Special Report: Assorted flavours

Private equity funds are scouring Western Australia, looking to invest in local businesses but only a handful of deals have been completed.

Businesses like Calibre Global, Onsite Rental Group and NLV Group have enjoyed strong growth with the support of their private equity backers.

Perth's capital markets players reckon the past few months have been hard to take but they are seeing signs of growth as money returns.

WA's corporate finance sector is getting back to business as a late flurry of deals get the sector warmed up for better year.