Buyout firms chase slice of Australia’s US$2.5 trillion pensions pot


CC Capital Partners became the latest buyout firm to target the sector with a A$2.9bil offer on Monday for Insignia Financial Ltd. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: A 33-year-old piece of legislation in Australia is helping to spark fresh interest from private equity firms, including KKR & Co and Bain Capital, as they seek to tap into one of the world’s fastest-growing money management industries.

Since its inception in 1992, Australia’s compulsory pension system has amassed a A$4 trillion nest egg that’s poised to triple over the next two-and-a-half decades, according to a Mercer report.

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