Street Talk

Fundies feast on $200m block of TPG Telecom shares, eyes on Soul Patts

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Mar 12, 2026 – 1.42pm

Stockbroker Aitken Mount Capital Partners was in the market on Thursday seeking buyers for a $200 million parcel of shares in TPG Telecom as the telco giant seeks to boost its free float.

TPG Telecom boss Inaki Berroeta in January. Louie Douvis

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.

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.