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Blackstone: Ma Activity
Blackstone acquired HSBC's Australian home loan portfolio worth AUD $36 billion, the largest home loan book ever sold in Australia. This represents HSBC's retreat from retail banking in Australia.
The leadership read
Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Blackstone in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Oceania, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.8 (Hot), down 2.3 month-on-month — shows Oceania signal flow steady (-0.1pts).
Blackstone: 7 signals in the last 90 days; 0.5% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 7 tracked across 77 days.
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More signals across Oceania
Ma Activity · Oceania
ClearView Wealth Limited →ClearView Wealth acquisition by Zurich Financial Services Australia is now effective. Scheme of arrangement approved by NSW Supreme Court; ASX trading suspension effective close of 31 July 2026; scheme consideration of A$0.60 per share to be paid 20 August 2026.
Ma Activity · Oceania
Cyera →Cyera acquires Oasis Security to combine data security and agentic access management capabilities into a unified platform for AI-driven enterprise security.
Ma Activity · Oceania
Seek →Seek engaged Rothschild to sell a stake in its education arm valued at $500M+, representing a partial divestiture of a portfolio asset (part of $2.3B portfolio including Employment Hero, Go1, Hibob, OES).
Ma Activity · Oceania
QIC →QIC sold gas pipelines operator Epic Energy for $1 billion to a Wall Street investor, marking QIC's third major infrastructure investment in Australia
Ma Activity · Oceania
Connexion Mobility →Connexion Mobility completed acquisition of Hallam Road Automotive and reported 12% revenue growth in Q4 FY26.
Ma Activity · Oceania
Arcadis →Dutch engineering consultancy Arcadis is in takeover discussions with multiple bidders including Canadian peer WSP Global, with sources indicating the company is viewed as undervalued
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