Perth-based investment bank Azure Capital has substantially boosted its Sydney office, with former managing partner Adrian Arundell moving east and a new director recruited from Gresham.
Azure Capital has appointed three new partners, including a recruit from global investment bank Goldman Sachs, to support the growth of its infrastructure practice.
“It has been a busy year and it continues to be,” is how Simon Reed describes current market conditions in Western Australia.A corporate partner at Perth’s top ranked law firm,
As the aged care royal commission has exposed, the sector had problems well before COVID-19 infections spread and hundreds died in facilities nationwide.
Independent corporate advisory firm Azure Capital has announced two major changes, with French banking group Natixis buying a majority stake while sister company Azure Consulting will be bought out by its four partners.
Company director and former WA attorney general Cheryl Edwardes has been appointed as the new chairperson for agribusiness CropLogic while St John of God Health Care has appointed Azure Capital managing partner Adrian Arundell to its board.
SPECIAL REPORT: The mergers and acquisitions market was eventful in the March quarter, with Chinese and private equity investors to the fore, multiple WA businesses on the block, and a surprise advisory switch on a key takeover.
Upwards of 130 corporate finance transactions worth more than $11 billion were announced in WA in the June quarter, but most notable was a handful of landmark M&A deals.
SPECIAL REPORT: The past 12 months have been tough for WA's corporate finance professionals, but there is cautious optimism that 2014 will be a different story.
The votality that has characterised the financial markets this year has bred anxiety across the country, but caution may be a more apt term for WA, where its largely business as usual.
With the new financial year commencing this week, a number of Western Australia's lawyers and accountants will be celebrating the fact as new partners of their respective firms.
