Sydney Beer Co upsizes fund-raising target

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Vladimir Putin claims landslide Russian election victory, Sixth successive trading day loss for NZX, Lawyers swarm Healthscope’s $1.6b debt restructure, South African rand slips ahead of CPI, Five-year plan to put fizz back into hospitality, Dunedin City Council will investigate selling lines company Aurora Energy, Morrison offers listed global infrastructure fund to Kiwi investors

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Before The Bell

Markets

• Sixth successive trading day loss for NZX (GR)

• Wave of China money piles into Aussie banks, fueling rally (AFR)

• Oil prices build on last week's strength as supply risks rise (RT)

• South African rand slips ahead of CPI, central bank meetings (RT)

News Summary

• Five-year plan to put fizz back into hospitality (NBR)

• ‘Pivot to petrol’: Motor industry reacts to RUC changes (NBR)

• Christopher Luxon says Winston Peters’ Nazi comparison not ‘helpful’ (Stuff)

• Bail to be opposed for Kiwi brothers arrested after alleged attack on traffic officer in Thailand (Stuff)

• Uber to pay $272 million to Aussie taxi operators in class action settlement (9 News)

• New spray offers hope for people with common sleep condition (9 News)

• Qantas could be forced to pay 'many millions' to sacked workers (9 News)

• Queensland government spurns report's recommendation to demolish Gabba (9 News)

• Jack Fitzgibbon remembered as 'gold standard' at funeral after fatal military drill accident (9 News)

• Vladimir Putin claims landslide Russian election victory (Guardian)

• Shock and confusion as Turkey seizes earthquake survivors' homes (RT)

Deal Flow

Investments / M&A

• Aviva sells Singlife joint venture stake for $1.2 bln (RT)

• Perseus raises stakes in $258m OreCorp gold bidding war (AFR)

• Superloop tells Aussie Broadband to slash stake below 12pc (AFR)

• Dunedin City Council will investigate selling lines company Aurora Energy. The company has a forecast debt of $576 million (Stuff)

• Australia's MinRes to develop a lithium processing hub in Goldfields region (RT)

• Fresh claims in Satori Holdings liquidation saga (NBR)

• Morrison offers listed global infrastructure fund to Kiwi investors (NBR)

• Brookfield’s Healthscope kicks off lender negotiations amid restructure (AFR)

VC & Fundraising

• Small beer! Sydney Beer Co upsizes fund-raising target (AFR)

Equity Raises

• Cybersecurity roll-up Sovereign Cloud Holdings launches rights issue (AFR)

Debt

• Lawyers swarm Healthscope’s $1.6b debt restructure (AFR)

• MoneyMe on international roadshow for new ABS deal (AFR)

Daily Picks

• Why Formula 1’s fuel is going green (AFR)

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