Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Software that identifies short-term rentals gets venture backing
28 Oct 2023 - Investment activity
A Sydney venture capital firm has led a funding round for a US company that provides software used by local authorities to identify short term rental properties.
Full story$7.9 million raised from existing investors will be used to boost international sales of Australian developed contact centres software.
Full storyA failed online produce marketplace for restaurants is to be re-launched to home deliver signature dishes from celebrity chefs.
Full storyA US venture capital firm has led a $28 million funding round for a Sydney-founded cyber security company.
Full storyA US growth capital firm has led a $263m investment round in a rapidly expanding employment software company.
Full storyA private equity firm would end up owning regional television assets if a deal it is backing to acquire radio assets is completed.
Full story$120 million has been invested in an Australian technology company that has developed satellite technology to provide reliable voice communications with aircraft flying anywhere.
Full storyNew venture firm backs carbon capture
16 Oct 2023 - Investment activity
New Zealand venture capital firms have backed a start-up that has developed carbon capture materials from volcanic rock.
Full storyAn Australian life science investment firm has participated in a $61 million funding round for a UK company developing new drugs for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Full storyVenture and strategic investors have provided $24.4 million in funding expected to take precision fermented non-dairy 'milk' products from development to supermarket shelves.
Full storyA major European private capital firm, with overseas experience in the space, has acquired Australia and New Zealand's largest provider of veterinary services for more than $1 billion.
Full storyA global investor consortium's $18.7 billion proposal to take private Australia's largest electricity provider has been conditionally approved by the competition regulator.
Full storyA growth capital fund backed by leading trading banks has taken a stake in a skincare business with overseas expansion ambitions.
Full storyStrategic investors have provided $US18 million to a New Zealand technology company that has developed a process to produce graphite for batteries from waste timber.
Full storySovereign wealth fund invests in financial markets infrastructure
08 Oct 2023 - Investment activity
Sovereign wealth fund New Zealand Super has taken a stake in a European financial markets infrastructure provider.
Full storyA project to develop the largest battery storage facility in Queensland has been acquired for a sustainable investments fund.
Full story$8m to recycle lithium-ion batteries
06 Oct 2023 - Investment activity
An early-stage venture capital firm has led an $8 million investment round in a company that has developed a new technology to recycle lithium-ion batteries.
Full storyA new investor has helped lift a funding round for a digital twin technology company to $38 million.
Full storyA global private equity buyout firm has acquired an infrastructure investment business with investments in Australia.
Full storyMacquarie Bank has contributed to a $30 million debt and equity package for a growing provider of financing to equipment distribution channels.
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