Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Virgin Australia has revealed plans for a slimmed down business under private equity.
Full storyA fintech which plans to disrupt business banking has received substantial venture capital in its seed round.
Full storyCarbon technology will improve soil
28 Jul 2020 - Investment activity
A technology which will improve soil quality while sequestering carbon has received government and private funding.
Full storyA sustainability-focused private equity firm is to pay $46 million to acquire a leading winemaker out of administration.
Full story$US18m will finance real-time mapping
23 Jul 2020 - Investment activity
New funding will extend 3D mapping technology to real-time display.
Full storyFunding for wind turbine monitoring
14 Jul 2020 - Investment activity
Technology to remotely detect damage to wind turbine blades has attracted venture capital funding.
Full storyA long-term investor has increased its stake in a listed company targeted for acquisition by a private equity firm.
Full storyNew deal trims offer by $NZ22m
10 Jul 2020 - Investment activity
A private equity firm’s new offer for a New Zealand listed company is $NZ22 million below its pre-coronavirus lockdown offer.
Full storyA New Zealand technology investment firm has made its second healthcare technology investment.
Full storyA German company has led a $6.84 million investment round in a Melbourne software business.
Full storyNew offer for dental surgeries business
30 Jun 2020 - Investment activity
After a second round of acquisition talks with a private equity syndicate ended, Australia and New Zealand’s largest dental surgeries business has received a new offer.
Full storyBain Capital to buy Virgin Australia
26 Jun 2020 - Investment activity
Bain Capital is to buy Virgin Australia after its remaining competitor for the in-administration airline pulled out of the auction process.
Full storyA new capital raising has lifted the valuation of a Sydney-based technology company to $US6 billion.
Full storyA growth capital firm is to back global markets expansion for supply chain software.
Full storyMedical software acquisition
18 Jun 2020 - Investment activity
A growth capital firm has partnered with a specialist investor to acquire a trans-Tasman medical practice management software company.
Full storyA Sydney-founded cyber security company has attracted capital from an investor that specialises in digital security.
Full storyA private equity firm has acquired Australia’s largest stable of magazines at a fraction of the price paid by the vendor.
Full story$500m medical centres acquisition
15 Jun 2020 - Investment activity
A private equity firm is to buy a medical centres business from a listed company for $500 million.
Full storyA principal investment firm has led investment in a company which provides sensors and software to monitor industrial equipment.
Full storyA leading insurance company has invested in a technology company that remotely analyses the insurance risks of rural properties.
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