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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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Government fund supports SME loans
18 Sep 2021 - News
Two companies that provide loans for small to medium businesses have received federal government backing to increase their lending capacity.
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Sovereign wealth fund to take on more risk
06 Sep 2021 - News
Australia's sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, expects it will have to take on more risk over the next decade to maintain its target returns.
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Global firm to return to local market
03 Sep 2021 - News
A global private equity firm is to return to the Australian market after an absence of nearly ten years.
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A federal parliamentary committee has called for more generous tax treatment for employee share schemes.
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Incubator to run NSW space industry hub
12 Aug 2021 - News
A leading technology incubator has been selected by the NSW government to run its $2.1 million National Space Industry Hub.
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New technology lobby body has powerful backing
11 Aug 2021 - News
A new industry body is to advocate for accelerated adoption of technology across the economy.
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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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Key adviser to Future Fund to be acquired
08 Jul 2021 - News
A key adviser and fund manager to the Future Fund is to be acquired by a global private markets firm StepStone Group.
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CSIRO and partners have launched a mission targeted making Australia the global leader in producing 'green' hydrogen.
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Private capital investment assets reach record $77bn
25 May 2021 - News
Private capital investments in Australia had risen to a new record value of $77 billion by the end of June 2020.
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Listed manager bows to pressure and restructures board
20 May 2021 - News
A listed venture capital manager has bowed to pressure and appointed representatives of dissident shareholders to its board.
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Super fund to double in-house portfolio management
20 May 2021 - News
A leading super fund plans to increase internal asset management including private equity co-investment.
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