Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A fund raised primarily to provide follow-on funding for a venture capital firm's most successful investees has made it's first investment in a company that had not previously been backed by its sponsor.
Full storyNew Zealand's largest private equity firm has closed its latest fund at $NZ525 million.
Full storyInvestors to cash out $52m from bike company
13 Mar 2025 - Performance
Two Australian investment firms are to sell down shares worth $52 million in a a company that sells high-end bikes and bike parts online.
Full storyAn ASX-listed scale-up business is to acquire a company that provides an online marketplace for technolgy founders to connect with investors.
Full storyBeer keg business in receivership
12 Mar 2025 - Performance
A private capital-backed supplier of beer kegs has been placed in voluntary recievership after a lender declined to extend further credit to the business.
Full storyA $660 million growth capital fund is to make its first investment in a business seeking to disrupt the legal sector globally.
Full story$40m for employee wellbeing software
11 Mar 2025 - Investment activity
A leading venture capital firm and an ASX-listed online employment listings company have led a $40 million investment round for an employee wellbeing software provider.
Full story$15 million in growth capital has been invested in a company that has developed energy storage units for rooftop solar.
Full storyPrivate capital-backed US business acquires Brisbane software company
09 Mar 2025 - Investment activity
A private capital-backed US business has acquired a Brisbane company that specialises in producing business-to-business (B2B) commerce software.
Full storyGlobal firm to invest $1.2bn into local data centres development
08 Mar 2025 - Investment activity
A global private markets investor is to acquire a Sydney-based data centre developer and invest $1.2 billion into scaling the business up to become an Australia-wide next generation data centre platform.
Full storyRevised $3.35bn indicative offers have won two US private equity firms due diligence access to the books of an ASX-listed wealth management company.
Full storyNew 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.
Full storyA global provider of artificial intelligence (AI) powered customer service software is to acquire a Sydney company in the same space.
Full storySoftware aggregator makes ninth acquisition
04 Mar 2025 - Investee news
A private equity-backed software aggregator has made its ninth acquisition.
Full storySudden 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.
Full storyA mining software business is to be exited for $1.31 billion 18 months after a previously agreed sale of the business for $900 million was called off.
Full storyA superannuation fund has co-led a $179 million investment round in artificial intelligence that analyses medical scans.
Full storyAn online insurance company has attracted $11 million in funding as it competes with big insurance firms for easy-access commercial business.
Full storyA new defence technology fund that is focusing on Australian companies targeting international sales, has achieved a first close at $10 million.
Full storyPrivate equity investee in receivership
07 Feb 2025 - Performance
Australasia's only architectural glass manufacturer has been placed in receivership by its private equity owners after years battling to compete against imported products from China.
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