Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Casinos operator rejects $8.3bn but tries to keep bidder engaged
02 Dec 2021 - Investment activity
Casinos operator Crown Resorts has rejected an $8.3 billion offer but is prepared to provide the private equity bidder with some non-public information to persuade it to lift its bid.
Full storyA US scale-up firm has led the largest Series A investment round in a female-led Australian tech company.
Full storyA global aerospace venture capital firm has led investment into a Sydney-based quantum computing control systems company.
Full storyFunding for microwave-baked car parts
30 Nov 2021 - Investment activity
Series A funding of more than $11 million has been provided to a New Zealand company which has developed a microwave oven for producing cast metal car parts.
Full storyBuyout firm takes control of bakery
28 Nov 2021 - Investment activity
A large Australian private equity firm has taken a controlling stake in a bakery business.
Full storyPrivate equity backing is expected to be focused on expanding online sales for a baby care product retailer.
Full storyEuropean firm backs aged-care software
22 Nov 2021 - Investment activity
A major European private equity firm has taken a minority stake in a locally developed software platform for managing aged care services.
Full story$9.3bn new offer for casinos operator
21 Nov 2021 - Investment activity
A new bid for Crown puts the casino company in an awkward position. Blackstone's offer is only modestly higher than an offer rejected in June but, unlike then, there doesn't appear to be a rival waiting in the wings.
Full storyA healthcare specialist private equity firm has made its first control transaction buying into a leading pharmacy management software business.
Full storyLocal venture firms are backing the global aspirations of a Sydney-based commercial electric bike company.
Full storyAn Auckland start-up that provides grocery items direct to customers has received venture backing.
Full storyAn impact investment firm has taken a stake in a business that provides payment plans for private school fees.
Full storyA global private equity firm's $2.88 bid for a listed company has been complicated by a European syndicate making an $86.5 million bid for part of the business.
Full storyInvestment in a medical trials company will be used to grow the business organically and through acquisitions.
Full storyA company that offers a digital system for keeping compliance records of heavy vehicle maintenance has taken the place of two other SaaS investments in an evergreen fund.
Full storySydney Airport agrees to be acquired by super funds-led consortium
08 Nov 2021 - Investment activity
The boards of Sydney Airport have entered into an agreement for a super funds-led consortium to acquire the business for an equity value of about $23.6 billion.
Full storyA Sydney-based growth capital firm has supported US investors backing an Australian company that has created a popular online music creation video game.
Full storyAn Auckland company that has developed an automated system for customer identity verification has gained new investment to grow its Australian presence and enter European markets.
Full storyVenture funding has been provided for an intelligent charging system that will save money for the owners of electric vehicles and reduce peak demands on electricity networks.
Full storyAn Australian super fund will acquire a stake in currently ASX-listed electricity and gas distribution assets as the only Australian member of a Canadian acquisition consortium.
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