Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A New Zealand private equity firm is backing expansion of an independent grocery retail business.
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An Australian-founded buy-now-pay-later business has attracted $38 million in corporate funding from Europe.
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A growth capital firm has made a key addition to its retail platform acquiring a major youth apparel retail chain.
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Power company’s demerger to be blocked
03 May 2022 - Investment activity
Technology billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has returned to the battle for control of power company AGL Energy, building a significant stake in the ASX-listed company.
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A state government business investment fund has taken a stake in a now US-domiciled tech company to ensure that it expands its local team.
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A Sydney-based private equity firm has moved to almost full ownership of New Zealand's largest healthcare group Tāmaki Health.
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Two leading US firms have completed a $90 million Series A investment round in a Sydney-based online trading platform.
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Private equity may be behind acquisition offers made for listed church contributions management software company Pushpay.
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Venture capital funding has been provided to a start-up that has devised a strategy and technology platform to provide individual investors with access to leading private equity funds globally.
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Growth investor to acquire telecoms construction system business
22 Apr 2022 - Investment activity
Superannuation funds investment is to be channeled into a company that offers technology which makes the rolling out of broadband communication networks more efficient.
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An investment consortium led by a leading global buyout firm has made a $20 billion plus bid to acquire Australia's largest private hospitals operator.
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A Melbourne early-stage venture capital firm has led a pre-seed fundraising round for a start-up which has established on online marketplace for auto repairs equipment and supplies.
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‘Hype commerce’ tech attracts $25m
16 Apr 2022 - Investment activity
New York and Sydney software-focused venture firms have led a $25 million funding round for a start-up that has developed a platform to fairly manage high demand e-commerce releases such as limited edition sneakers.
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A US venture capital firm has led a $NZ22 million investment round in a New Zealand company that has developed technology to efficiently produce protein from plants.
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ASX-listed fertility company Virtus Health has signed up to a revised $707 million bid from UK private equity firm CapVest Partners, $100 million more than local bidder BGH Capital initially offered in December.
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Following the picks and shovels principle, a group of venture investors has backed an Australian start-up which has developed a digital management system which it hopes will become standard use for indoor horticulture businesses globally.
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A US growth capital firm has led a $NZ20 million top-up funding round for a rapidly expanding New Zealand legal tech company.
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A specialist US private equity firm has acquired a Brisbane-based aerospace components manufacturer.
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A UK private equity firm has lifted its bid for an ASX-listed company to more than $707 million as it battles a well resourced local competitor.
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The strategic investment organisation for the US intelligence community is among investors that have provided $30 million for a Melbourne-based company that claims leadership in decentralised data analytics.
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