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Ironbridge investment placed in receivership

Investors and debt holders in New Zealand-based MediaWorks have begun discussions over refinancing the business as it struggles to repay debt.

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Ironbridge to acquire New Zealand’s MediaWorks for $407m

Ironbridge Capital is set to take over MediaWorks in New Zealand after it reached an agreement to buy out the company’s 70 percent shareholder in a transaction that values the company at $407 million.

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Ironbridge and Archer bid for Australia’s Symbion Health(2)

Australia-listed Symbion Health has received an unsolicited takeover proposal from a consortium of two buyout firms and a strategic rival keen to acquire Symbion’s pathology, medical centres and diagnostic imaging businesses.

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Ironbridge and Archer bid for Australia’s Symbion Health

Australia-listed Symbion Health has received an unsolicited takeover proposal from a consortium of two buyout firms and a strategic rival keen to acquire Symbion’s pathology, medical centres and diagnostic imaging businesses.

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Ironbridge expands New Zealand backpacker business via merger

Ironbridge Capital, an Australian private equity firm, is expanding the business of a backpacker accommodation provider in New Zealand via a merger with a rival.

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Closed funds: 3

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Close dateMay 2016
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Side Letter: Archer's on ice, TH Lee, Carlyle hire, LP comms

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