Good evening,

It's one of the golden rules of investment banking: balance sheet support brings deals through the door.

And despite payments darling Afterpay disrupting just about every other rule in the book, that one still holds true.

Tonight, we take a look at Afterpay's $650 million placement and $250 million sell-down on Tuesday and delve into why it tapped Citi and Goldman Sachs to run the deal.

Meanwhile, we've got an update on the sale of Westpac's multibillion-dollar equipment and asset finance business and unveil which tricks the bank is pulling out to try to get a deal done.

Finally, another BNPL newbie has kicked off a Series A funding round and the back and forth between Metlifecare and an agitating shareholder keeps rolling on.

Happy reading,
Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
Street Talk Editors