Centennial wants to spruce them up to multi-level warehouse and logistics sites, servicing (in part) online shopping fulfilment.
KKR’s real estate unit likes the idea, and is understood to have written a sizeable cheque for the Centennial fund.
The second is women’s fashion brand Aje, which is mulling its options, including whether a listing would make sense.
Aje is known for its $600 dresses and $100 exercise shorts, and has stores in four continents. It is now auditioning bankers, although Morgan Stanley is understood to be close to the company.
There’s nothing low-level about this deal. The ACT’s largest scaffolding company is up for sale, just in time for buyers to capitalise on a flurry of work.