Aug 10, 2026 – 1.15pmBarrenjoey Capital Partners’ raid on Jarden’s New Zealand offices was like a scene out of Tom Cruise’s iconic Jerry Maguire movie. There were job offers and sign-on bonuses flying like confetti and people dramatically “resigning” only to stay put 15 minutes later.In the end, just 10 Jarden bankers signed on the dotted line and defected.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.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?
Barrenjoey Capital Partners in talks to buy Kiwi stockbroker Craigs
Barrenjoey’s founders, Matthew Grounds and Guy Fowler, are closing in on a big kill as they seek to expand their home-grown investment bank across the ditch.
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