Regis in talks with JV partner | Nash signs second deal | Cedar Pacific fundraise

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John McCall MacBain’s Luxembourg-based private equity firm Pamoja Capital has its hands full Down Under.

On Thursday, this column revealed Pamoja-backed Australian operator of student accommodation, UniLodge, had hired UBS′ infrastructure and property team to launch a sale process that’s slated to fetch a price tag of as much as $1 billion. But that’s not all that’s keeping them busy.

Developer and fund manager Cedar Pacific, also backed by Pamoja, has hit the pavement to raise a $100 million-plus fund, reaching out to family offices and high-net-worth individuals to invest alongside management and the firm’s institutional investors in its pipeline of assets.

Read the full story tomorrow and more on the Street Talk page.

The Australian sharemarket posted its strongest weekly gain since May after a third record close this week, driven by a rebound in heavyweight CSL and after BHP chief executive Mike Henry told investors commodity demand remained resilient due to Chinese demand.

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