Aug 25, 2026 – 1.57pmAnother day, another dealmaker eschewing private equity carry for potential AI riches.Aaron Tan in his OneVentures days in 2022. David Mah 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?
KKR dealmaker hired by AI cloud tearaway Iren
Melbourne-born Tan had been a principal at KKR since 2022, most recently overseeing its purchase of a stake in homegrown unicorn Employment Hero.
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