This Month
David Di Pilla needs to find the juice
The famed dealmaker can’t stop his falling share price. He also won’t stop talking about it.
DigiCo boss Michael Juniper goes on leave after just three months
David di Pilla’s HMC Capital has lost another senior operative, with a CEO to take an extended period of leave after starting in the top job in December.
February
HMC Capital’s growth push fails to convince investors
Chief executive David Di Pilla is still working to persuade the market about the asset manager’s expansion across its five divisions.
What we learnt: Di Pilla’s bull case fails, ASX darling in dog house
HMC Capital’s David Di Pilla fronted up on a tough day for asset managers, while market darling ARB Corp crashed.
Rival bid emerges for Healthscope challenging not-for-profit plan
Landlords and operators are mounting a new bid for the private hospital operator in a high stakes battle for the future of Australia’s private hospital sector.
HMC says landlords in the dark about Healthscope’s not-for-profit plan
HMC Capital’s head of real estate questioned how ‘bona fide’ the plan is, and called on the failed hospital operator’s receivers to provide more detail.
10 (more) CEOs under the pump in 2026
Three big-name chief executive exits in three days is a reminder that investor patience is running thin. Here are others facing shareholder pressure this year.
KKR deal ‘validates HMC’s transition strategy’: Di Pilla
HMC chief executive David Di Pilla said a $603 million commitment from KKR means the energy transition fund won’t need more equity for two to three years.
January
Private equity wants to buy this Sydney ‘hospital to the stars’
Healthscope’s management and its lenders are at odds over the value of the operator’s Prince of Wales Private Hospital in Sydney’s east.
December 2025
New DigiCo CEO appointed, targets AI boom amid energy worries
Despite explosive demand for AI computing space, DigiCo’s value has plunged with short-sellers circling. A former AirTrunk heavyweight will take the helm.
David Di Pilla’s stealth family takeover of HMC Capital
The extended family of the country’s dealmaking impresario now marshalls more than 20 per cent of the asset manager.
November 2025
Di Pilla’s HMC says Healthscope has paid back deferred rent
HMC’s property funds, which own 11 Healthscope hospitals, say they are talking to alternative operators if the sale process goes belly up.
October 2025
Healthscope offers to pay back months of deferred rents, with a catch
The hospital operator says it would repay millions of dollars in lease costs and interest, but only if its landlords agree to slash rents by up to 50 per cent.
David Di Pilla and HMC Capital staring down a nightmare scenario
The dealmaking impresario needs more buyers of his ASX-listed financial conglomerate to prop up the share price.
Sydney hedge fund bets against deals king Di Pilla; reveals HMC short
The boutique fund manager is also watching the ASX defence sector for short opportunities as share prices skyrocket.
Di Pilla’s data centre vision faces increasingly sceptical investors
Short interest in DigiCo and its manager, HMC Capital, has been building as shares slide. Some investors, however, see an opportunity to buy for the long term.
HMC’s ex-head of energy transition in talks to join EQT Partners
Angela Karl is considering joining EQT Partners as the $485 billion private capital giant ramps up its pursuit of core-plus infrastructure assets in Australia.
Data centre wins revive Di Pilla’s DigiCo shares
DigiCo has recaptured investors’ attention after the data centre group announced new customer contracts and expansion plans.
September 2025
From this to this: Power couple’s plan after paying $24m for next door
Developer John Boyd and his wife Marly have expanded their under-construction Bellevue Hill trophy compound, snapping up the neighbour’s place for $24 million.
Di Pilla’s DigiCo hires ex-AirTrunk boss as data centre race heats up
HMC Capital’s David Di Pilla has hired former AirTrunk executive Michael Juniper to help lift the performance of its data centre group REIT DigiCo.
