Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
$34m in equity capital has been provided to a company currently carrying out human clinical trials for needle-free vaccine delivery.
Full storyA healthcare specialist private equity firm has made its second investment in a clinical trials business, following a strong trend of the last 10 years.
Full storyGlobal software company Salesforce has invested in a Melbourne IT testing technology company
Full storyRival bidders for an ASX-listed software company have now sought intervention by the Takeovers Panel.
Full storyA family office has provided most of an expansion capital raising for a business that provides vending machines for healthy food at large industrial facilities.
Full storyNew approach to robo-taxi concept
06 Jan 2023 - Investment activity
A leading venture firm has led a funding round for an early-stage technology company founded by an entrepreneur it backed in its first fund.
Full storyIntervention sought on $526m deal
06 Jan 2023 - Investment activity
A Sydney private equity firm has sought intervention by the Takeovers Panel to gain it due diligence access to an acquisition that appears close to agreement with a rival bidder at $526 million.
Full storyDue diligence has been extended for an $18.4 billion private capital consortium offer for a major power company.
Full story$4m seed funding for cloud training
05 Jan 2023 - Investment activity
Venture investors have provided $4 million in seed funding for an Australian company that is providing cloud technology training internationally.
Full storyA growth fund has invested in three cloud services IT companies.
Full storyA Sydney private equity firm is to acquire one of Australia's leading department store businesses for a fraction of the price the current owner paid in 2014.
Full storyA private equity firm is to acquire a 25% stake in a mobile phone communications technology company from a listed company.
Full storyA private equity firm has withdrawn its $514 million proposal to acquire a listed software company saying it is working on an alternative proposal.
Full storyVenture capital funding of $20 million has been committed to start Phase 2 clinical trials of a treatment for peanut allergy.
Full storyA private equity-backed Canadian software company has increased its offer for an ASX-listed company.
Full storySuper fund in $15m robotics stake
04 Dec 2022 - Investment activity
A major super fund has joined a venture firm in backing robotic and artificial intelligence technology that can assess the condition of hard to access assets with a high degree of accuracy.
Full storyExisting investors have led provision of an additional $23 million for a fraud prevention technology company.
Full storySuper funds back semiconductor company
01 Dec 2022 - Investment activity
Superannuation funds are among investors that have provided an additional $30 million to ramp up production of an Australian company that specialises in producing silicon chips for internet of things (IoT) devices.
Full storyA Sydney venture capital firm has led a $6.3 million investment round that will help a real assets digital twin technology company boost overseas sales.
Full storyAn ASX-listed technology company that rejected a private equity offer in September has revealed it is still talking with several potential acquirers.
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