Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A global buyout firm is to acquire ASX-listed Perpetual Group's wealth management and corporate trust businesses for $2.175 billion.
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06 May 2024 - Investment activity
An Indian venture capital firm has led a $3.85 million seed-funding round for a Sydney technology start-up.
Full storyA fund manager that invests in emerging companies has invested $5 million in a Melbourne-based advertising creation technology company.
Full storyVictoria is to make a $37 million venture capital investment to bring some of the operations of a US high-altitude balloon company to the state.
Full storyGrowth firm backs emergency medicine
03 May 2024 - Investment activity
A growth investment firm has invested in a company which provides emergency medicine services to private hospitals.
Full storyVenture backing for care robots
01 May 2024 - Investment activity
An early-stage venture capital firm has led a seed-funding round for a robotics and artificial intelligence company which is developing care robots for the elderly.
Full storyA deep-tech venture capital firm has led a $10.5 million funding round for a company that has developed a technology that cuts costs and reduces pollution in textile production.
Full storyAn investee of an Australian life sciences venture capital firm has attracted strategic investment from a global pharmaceuticals business in a $38 million capital raising round.
Full storyGovernment investment of close to a billion dollars has been committed to back development of a quantum computer in Australia.
Full storyAn ASX-listed listed dental practices business appears set to be acquired by a smaller private equity-owned business.
Full storyDiversity analytics start-up raises $6m
28 Apr 2024 - Investment activity
A software platform that analyses diversity within organisations has raised funding of $6 million.
Full storyThe Victorian state government has led a funding round for low-cost production of a material used to clean up contamination.
Full storyNew Zealand's largest private equity firm is planning an international clean-up for its most recent retail products investment.
Full storyMid-market firm takes stake in designer furniture supplier.
Full storyThe Victorian state government has contributed to a $50 million-plus fundraising round for commercialisation of solar power and water energy storage technology.
Full storyBuilding fit-out company acquired
23 Apr 2024 - Investment activity
An Australia-wide building fit-out company has been acquired by private equity.
Full storyAn impact investment firm has led an add-on syndicate investment into New Zealand's currently largest solar farm.
Full storyA New York venture capital firm that focuses on climate technology has led a $5.3 million seed round for a Tasmanian company that offers software to account for carbon emissions.
Full storyExisting investors have supported the raising of additional funds for a company that has developed a special alloy which can be used to store energy as heat.
Full storyAn ASX-listed internet safety company has knocked back a $468 million offer from a US buyout firm.
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