Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Despite ongoing volatility in global financial markets, two $3bn-plus bids for an ASX-listed company remain live.
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A barrister acting for a co-founder of a tech company which allegedly raised venture capital after falsifying it's financial posiition has denied his client confessed to fraud.
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A New York growth capital firm has led a $14 million funding round for a company that provides cloud software that enables IT teams to maintain security on multiple computers.
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An international alternative investments firm is to take a majority stake in a business that provides diesel refueling stops in many remote areas of Australia.
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A $6 million funding round, led by two US-based venture capital firms, will be used to boost marketing in the US of an Australian-developed visual marketing technology for retail stores.
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A local private equity investor has invested a 'substantial' stake in an Australian basketball team.
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An Asian region buyout fund that is expected to be active in Australia and New Zealand is believed to be nearing first close at over $15 billion.
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A state government-funded venture capital fund is to contribute to the $40 million refinancing of an investee company currently in administration.
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Global individual investor interest in private markets has grown by 15% over a year according to a recent survey.
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A major university has set up a pre-seed technology fund to provide early investment in start-ups associated with the institution.
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Late-stage venture attracting private equity interest
15 Apr 2025 - News
The growing size of Australian late-stage technology start-ups is increasing investment interest from private equity firms according to a recent venture capital survey.
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Co-head leaves private equity investor
14 Apr 2025 - People moves
Co-head of private equity Kristian Zimmermann has left MLC.
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A forestry-focused natural assets investment manager is fundraising for a first multi-investor agriculture sector fund.
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Qantas and aerospace manufacturer Airbus have jointly committed $15 million to a sustainable aviation fuel-focused fund to be managed by a new Australian venture capital firm.
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A major retailer has led a capital raising round which values a five-year-old telehealth start-up business at $70 million.
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A global technology investor has led a $127 million funding round for an Australian utility-scale solarpower generation and energy storage company.
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A global investment firm has acquired a majority stake in a Brisbane-based technology-enabled homecare services business.
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Ten parties have registered interest in buying assets of a software company that collapsed after fraud allegations.
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A deep-tech venture capital firm that has invested across a range of quantum technologies is laying the groundwork to raise its fourth fund next year.
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$10m sought for regional female-led businesses impact fund
08 Apr 2025 - New funds and fundraising
A Sydney-based social purpose organisation has launched fundraising for a $10 million impact fund which will guarantee loans to small businesses, mostly female-led, in Asia-Pacific countries.
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