Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A private equity fund which will target carbon neutrality has attracted a cornerstone investment from the Australian government's clean energy investment agency.
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$600m venture fund closed
06 Jan 2021 - New funds and fundraising
Australia's largest venture capital fund to date has been closed with the country's biggest bank among its investors.
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One of Australia's leading private equity fund managers ended a challenging 2020 calendar year closing its largest ever buyout fund.
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IPO to return private equity firm about $32m
13 Dec 2020 - Performance
An imminent ASX-listing is expected to return a Melbourne private equity firm around $32 million.
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Second turnaround puts pizza chain on track
13 Dec 2020 - Features
A recent presentation provided insights into the challenges of turning around a substantial business. Key takeaways were that turnarounds demand high operational involvement and even a well thought out strategy may need to be changed along the way.
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A private equity firm which specialises in building up small to medium sized businesses, has taken a majority stake in a hair care products company launched only three years ago.
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Assets of the New Zealand tourism business JUCY have been acquired out of receivership.
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A consortium of private equity investors has received a strong return from the ASX-listing of a retail fashion chain.
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Shareholders of an ASX-listed company have voted in favour of a private equity acquisition after nearly a year of negotiations.
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A Sydney venture capital firm has raised $75 million for a new fund which has a target of $200 million.
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$NZ1.28bn deal ‘cheap but reasonable’
27 Nov 2020 - Investment activity
Shareholders have voted in favour of a reduced private equity offer after being advised it was still reasonable.
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Fundraising completed for New Zealand's largest venture capital fund.
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Retailer exited to family company
03 Nov 2020 - Performance
An Asian regional private equity firm has exited iconic Australian company R.M. Williams to Australian private owners.
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Bidders increase offer for dental group
02 Nov 2020 - Investment activity
Improved performance following easing of COVID-19 restrictions has enabled a New Zealand listed company to negotiate a higher offer from a private equity-led acquisition consortium.
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A global alternative investment manager has made an indicative multi-billion-dollar bid to acquire AMP.
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A listed company has agreed to provide a private equity consortium with non-exclusive due diligence while indicating it considers a revised $2.86 billion bid still too low.
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Virgin Australia will begin its life under private equity with a new chief executive.
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Two buyout firms have made an indicative $2.77bn bid for a listed share registries business.
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Regional firm to exit to local player
01 Oct 2020 - Performance
An Asian region private equity firm is to exit an Australia-based investee to a major local firm.
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Loan funding for airline expansion
22 Sep 2020 - Investment activity
An Asian private equity firm is to provide debt funding to finance a competitor to Qantas and Virgin Australia on Australia’s major air routes.
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