Current Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal

September 2016, Year 25 Issue No. 268

 

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New Funds & Fundraising

• $980m private equity capital raising completed in less than two months
• Chinese set $US1bn target for Australian-focused agritech fund
• Federal biomedical translation funding to be available in the new year
• Bank doubles its investment in technology start-ups
• New Zealand regional private equity fund passes initial target
• Retail sector investor returns to private equity with new vehicle

Investment Activity

• Private equity firm in Chinese bid for vitamins business
• Private equity to acquire divested health clubs business
• Private equity firms acquire after-hours home doctor service
• Venture firm co-leads $US17m raising for cyber security business
• Listed private equity firm leads seed funding round for fintech business
• Infrastructure fund manager invests in car parks
• Private equity firm enters occupational injury management sector
• Workplace rehabilitation and employment services merger
• Sovereign wealth fund invests in new era IT company
• Childcare centres software attracts $6 million in funding
• Venture firms back parcel delivery service
• Real estate fund manager takes mezzanine debt stakes in apartment projects
• Singapore bank to trial Australian fintech application

News

• EDITOR'S LETTER - Innovation fund talks
• US lending business to establish Sydney office
• Brussels moves to meet unmet venture capital demand
• New technology brings large scale use of magnesium alloys closer
• Private equity to lose out as Brexit boosts peer-to-peer lending
• Science-focused New Zealand investment firm looks to China
• New Zealand software business sold to Australian listed company

Performance

• Overseas trade sale returns more than two times investment
• Listed alternative assets firm reports 16.7 per cent 10-year IRR
• Gold Coast letting rights sale provides ‘great outcome'
• Third private equity owner to take control of automotive sector business
• Healthcare property fund makes sixth acquisition
• Healthcare property fund makes sixth acquisition
• Queensland-founded drug developer lists in the US
• Stake in listed company out of escrow

Informal Venture Capital

• Belgian grant for radiopharmaceutical development company
• $11.3m in federal commercialisation grants offered
• Motor home and caravan site raises seed funding

Investee News

• Connected vehicle technology links off-road convoy

Features

• KEY TAX CHANGES
• ADVISER CASE FOR REFORM
• REARVIEW MIRROR

People Moves

• New investment role for former executive of leading private equity firm
• Founder to retire after firm passes $2bn in funds under management
• Super fund to embark on leadership restructure
• Former private equity executive to head family office
• Chief investment officer leaves super fund
• Clinical informatics business adds marketer to its board
• Luxury brands private equity firm appoints local executive
• Accelerator appoints chief executive
• Head of alternative investments leaves retail super firm
• Venture firms seek associate
• New chair for institutional investor
• New chief executive for Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce

Conferences & Roundtables

• Coming Events