with an enterprise value of between NZ$15m-NZ$50m.

  • Direct Capital raises NZ$200m for Fund IV
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    The New Zealand-focused firm needs to raise NZ$50m more to reach its final close target.

  • Direct Capital raises NZ$83m from retail investors
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    The New Zealand-focused private equity firm has raised NZ$82.5 million for its second retail fund, which will invest alongside its fourth buyout fund. Direct Capital aims to raise NZ$250m for the two funds combined.

  • Direct Capital launches NZ$250m fund
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    The New Zealand-focused private equity firm has started fundraising for its fourth fund, which though almost twice the size of its predecessor is targeting NZ$100m less than originally planned.

  • New Zealand private equity activity suffers steep drop
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    Private equity investments in New Zealand fell by more than 90 percent in the first half of 2008, compared to the same period last year.

  • Direct Capital to launch NZ$350m fund
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    The Auckland firm has also acquired a 45 percent stake in New Zealand King Salmon, the country's largest aquaculture company.

  • Catalyst Investment acquires stake in catalogue company(2)
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    Sydney-based Catalyst Investment Managers has acquired a 43.5 percent stake in EziBuy, an Australasian apparel and home décor catalogue company. The investment provided an exit for Direct Capital, a private equity firm in New Zealand.

  • Catalyst Investment acquires stake in catalogue company
    James Taylor- 3 January 2013

    Sydney-based Catalyst Investment Managers has acquired a 43.5 percent stake in EziBuy, an Australasian apparel and home décor catalogue company. The investment provided an exit for Direct Capital, a private equity firm in New Zealand.

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    PEI Staff- 30 December 2012