Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

A fintech start-up, launched less than 18 months ago, has been acquired by a UK company which recently entered the Australian market.

A private equity-backed cyber security company is planning to merge with its UK partner to expand opportunities for both businesses.

A new Gold Coast-based venture capital firm has raised half of the $50 million it is targeting for its first fund.

A leading private equity firm has abandoned its investment in a business that operates some of Sydney's most famous restaurants.

Companies owned by private equity firms are more likely to default on loans than other higher risk borrowers, Moody's Ratings has reported.

Macquarie Group's venture capital team has led a $10 million funding round for a Sydney business that helps develop new beauty industry products.

Australian venture capital funding dropped sharply over the three months to the end of September.

A Sydney venture capital firm is to receive a substantial return from the merger of a Melbourne-based procurement software business with an Auckland-based rival.

Additional funding has boosted an Australian quantum technology company's Series B investment round to $166 million.

A leading venture capital firm has led a $5 million seed funding round for a start-up that has developed AI-drivent customer support software that can carry out much more complicated tasks than conventional bots.

Westpac Bank is a cornerstone investor in climate change technology venture capital firm Virescent Ventures' second fund which has just achieved a $100 million first close.

A growth investment firm has re-branded and made the final investment from its second fund in a media sales business.

A struggling ASX-listed software company, which is under offer from a US private equity firm, has now received a rival offer at more than double the price but in a much more complicated deal.

A global environmental foundation and an Australian energy utility company have jointly led a $17.5 million funding round for an Australian battery technology company.

A $5 million venture investment will be used to take a previously boot-strapped event bookings system software company into new markets.

A Melbourne venture firm has led a $5.1 million seed funding round for a company that offers an AI driven software platform for managing restaurants.