Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
An Auckland-based venture capital firm has launched fundraising for Australasia's first venture capital continuation fund.
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Defence technology business makes acquisition
21 Nov 2024 - Investee news
A private equity-backed defence technology company has extended its capabilities with the acquisition of an aeropace consulting business.
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One of Australia's leading venture capital firms has reached first close on a new fund which is targeting $650 million.
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Auckland-based private equity firm Direct Capital has invested in New Zealand's market-leading commercial refrigeration and air conditioning business.
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A New Zealand venture firm has led a $US18 million funding round for an Auckland med-tech company which is building sales in the US.
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A private equity firm has made a $143 million indicative offer for an ASX-listed recycling company.
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A private equity firm is to exit its stake in an agricultural supplies and services company with the business to be acquired for $475 million by an ASX-listed company.
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A Silicon Valley-based venture firm has led a $US3 million seed investment round in a New Zealand company that has developed digitised safety record-keeping technology for the working at heights sector.
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A Sydney private equity firm is believed to be close to acquiring a majority stake in a leading supplier of sausages and smallgoods to major supermarkets.
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A smaller business specialist private equity firm has invested in a homewares wholesaling business.
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Venture-backed AI company in receivership
15 Nov 2024 - Performance
Administrators are urgently seeking a buyer for the assets of a company which offers artificial intelligence (AI) powered technolgy for retail supply chain management.
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An international groceries sector venture capital firm which is backed by Woolworths is one of the lead investors in a $74 million round for a company that offers retail crime reporting intelligence software.
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A global alternatives investment firm that focuses on mining has committed an initial $2 million to a Brisbane company that has developed a robotic mining data collection system.
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A Sydney private equity firm has recruited a new managing partner from a leading ASX-listed company.
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Growth investment to be exited at 10x earnings
12 Nov 2024 - Performance
A growth investment is to be exited at 10x annual earnings after a hold period of less than four years.
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A Sydney-based technology sector accelerator has raised $4.3 million in an IPO and listed on the ASX.
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Industry figures back live entertainment online booking platform
08 Nov 2024 - Informal venture capital
Entertainment industry figures have backed a seed-funding round for an online live entertainment booking platform.
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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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A Japanese bank has invested $30 million for 20% of an Australian-founded climate change investment and advisory business.
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A technology accelerator is planning to list on the ASX to give retail investors an opportunity to share in its investments in start-ups and scale-ups.
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