Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A $72m investment round will provide a plant-based meat substitute company with new partners in Europe as well as Asia.
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A New York growth investment firm has invested in a second Australian company offering digital marketing management software.
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A venture-backed company is about to launch a clinical trial of a drug which could be an alternative to gastric bypass surgery.
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An investor has blamed the decision to place a substantial investee company in administration on a class action brought against the company.
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Australian autonomous vehicle technology has been selected by a global automotive industry technology supplier.
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A new funding round has valued a Melbourne-founded technology company at $2 billion, more than doubling its valuation since its last raise in 2019.
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$101m funding for scheduling software
30 Jul 2021 - Investment activity
SoftBank's Vision 2 global technology fund has led a $101 million funding round for a Brisbane-founded company that claims global leadership in scheduling software to manage out-of-office workers.
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A leading European private equity firm is targeting acquiring an ASX-listed software company.
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A big-four bank's corporate venturing arm has led a $35 million funding round for a pocket money app.
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A major Japanese conglomerate has taken a 40% stake in an Australian developer of nature-based carbon credits.
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$5bn bid convinces infrastructure company to provide due diligence
28 Jul 2021 - Investment activity
An increased offer of just over $5bn has convinced a listed infrastructure company to offer due diligence to a bid syndicate.
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A trans-Pacific venture fund has completed a first close at $129 million and made its first investment.
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A listed technology fund has taken a stake in a company that enables patients to obtain routine medical prescriptions online.
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A turnaround specialist private equity firm has exited a footwear and fashion business which owns some of Australia's best known footwear brands.
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A venture capital firm has taken a stake in a New Zealand company commercialising SaaS technology that make eye tests more effective and more efficient.
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A local infrastructure funds manager is to target a push into global markets under a new chief executive.
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New FIRB guidance on exemption certificates
24 Jul 2021 - News
New guidance on exemption certificates relating to private capital investment The Foreign Investment Review Board has issued
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Two overseas founder-backed investment networks have provided most of the capital for a pre-seed capital raise for a rent-to-buy home ownership start-up.
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Impact fund nears first close, invests in digital healthcare
23 Jul 2021 - New funds and fundraising
A new Queensland-based impact investment consortium has invested in a digital health technology company as it nears first close for an initial fund.
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A Sydney growth capital firm has invested in a multi-state construction safety company.
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