Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Sharemarket trading is indicating an $18.4 billion privatisation of an energy company is likely to go ahead.
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Venture partner joins industry board
24 Nov 2022 - People moves
A partner of a leading Sydney venture capital firm has been elected to the board of the Australian private capital industry's peak organisation.
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A new long-term investment fund backed by superannuation funds is to make a first investment in a diagnostic imaging business.
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Climate change firm recruits growth investor
22 Nov 2022 - People moves
A climate change-focused investment and advisory firm has recruited an experienced growth investor to manage its investment program.
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One of Australia's largest private equity firms is negotiating to acquire a listed technology company, floated by another private equity firm three years ago.
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$2.3m for product manager software
08 Nov 2022 - Investment activity
Leading venture firms have provided $2.3 million in seed-funding for a start-up that is developing software to help guide technology product managers.
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A $44m investment round in a company that produces plant-derived fats for alternative proteins has been led by a Hong Kong investment firm.
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Health-tech company seeking to raise $8m
07 Nov 2022 - Investee news
A venture capital-backed company that has developed digital technology to assess gut health is to seek $8 million in a new funding round.
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A plastics recycling company that uses enzymes to break down plastics into core molecules, has raised a $54 million Series A funding round.
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The Asian arm of a major European private markets investment firm has joined forces with a local hedge fund manager to bid for one of Australia's longest established financial services companies.
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Closure has been announced for Australia's long-anticipated first $1 billion venture capital fund.
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A Sydney private equity firm has attracted prominent investors to a continuation fund set up for it to continue controlling an asset which has been under private capital control since 1999.
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A Canadian software company, backed by a global private equity firm, has jumped ahead of a local private equity firm in a battle to acquire an ASX-listed company.
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A report on venture capital tax concessions sought by the federal government has concluded they positively impact on the Australian innovation economy.
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New bid for listed software company
30 Oct 2022 - Investment activity
A technology-focused private equity firm has made a new bid for an ASX-listed software company.
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$NZ3m for zinc recycling pilot project
29 Oct 2022 - Investment activity
An Auckland venture firm has led a $NZ3 million funding round for an early-stage technology company which is developing a pilot plant for its new zinc recycling technology.
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Global firm appoints new local head
28 Oct 2022 - People moves
A leading global investment firm has appointed a new head of private equity for Australia and New Zealand.
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A new $861 million venture fund has set a record for the Australian market despite fundraising conditions worsening over recent months.
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A US private equity firm is back as a significant shareholder in a company it financed prior to listing on the ASX in 2015.
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An emerging companies fund has invested $10 million in a wealth management business.
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