Current Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal

August 2018, Year 27 Issue No. 289

 

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New Funds & Fundraising

• $261m final close for venture capital fund
• Australia in focus for new $US558m mining fund

Investment Activity

• Local firm leads $US500m self-driving car investment
• Global investment manager to pay $279m for Asian pathology platform
• Local venture firm leads $US40m tech company raising
• Private equity and family offices back banking venture
• Confectionery business to add more New Zealand brands
• Growth investment for pilot training business
• Expat Australian entrepreneur attracts $US250m investment
• Global venture firms back local quantum computing research
• Sovereign wealth fund invests in Chinese IoT technology
• Investment banking firm leads $3m telco services financing
• International venture firm leads $8m raising for booking upgrade app
• Financial services businesses back digitised home loan platform
• Investment company takes stake in debt collection technology
• Software specialist leads $4.5m round for childcare technology
• Sovereign wealth fund increases investment in Australian farms
• Crowd-funding raising additional capital for medical technology
• Local venture firm backs Singapore-based Kiwis
• Emerging companies fund invests more in medicinal cannabis
• Venture backing for new fintech super start-up
• Delivery services technology consolidation
• Court proceedings disclose investment valuation
• New Zealand tech company makes Melbourne acquisition

News

• EDITOR'S LETTER - Deal shapes to change
• Debt investor in talks with listed alternatives investment firm
• Investment manager denies boosting water market prices
• Lithium-ion battery recycling could create a new industry
• Intellectual property law firm widens its scope
• State government-funded innovation hub launched

Performance

• Realisation generates mining specialist 2.6 times return
• Mining equipment business exited to US private equity firm
• Super funds-owned investor now managing $107bn
• Lack of deal action blamed on buoyant market
• Investment sold back to founder
• New Zealand company exited to Australian buyer
• Venture-backed US company raises $53.5 million in ASX float

Informal Venture Capital

• $1.7m federal funding for aged care patient monitoring program
• State funding of nearly $16m to boost start-up ecosystem
• Service stations operator increases stake in electric car sharing
• State government allocates $430,000 to tech start-ups
• Travel industry accelerator program
• Seed funding sought for casual sports booking app
• State government funding for electronic games developers

Investee News

• Electrical engineering business to float on the ASX
• Australian company claims lead in key autonomous vehicle tech race
• Listing under consideration for technology investee
• Health informatics provider gains new business
• Translation technology company makes German acquisition

Features

• VENTURE GROWTH OUT OF BALANCE
• REARVIEW MIRROR

People Moves

• Investment company appoints new chief executive
• Fund manager appoints private wealth executive

Conferences & Roundtables

• Coming Events