Street Talk
Partners upsizes forecasts for Guardian Childcare ahead of auction
Partners Group is hitting the books, again.
This column has already reported that Guardian Childcare and Education is set to be put on the block this year, with the competition regulator’s inquiry into the sector in the rearview mirror. Now Street Talk can reveal the better-than-expected financials the Swiss buyout firm that owns Guardian – and its advisers at Morgan Stanley – will use to spruik the deal.
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au
Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com
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