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Firmus chief Oliver Curtis will be

Firmus’ Oliver Curtis set for green light to run ASX-listed company

The convicted insider trader has been given informal clearance by the exchange to stay on the board after the artificial intelligence firm’s blockbuster IPO.

This Month

SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster at Starbase, Texas ahead of a 2025 test flight.

SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO could top $100b

SpaceX continues to seek a market debut in June, at what’s set to be a record level, as Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker moves forward with listing plans.

Firmus Technologies co-founder, Oliver Curtis.

Firmus tees up non-deal roadshow around the globe ahead of IPO

The company’s management is scheduled to meet with potential investors across the US, UK and Asia, as well as make domestic pit stops.

BlackBull is seeking an IPO listing amid heightened volatility in global financial markets.

Auckland’s BlackBull charges at dual listing; BJ, UBS tee up roadshow

A bunch of Sydney fund managers checked into UBS’ Chifley Tower offices on Monday to hear founders Michael Walker and Selwyn Loekman debut their IPO pitch.

Infragreen’s Declan Sherman.

Ex-Macquarie banker confronts dumb, angry money

Declan Sherman’s Infragreen continues to be plagued by early investors over reply-all.

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Bianca Ogden, of Platinum Asset Management.

Biotech HaemaLogiX prepares for ASX debut; taps Ord Minnett, Canaccord

When equity markets are settled, Ord Minnett and Canaccord Genuity are ready to pull the trigger and will probably sound for a $20 million to $25 million capital raising.

Azura Financial directors Tom and Ben Hawley with Recludo CEO Tim Brown.

Ex-Macquarie banker drives mortgage broker roll-up Recludo towards IPO

Tim Brown says attacking the mortgage market niches with a private-equity lens can help increase broker loan books, keeping power from major banks.

The Melbourne platform lets companies earn reward points from a range of airlines and hotels.

Payments player Pay.com.au hits the road(show) for $850m IPO

Meetings are taking place across Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland ahead of the April float.

Koala will be the biggest IPO to list on the ASX so far this year.

Another year, another IPO cold shower for investors

There’s a sense of “here we go again” as a big float pipeline hits a jittery sharemarket.

Curtis has built a company that has secured investment from institutional giants like Blackstone, Nvidia and Temasek. Of course, Curtis’ professional ascent has been aided by his family connections.

Firmus’ IPO ambitions puts Oliver Curtis’ redemption to the test

In a free market, the ultimate arbiter of the technology company co-founder’s character will be the prospective investor.

Gary Weiss and Matthew Grounds at Sohn in 2024.

Sohn Hearts and Minds is going to ... Queenstown?

The charity conference run by Barrenjoey’s Matthew Grounds can’t be contained by international borders.

Ben Cottle is the founder, majority owner and chair of FDC Building.

Construction giant FDC road tests IPO pitch

It claims to have $2.3 billion of work in hand, which should bolster $1.5 billion revenue that it generated in the 2025 financial year.

Innovaero’s OWL-X loitering munition drone.

Drone maker Innovaero prepares for ASX float, taps Euroz Hartleys

Street Talk understands the company was on display at Euroz Hartleys’ 26th annual conference at Rottnest Island.

Estia Health founder Peter Arvanitis rings the bell at the ASX in 2014. Bain Capital is hoping to have a second go.

Bain flaunts Estia 2.0 as IPO roadshow gets under way

Same business, same CEO, what’s changed in two years that Estia’s gone from being the ASX’s dog, sold for $838 million, to a business estimated to be worth $3 billion odd?

Koala co-founder Dany Milham.

Koala co-founders set for $117m stake as mattress maker hits the ASX

Dany Milham and Mitch Taylor launched the furniture start-up with $2000 in the bank. Both will remain large shareholders after the company lists this month.

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Vinomofo co-founders Andre Eikmeier and Justin Dry.

Blue Sky’s former Vinomofo stake to change hands; secondary brewing

The online wine retailer, previously backed by Blue Sky Venture Capital, has tapped PAC Partners to launch a recapitalisation and secondary share sale.

Firmus co-chief executives Tim Rosenfield and Oliver Curtis.

Another IB team catches a ride with 2026’s hottest IPO

Sources told Street Talk that Morgan Stanley was brought into the tent earlier this month after the owners decided to appoint another bank.

Infragreen”s Declan Sherman.

Infragreen investors go feral in reply-all disaster

Anger towards Infragreen founder and CEO Declan Sherman spilled out over email.

The Chanticleer podcast features James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald.

Oil shock begins, AI job cuts snowball and the bravest ASX float

James and Anthony unpack the Middle East war-driven energy crisis, the mass sackings at Atlassian and the imminent listing of mattress retailer Koala.

Ed Alder is the co-founder of Pay.com.au, a platform that allows businesses to turn their expenses into frequent flyer points.

IPO aspirant Pay.com.au kicks off $850m April float

The fintech’s new-look board asked investors to support the ASX listing and outlined the high-level details of a priority shareholder offer.