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The world's largest private capital business is planning to expand its range of strategies in Australia.

A venture capital and accelerator firm that has to date focused on climate change and food security has launched a cleantech accelerator.

"Private debt - the solution in a tightening economy?" will be the subject of a panel discussion at Private Equity Media's next networking event.

Overall private capital activity in New Zealand reached a record level in 2022 boosted by some large buyout deals but deals and values were down across some key stages.

The volume of private capital available for investing in Australian businesses has grown strongly despite rising interest rates.

Private capital industry peak body the Australian Investment Council (AIC) has welcomed the final report of the federal government’s Migration Review.

Miles Advisory Partners has announced a strategic partnership with the global corporate advisory sector's leader on private equity exits.

Global infrastructure investors have shown interest the in-administration $35 billion Sun Cable project which proposes transmitting solar power from the Northern Territory to Singapore via an underwater cable.

The US federal government has extended protection to all depositors in collapsed tech sector lender Silicon Valley Bank.

A consortium of three organisations has been selected to deliver the new National Industry PhD program for the federal department of education.

Listed market corrections over the last 12 months have not been all bad for private markets, according to the chairman of a global private markets investment firm.

A report on venture capital tax concessions sought by the federal government has concluded they positively impact on the Australian innovation economy.

The private capital sector is to be represented on Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ new investor round table.

Recent events have raised the question of whether the Australian federal government should back development of a local semiconductor manufacturing industry.

Successful private capital deals of the last 12 months have been recognised by the Australian Investment Council in a live presentation at the council's annual conference on the Gold Coast.