The No.1 game in listed M&A is chasing private equity targets.
It’s no secret there is an estimated $26 billion in dry powder looking for Australian acquisitions, which bankers are trying to marry with the litany of bombed-out and/or misunderstood stocks.
Street Talk has heard plenty of names in the past few weeks, some of which have already attracted bids – think Appen, Brambles, Pushpay, Nuix, NextDC and Megaport.