Aug 3, 2026 – 8.59amGigacomm, an ultra-fast internet provider backed by Melbourne’s Palisade Impact and Macquarie Capital, has acquired its Victorian rival DGTek Pty Ltd.Palisade Impact’s Jeremy Wernert (left) and Steve Gross (right). Tash SorensenSarah 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.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Skip-backed internet provider DGTek sold to Gigacomm
The deal will see Gigacomm, backed by Macquarie Capital and Palisade Impact, take ownership of DGTek’s retail brand Pineapple Net and gain a foothold in Victoria.
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