Aug 5, 2026 – 5.32pmSouth Australian premier Peter Malinauskas is looking for an adviser to hunt down private capital for his proposed $5 billion plant that will treat seawater for supply to large industrial users, including BHP’s Olympic Dam copper operations.The South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas. Roy VanDerVegtSarah 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.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?
SA premier runs investment banking beauty parade for new water plant
The government wanted advice on how it could financially structure the proposed desalination plant, with the goal of making it attractive for private capital.
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