Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

An international groceries sector venture capital firm which is backed by Woolworths is one of the lead investors in a $74 million round for a company that offers retail crime reporting intelligence software.

A Sydney private equity firm has recruited a new managing partner from a leading ASX-listed company.

A growth investment is to be exited at 10x annual earnings after a hold period of less than four years.

A Sydney-based technology sector accelerator has raised $4.3 million in an IPO and listed on the ASX.

Entertainment industry figures have backed a seed-funding round for an online live entertainment booking platform.

Australia's competiton watchdog has outlined concerns over Blackstone Group taking control of a clinical trials business.

A Japanese bank has invested $30 million for 20% of an Australian-founded climate change investment and advisory business.

A mid-market private equity firm is to exit its majority stake in a construction sector advisory business with the acquisition of the company by an international business.

New Zealand's largest venture capital firm has led a $NZ67 million funding round for an Auckland-founded global edutech company.

A global investment firm has led a $46.9 million growth-stage funding round for a Sydney-based technology company.

A Sydney private equity buyout firm is to exit its majority stake in a building products manufacturer to an international building products supplier.

A US growth capital firm has exited a Melbourne-based software company for a value speculated to be as high as $700 million to a global investment firm that still sees plenty of opportunity to add value.

A Brisbane-based facilities management software company has been acquired by a private equity-backed US company operating in the same space.

A rapidly growing technology company has reported quarterly revenue up nearly 20% but also a more than 61% increase in its negative earnings figure.

A Victorian start-up that has developed a wearable AI-enabled device for pregnancy monitoring has been allocated federal government funding of $2.6 million.