Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A technology specialist private equity firm has taken a stake in a Brisbane software company which it says offers a 'best in class' real estate product.
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Meat subscriptions business targets direct grocery customers
26 Jan 2023 - Informal venture capital
The customer list of a failed direct delivery groceries business is to be used to market direct to customer meat subscriptions.
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Mega $18.4bn bid in doubt
25 Jan 2023 - Investment activity
An $18.4 billion offer for an ASX- listed energy company is in doubt after a twice renewed period of due diligence expired without the parties making any announcement.
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Listed market corrections over the last 12 months have not been all bad for private markets, according to the chairman of a global private markets investment firm.
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An online platform that enables mining workers to share information about the equipment they use has received most of its $3 million in seed-funding from mining industry executives.
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Bill Gates' fund invests in Australian climate change abatement technology.
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New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund has committed $US100 million to an investment vehicle which will invest in climate change mitigation.
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The US Department of Defense has granted more than $6 million to support development by an Australian company of a drug to protect against respiratory viruses.
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A software billionaire has acquired and privatised an ASX-listed data security company spending $43.5 million on the acquisition.
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New venture firm raises $NZ6m
20 Jan 2023 - New funds and fundraising
A new Auckland-based early-stage venture capital firm has raised $NZ6 million for an initial fund.
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The technology investment arm of a major oil company has committed $20 to a Sydney-based clean energy technology company.
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The NSW government has allocated $40 million to a new Biosciences Fund that will provide backing for entrepreneurs and early-stage ventures in priority sectors.
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Latest infrastructure secondaries fund has $2bn target and will seek to invest in energy transition assets.
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Tech founders have backed a seed-funding round for an app that enables retail investors to make small climate change impact investments.
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A private equity consortium has been given just one extra week to complete due diligence on a mega $18.4 billion energy company bid.
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The acquisition of Australian athlete data tracking technology has resulted in a Sydney venture firm gaining a stake in a US company.
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Telstra invests in on-farm connectivity
13 Jan 2023 - Investment activity
Telstra and Graincorp have led a $12 million funding round to commercialise technology designed to improve internet connectivity on farms.
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$34m in equity capital has been provided to a company currently carrying out human clinical trials for needle-free vaccine delivery.
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Green power link to Singapore in doubt
11 Jan 2023 - News
A company that plans to export green power to Singapore from Australia has called in administrators but a billionaire investor continues to back the scheme.
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A healthcare specialist private equity firm has made its second investment in a clinical trials business, following a strong trend of the last 10 years.
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