Current Australian Venture Capital Journal

July 2008, Year 17 Issue No. 177

 

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New Funds & Fundraising

• Four Hats in the ring
• Mid-market fundraising passes $200 million
• Westscheme backs $33 million seed fund

Investment Activity

• Earnings downgrade forces renegotiation of deal
• Travel investor acquires cruise business
• Morgan Stanley takes more of ABC Learning Centres
• US$1.54 billion deal in Malaysia
• RMB’s $34 million heavy engineering roll-up
• Third investment from Fulcrum fund
• Venture firm’s thumbs up to mobile advertising
• Seed investors back power reduction device
• Viburnum parent to invest in oil
• Direct Capital finances shop-fitting roll-up
• Wound treatment investment
• Poultry vaccine project attracts investment

News

• AVCAL maintains the rage over Commercial Ready
• Minister says new CRC will generate exports
• Schemes of arrangement under review
• Investors concerned about ‘strategy drift’
• Extra $18.55 million to ICT research
• Wealth growth still strong
• South Australian private equity exceeds target

Performance

• Playford in ‘profitable’ IT exit
• Profitable unplugging for RMB Capital
• Direct Capital exits print investment

Informal Venture Capital

• Anti money laundering software attracts investment
• Hamilton to represent New Zealand angels
• Grant to cancer diagnosis system

Investee News

• Drug developer to buy out partner

Features

• Risks of using trademarks on websites

People Moves

• Latham leaves RMB Capital
• Cleantech Ventures adds to investment team
• Pither joins Quadrant
• New appointment at Playford
• Tax specialist joins Hall & Wilcox
• IP lawyer promoted

Conferences & Roundtables

• Nominations for AVCAL awards

Share Chart

• Share Chart/Coming Events - July 2008