Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A family office has provided most of an expansion capital raising for a business that provides vending machines for healthy food at large industrial facilities.
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New approach to robo-taxi concept
06 Jan 2023 - Investment activity
A leading venture firm has led a funding round for an early-stage technology company founded by an entrepreneur it backed in its first fund.
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Intervention sought on $526m deal
06 Jan 2023 - Investment activity
A Sydney private equity firm has sought intervention by the Takeovers Panel to gain it due diligence access to an acquisition that appears close to agreement with a rival bidder at $526 million.
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Due diligence has been extended for an $18.4 billion private capital consortium offer for a major power company.
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$4m seed funding for cloud training
05 Jan 2023 - Investment activity
Venture investors have provided $4 million in seed funding for an Australian company that is providing cloud technology training internationally.
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A growth fund has invested in three cloud services IT companies.
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A Sydney private equity firm is to acquire one of Australia's leading department store businesses for a fraction of the price the current owner paid in 2014.
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A private equity firm is to acquire a 25% stake in a mobile phone communications technology company from a listed company.
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Still time to book early bird tickets to Growth Capital Forum!
28 Dec 2022 - Conferences and roundtables
There is still just time to register for Growth Capital Forum 2023 at the discount early bird rate. Early bird registrations close on 31 December.
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A Melbourne-based alternative assets firm has recruited a new head of private equity ahead of launching fundraising for a substantial fund targeting the sector.
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A private equity firm has withdrawn its $514 million proposal to acquire a listed software company saying it is working on an alternative proposal.
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Venture capital funding of $20 million has been committed to start Phase 2 clinical trials of a treatment for peanut allergy.
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A private equity-backed Canadian software company has increased its offer for an ASX-listed company.
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Super fund in $15m robotics stake
04 Dec 2022 - Investment activity
A major super fund has joined a venture firm in backing robotic and artificial intelligence technology that can assess the condition of hard to access assets with a high degree of accuracy.
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Existing investors have led provision of an additional $23 million for a fraud prevention technology company.
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Super funds back semiconductor company
01 Dec 2022 - Investment activity
Superannuation funds are among investors that have provided an additional $30 million to ramp up production of an Australian company that specialises in producing silicon chips for internet of things (IoT) devices.
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A Sydney venture capital firm has led a $6.3 million investment round that will help a real assets digital twin technology company boost overseas sales.
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An ASX-listed technology company that rejected a private equity offer in September has revealed it is still talking with several potential acquirers.
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A listed software company has conditionally recommended shareholders vote in favour of a US private equity firm's offer which is well below an earlier indicative offer in June.
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A private equity-backed Canadian company appears well placed to acquire a Melbourne-founded ASX-listed software company.
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