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Space tech company launches on NASDAQ
28 Aug 2021 - Performance
A New Zealand-founded space tech company has listed on the US NASDAQ stock exchange.
Full storyFuture Fund increases focus on private equity
27 Aug 2021 - Performance
Australia's sovereign wealth fund The Future Fund has increased private equity investing with sector second only to listed equities at the end of June.
Full storyVenture-backed med-tech lists on the ASX
26 Aug 2021 - Performance
A venture capital and private-investor backed medical technology company has listed on the ASX after raising $92 million in an IPO.
Full storyTech investment company expects two IPOs
18 Aug 2021 - Performance
A listed technology investor has reported a highly successful financial year and anticipates two IPOs will provide further returns to investors this year.
Full storyFintech to be acquired by bank for up to $116m
16 Aug 2021 - Performance
A fintech is to be acquired by an ASX-listed bank for up to $116 million.
Full storyAn Australian investment firm is to reinvest its returns from a SPAC deal which will result in one of its investees being listed on NASDAQ.
Full storyAn investor has blamed the decision to place a substantial investee company in administration on a class action brought against the company.
Full storyA turnaround specialist private equity firm has exited a footwear and fashion business which owns some of Australia's best known footwear brands.
Full storyA roll-up of Australian and New Zealand label printing businesses looks set to generate a strong return through an international trade sale.
Full storyRetail fund reports cumulative return of 28.6%
09 Jul 2021 - Performance
A retail global private assets fund has reported a cumulative return of 28.6%.
Full storyStrong return expected from IPO sell-down
03 Jul 2021 - Performance
A private equity firm is expected to generate a strong return when it sells down a substantial part of its stake in the IPO of a retail chain.
Full story$650m exit follows 3x growth
18 Jun 2021 - Performance
A reported $650m exit has confirmed more than 3x growth for a childcare business in less than six years.
Full storyA Sydney mid-market private equity firm is in line to make a strong exit with a technology investee to be acquired for $1.7bn.
Full storyA guidance upgrade has lifted the share price of a private equity-backed company which listed on the ASX below its IPO price.
Full storyA $US1bn plus technology company exit in the US will generate a return for an Australian venture capital firm.
Full storyShares in a private equity-controlled company have slipped more than 10% since its listing on the ASX.
Full storyTwo venture capital firms are to achieve strong returns from the sale of a New Zealand founded company which provides appointment booking software to beauty spas and salons.
Full storyA Sydney technology company in which more than $30 million has been invested has been placed in administration.
Full storyA global private equity firm's acquisition of a pet food company with overseas sales has provided an exit for an Auckland growth capital firm.
Full storyPrivate equity is playing a key role as Australia's sovereign wealth fund invests across markets recovering from the global COVID-19 recession.
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