Current Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal

March 2020, Year 29 Issue No. 306

 

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New Funds & Fundraising

• Wholesale fund to focus on alternative investment debt
• Government-backed venture fund open for applications
• Venture firm has additional $20m to invest
• Super fund commits to impact investments
• $US200m for global venture fund-of-funds
• Federal capital to back build-to-rent housing

Investment Activity

• $2.1bn offer for listed healthcare company
• Renewables investor in bid for listed wind farm developer
• Growth fund buys digital marketing business
• $30m capital raising in the works for neobank
• Growth investment in jobs placement business
• $10m for healthcare artificial intelligence
• $14m in venture funding for digitised debt collector
• Controlling stake taken in supply chain consultancy
• Education sector investee to make acquisition
• $5m backs safer crane operating system
• Supply chain transparency technology attracts $4m
• International private capital business makes local acquisition
• $4m to expand user experience software company
• $4.4m funding round will accelerate US growth
• Japanese investment for intelligent materials business
• US venture firm leads $13.2m funding round

News

• EDITOR'S LETTER - Will the corona virus cause a sniffle or something more serious?
• Global manager to offer retail investors private equity exposure
• Major European firm sets up Sydney office
• Local venture firm to open Singapore office

Performance

• Research business to be sold for $12m
• Venture investors ‘delighted' by acquisition
• $19.2m loss for growth investment-backed company
• Venture-backed company on track six months after listing
• Listed technology fund reports strong returns

Informal Venture Capital

• Private investors back book distribution business

Investee News

• Software company makes three acquisitions
• Plant based ‘beef' and ‘pork' products unveiled
• Electric bike company plans $NZ2m capital raise
• ASX listing likely for venture-backed New Zealand company
• New credit facility for education loans
• Online auction site enters boat sales partnership

Features

• Australian industry continues to perform
• The significance of customer experience in M&A
• Rearview Mirror

People Moves

• Head of $7bn global assets program quits
• Investment team member to leave sovereign wealth fund
• Super fund seeks chief investment officer
• Investment banker to chair venture investment committee
• Venture firm seeking investment associates
• Four positions available at venture firm
• Global firm promotes local executive
• New ESG head for super fund

Conferences & Roundtables

• New Zealand venture funds event
• Coming Events