Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
$64 million has been raised to further develop a drug which tests indicate can counter peanut allergy without risk of triggering an allergic reaction.
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Sovereign wealth fund reduces private equity exposure
23 Jan 2024 - News
Private equity has slipped to third spot among the asset classes in which the Future Fund is invested.
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CSIRO to help healthcare technology developers
22 Jan 2024 - News
CSIRO is offering free R&D training for selected developers of digital health and medical technologies.
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Payments tech company raises $15m
21 Jan 2024 - Investment activity
A tech company that has developed software that links new payments technologies to banks' core payments systems is believed to have raised $15 million in new investment.
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Mid-market firm exits beauty products
19 Jan 2024 - Performance
A mid-market private equity firm has exited a beauty products company it has owned for nearly ten years.
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Crowd funding investors will lose most of their investments while a return will go to a seed fund in a planned acquisition of a Sydney technology company by a NASDAQ-listed business.
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Robotics start-up to be liquidated
18 Jan 2024 - Performance
A start-up which developed software which provides robotic grippers with a sense of touch has failed to raise follow-on funding and is to be liquidated.
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A banks-backed growth fund has invested in a company that sells specialist sun protection clothing.
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Venture-backed fintech spins out US business
16 Jan 2024 - Investee news
A Sydney-based real estate financing fintech has spun out a US business which has been promised debt funding of more than $48 million.
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Chief executive of online broker stands down
15 Jan 2024 - News
The chief executive of an online stockbroker backed by US investment firms has stood down.
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New Zealand clean tech debt fund
14 Jan 2024 - New funds and fundraising
One of New Zealand's leading trading banks has launched a clean tech debt fund which will focus on developing companies with potential to go global.
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A state-government-financed venture fund has backed development of a medical device designed to help treat brain injuries.
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Most of the program for Growth Capital Forum - to be held in Sydney on 27 February - has now been organised.
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Venture investors have contributed to a $3 million pre-seed fundraising round for a start-up which is developing an app-based preventive healthcare program.
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A start-up that has developed simple to use artificial intelligence has raised $15 million in expansion capital.
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Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) is to acquire a majority stake in Australia's number two industrial and safety supplies distributor.
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Shareholders of an ASX-listed technology company have been recommended to accept a bid for the business from a private equity-backed rival after talks with another bidder ended.
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An ASX-listed company that operates a national chain of dental clinics has rejected a $223 initial private equity offer.
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A Brisbane cloud infrastructure technology company has attracted investment of $5.5 million to accelerate its international growth.
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Two family offices have sold one of Australia's largest networks of convenience stores and service stations for $1.71 billion.
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