Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Fewer innovation sector jobs but sector still strong
03 Sep 2022 - News
The number of job vacancies at venture capital-backed companies in Australia fell by 16% in the six months to the end of June but remained relatively strong according to an industry survey.
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Future Fund shifts toward hedge funds
31 Aug 2022 - News
Australia's sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, has shifted its focus toward hedge funds as it adjusts to more volatile global financial markets.
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Class action filed over collapse of investments firm
24 Aug 2022 - News
Class action legal proceedings have been filed relating to the collapse of Blue Sky Alternative Investments in 2019.
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Seed-stage firm's investees raise $1bn
18 Aug 2022 - News
Investees of a seed-stage venture capital firm have now raised a total of more than $1 billion.
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State government funding is to support the establishment of three new angel investor groups in Victoria.
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State government sets up unicorn production line
11 Aug 2022 - News
A state government is financing a program to develop 30 technology unicorns by the end of the current decade.
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Accelerator, venture firm link to drive scale-ups
16 Jun 2022 - News
A late-stage accelerator of technology companies and an early-stage venture capital firm have joined forces to drive the growth of tech scale-ups.
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Super fund to invest $13bn in private equity
11 May 2022 - News
Australia's largest superannuation fund is to invest $13 billion in private equity over the next two years lifting its allocation to the sector from 5% to 7%.
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Australian private capital reaches $90bn new high
04 May 2022 - News
Local private capital funds have reached a record total of almost $90 billion as overseas investors continue to see Australia as one of the world's most attractive investment markets.
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As the Future Fund positions for a challenging and volatile future it has so far retained its relatively high allocation to private equity.
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Job opportunities in venture capital backed companies increased by more than a third in the second half of 2021 according to an industry survey.
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Australia's new second largest super fund will continue to outsource much of its investment management.
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Applicants selected for biomedical incubator
11 Jan 2022 - News
Medical researchers have been selected to take part in a new federal government-funded biomedical research incubator program.
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Fund manager claims first carbon neutral portfolio
11 Jan 2022 - News
Manager claims to be Australia's first to achieve carbon neutrality across its private equity portfolio.
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More loan funding for Victorian start-ups
21 Dec 2021 - News
The Victorian government has committed additional loan funding for the state's start-up technology businesses.
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CSIRO has entered into a five-year multi-million-dollar partnership with Google to cooperate on commercialising scientific discoveries.
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Incubator will step up biotech commercialisation
11 Nov 2021 - News
A federal government-funded biotech incubator is to be launched next year as a first step to increase levels of commercialisation in the sector.
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Victorian start-up awards
10 Nov 2021 - News
Nominations have opened for new awards for Victorian start-ups.
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Australia's sovereign wealth fund is continuing to allocate a large proportion of its investment capital to private equity.
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New Zealand acquisition sought for ASX listing
15 Oct 2021 - News
An Australian crossover investment firm is working on its own version of the SPAC strategy and has set up a vehicle to acquire a New Zealand company and list on the ASX.
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