Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Energy company accepts $18.7bn bid
28 Mar 2023 - Investment activity
A leading Australian listed energy company has accepted an $18.7 billion bid from a consortium of global infrastructure investors.
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An impact investment firm currently raising a carbon sequestration fund has partnered with a technology company that uses drones to plant trees.
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Funerals business rejects $1.82bn offer
27 Mar 2023 - Investment activity
A leading Australia-based funeral services business has rejected a $1.82 billion private equity acquisition offer.
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A funds management group has led a new funding round for an online digital lending platform.
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A venture capital firm has made an early-stage investment in a company developing software to streamline processes involved in providing financial advice.
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A Melbourne fintech that automates collection of data needed to lend and insure across the agriculture sector has attracted investment from Canada.
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A dual NZX and ASX-listed software company is to be taken private after bidders lifted their offer 6% to value the business at $NZ1.666 billion.
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A private equity bidder is closing in on the level of shareholder acceptances it has set as a condition to acquire an ASX-listed software company.
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A software specialist venture capital firm has recently led capital raising rounds in marketing analytics and relationship intelligence for law firms.
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$17.8m for hypnotherapy apps developer
21 Mar 2023 - Investment activity
An oversubscribed $17.8 million has been invested in a company that develops hypnotherapy apps.
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Canadians will have to satisfy local investment firms to acquire software company
21 Mar 2023 - Investment activity
A Canadian merchant bank will now have to satisfy local investment firms if it wants to take control of an ASX-listed software company in which it has built a substantial stake.
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A new pre-seed investment firm has raised $5 million for its first fund.
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A Sydney company that is developing scramjet technology for launching satellites has been accepted into an accelerator program sponsored by the US Department of Defense.
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One of Australia's leading private equity firms has invested in a company which is extensively promoting its weight loss products through television advertising.
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A private capital-backed insurance broker has made a bolt-on acquisition in New Zealand.
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A venture-backed company spun out of university research only last year is ready to take orders for a revolutionary electric aero engine.
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Early-stage firm makes new investments
17 Mar 2023 - Investment activity
An early-stage venture firm has made three new investments, all in digital ventures.
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Canadian firm builds substantial stake in listed software company
17 Mar 2023 - Investment activity
A Canadian merchant banking firm has taken a stake of more than 19% in an ASX-listed software company.
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Global infrastructure investors have shown interest the in-administration $35 billion Sun Cable project which proposes transmitting solar power from the Northern Territory to Singapore via an underwater cable.
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A digital healthcare company has raised new capital including a $10 million top up investment from an ASX-listed investment firm.
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