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A mid-market private equity firm is to acquire a comparison website business.
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US approval for epilepsy diagnosis technology
02 Oct 2022 - Investee news
Australian developed epilepsy diagnosis technology has gained approval for use in the US.
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Australia's leading deep-tech venture investment firm is seeking $300 million for its third fund.
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Fitness group divests franchise operation
29 Sep 2022 - Performance
A leading private equity firm has achieved a first partial exit from a major investment it built up with a series of acquisitions in 2016.
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Exited technology company founders have backed a second round of funding for a fintech which provides technology for businesses wanting to utilise customer data under the new Customer Data Right regime.
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An Australian venture capital firm has led a $100 million-plus funding round for a UK-based cancer drug research company.
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A state government investment body has led a $15 million-plus investment round in funds management investment technology.
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A leading global investor is to acquire New Zealand's leading provider of solar power generation and battery storage systems.
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Global firm opens Sydney office
28 Sep 2022 - News
A global private markets firm has opened a Sydney office in response to success in attracting private wealth clients in Australia and New Zealand.
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Australian venture capital has been included in a US-led funding round for a US technology start-up founded by three young Australians.
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Tourism deal a step closer
26 Sep 2022 - Investment activity
A key approval has brought a tourism sector recapitalisation deal a step closer.
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A venture capital firm has made the first investment from a new fund raised to back female founders.
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A fund-of-funds investment firm that invests in Australian growth private equity funds has reached first close on a $250 million-target fifth fund.
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Should Australia develop semiconductor manufacturing?
23 Sep 2022 - News
Recent events have raised the question of whether the Australian federal government should back development of a local semiconductor manufacturing industry.
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A prominent technology entrepreneur is raising an early-stage venture capital fund with the backing of some well-resourced individual investors.
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A growth capital firm has taken stakes in two associated Sydney-based businesses, an engineering consultancy and a software business which focuses on estimating technology for the construction sector.
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$15 million in Australian and overseas venture capital is to be used to commercialise thermal sensing technology developed in Sydney.
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Listed car dealership exited
21 Sep 2022 - Performance
A private equity firm has exited its remaining stake in a car dealership business it floated on the ASX last year.
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A technology platform that links farmers with insurance brokers who will provide extreme weather events cover has received venture capital backing.
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The target of stalled $20 billion-plus public-to-private acquisition negotiations has been told to lower its price expectation.
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