Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

Investment from the federal government's green bank is helping boost the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia.

An ASX-listed company that suffered a 46% fall in its share price over about eleven months has revealed it rejected a $3.42 billion private equity acquisition proposal.

Two investment firms have provided investment of $17.3 to back the global expansion of a business management software platform for gyms and wellness studios.

An Auckland venture capital firm has joined Singapore investors in providing $NZ8.5 million in seed round funding for a company that has developed a biodegradable natural packing material.

An emerging companies investment fund manager has invested $9 million in a company that provides AI-driven lending software to banks.

A buy-now-pay-later travel industry start-up has raised $17.5 million in equity and debt funding.

A $327 million private equity bid for a listed dental practices business has been recommenced to shareholders just a day after the company shifted its recommendation to a rival bidder.

A state government-funded venture capital firm has led a $7 million Series A funding round for a technology hardware company.

Traditional owners have taken an equity stake in a proposed wind farm development in the Riverina region in south-west NSW.

A national security-focused investment firm has led a seed-funding round for a start-up that has developed what it claims is the world's first biosecurity threat management software system.

A start-up that has developed technology that will automatically resize advertisements for any digital platform has attracted seed funding of $5.5 million.

A private equity-backed business has marginally increased its offer for a listed dental practices company as a vote on the deal nears with a rival holding what could prove to be a blocking stake.

An Australian private equity firm has backed an acquisition approach for a New Zealand listed retail company.

New Zealand and Australian venture capital firms are among investors that have invested $NZ26 million to launch marketing of a smart electricity control panel designed to replace the conventional trip-switch box.

A US private equity firm has taken a majority stake in an Australia-founded international beauty products business.