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Crescent Capital dredges exit pathway at Hall Contracting
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Australian private equity firm Crescent Capital is ready to mull exit options for its dredging, civil and marine construction company, Hall Contracting.
Street Talk understands Crescent Capital, which acquired a majority stake in Hall Contracting late in 2017, recently invited investment banks and advisory firms to pitch for the sell-side mandate.
Hall Contracting was recently hired to help upgrade the Port of Townsville. Â
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Sources were pointing at independent firm Houlihan Lokey as the most likely to be mandated.
Hall Contracting is Australiaâs largest privately-owned civil construction, dredging and marine civil works company, signing contracts to dredge sea channels at ports, upgrading dams and the like.
KITCHENER The province has opened booking for its math proficiency test, something that all new and incoming teachers will need to pass in order to teach. A minimum 70 per cent proficiency demonstrates that all teachers, regardless of the grade of subject taught, understand a continuum of fundamental pedagogy and math content knowledge, read a statement from a spokesperson for the Ministry of Education. The test is based on math curriculum for Grades 3 through 9, according to the ministry. I ve got five or six former EQAO tests to printed off to practice for this week, said WRDSB teacher Emily Maw. However, the province s rollout is being criticized as teachers and recent graduates say they were given little notice that testing would begin May 10 and run until Aug. 31.
A man holds a gun in both hands. As media coverage has shifted to giving the latest updates on COVID-19, awareness surrounding gun violence in America has fallen despite mass shootings rising (Photo via Wikimedia Commons).
With most of the country in lockdown last year, gun violence seemed to be at a low for the U.S. The switch to remote learning eliminated the possibility of school shootings, which usually draw immediate and national attention, and news sources worked to provide around-the-clock updates on COVID-19.
Perhaps unintentionally, mass shootings were given minimal attention.
This lack of coverage translated to lack of awareness. In the era of COVID-19, gun violence became a secondary priority as media outlets rushed to push out the latest news on the virus. As a result, many have been disillusioned to believe that gun violence has disappeared.
The new Metrocentre opens in Gateshead and a retail revolution 35 years ago
Phase one of Gateshead s new Metrocentre shopping complex opened in April 1986. It would become the largest of its kind in Europe
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Thirty-five years ago, Tyneside s ongoing retail revolution was continuing apace.