Jun 28, 2026 – 4.58pmTwo-and-a-half months ago, Brookfield shelved plans to list Melbourne-borne La Trobe Financial and sold a minority stake to Middle Eastern investor Axight.Alexander Fraser is global head of private equity for OMERS. LinkedInSarah 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.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Canadian pensions giant courts Brookfield’s $3b La Trobe Financial
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is in due diligence to purchase a shareholding in the business.








