Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A barrister acting for a co-founder of a tech company which allegedly raised venture capital after falsifying it's financial posiition has denied his client confessed to fraud.
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Global individual investor interest in private markets has grown by 15% over a year according to a recent survey.
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Late-stage venture attracting private equity interest
15 Apr 2025 - News
The growing size of Australian late-stage technology start-ups is increasing investment interest from private equity firms according to a recent venture capital survey.
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Ten parties have registered interest in buying assets of a software company that collapsed after fraud allegations.
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A venture capital firm has taken court action to try to recover $10.4 million it invested in a software company.
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The NSW Labor government has released a policy document which it plans to follow to retain the state's leading position in the technology start-up sector.
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A Melbourne technology scale-up company has been placed in administration in the wake of an investor alleging it misrepresented its financial position.
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New raising revalues government quantum investment
27 Mar 2025 - News
New capital is being raised for a quantum computer developer well above the valuation at which the Australian and Queensland goverments invested last year.
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Venture firm calls foul, seeks to recover investment
25 Mar 2025 - News
A venture firm has contacted the police and is seeking to recover its investment in a $17 million funding round saying it has discovered a "potentially serious issue".
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Consultation opens on new mergers guidelines
20 Mar 2025 - News
Consultation has opened on draft merger assessment guidelines ahead of the introduction of the new compulsory mergers assessment regime next year.
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Most of the proposed mergers on the ACCC's new public register involve private capital-backed companies.
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New big battery design announced by fund manager
06 Mar 2025 - News
A breakthrough big battery design which will significantly improve the utilisation of renewable energy, is to be lintroduced in Australia by a global infrastructure fund manager.
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Sudden departure of scale-up chief executive
04 Mar 2025 - News
A venture-backed software development testing company has announced the sudden departure of its chief executive.
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Government to take on airline’s private equity debt
24 Jan 2025 - News
The Australian federal government has confirmed it will take on private equity debt from a collapsed airline to keep the company's regional services flying.
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Lower and mid-markets tech businesses to outperform
14 Jan 2025 - News
Australia-based global assets manager IFM Investors sees the lower and mid-markets as offering the greatest opportunities for private equity investment over the next 12 months.
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A planned $2.18 billion private equity acquisition of a large part of an ASX-listed financial services business has been thrown into doubt by the ATO seeking a much larger tax take than had been previously been expected.
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Concerns over Blackstone’s clinical trials acquisition
07 Nov 2024 - News
Australia's competiton watchdog has outlined concerns over Blackstone Group taking control of a clinical trials business.
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Private equity firm responds to investee’s claims
28 Oct 2024 - News
A private equity substantial shareholder has claimed a listed investee made inaccurate statements about engagement with it.
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Venture capital funding drops sharply
11 Oct 2024 - News
Australian venture capital funding dropped sharply over the three months to the end of September.
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Mid-market firm to launch new strategies
28 Sep 2024 - News
A mid-market private equity firm is planning to expand its activities including entering listed companies investing.
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