Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

An indicative $119 million private equity offer has been put forward to acquire an ASX-listed motor vehicles fleet management and leasing company.

Auckland-based private equity firm Direct Capital has invested in New Zealand's market-leading commercial refrigeration and air conditioning business.

A private equity firm has made a $143 million indicative offer for an ASX-listed recycling company.

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.

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.

A smaller business specialist private equity firm has invested in a homewares wholesaling business.

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.

A Japanese bank has invested $30 million for 20% of an Australian-founded climate change investment and advisory business.

New Zealand's largest venture capital firm has led a $NZ67 million funding round for an Auckland-founded global edutech company.

A global investment firm has led a $46.9 million growth-stage funding round for a Sydney-based technology company.

A Brisbane-based facilities management software company has been acquired by a private equity-backed US company operating in the same space.

Venture firms have provided pre-seed funding for a start-up that provides a software platform to simplify the process of applying for an Australian immigration visa.

Seed-funding of $7.5 million has been provided to a Melbourne company that offers digital technology to streamline construction industry administration.

An ASX-listed company has appointed a financial adviser following expressions of interest in parts of its business.

A Melbourne asset management firm was an investor in OpenAI's recent $US6.6 billion funding round.

An ASX-listed software company has agreed to be acquired in SPAC deal rather than continue engagement with a US private equity firm on a much lower value non-binding acquisition proposal.