Current Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal

December 2019, Year 28 Issue No. 304

 

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New Funds & Fundraising

• First agrifood venture fund raises initial $16m
• $US1bn final close for Asian region secondary fund
• Buyout firm reportedly fundraising
• Auckland venture firm raises $NZ26m fund
• Indigenous investment fund launched

Investment Activity

• $NZ300m bid for listed dental practices business
• Turnaround firm takes on retail challenge
• $60m investment in school management software
• $20m funding for navigation technology
• Local venture firm doubles down on US investee
• New backer for wind technology company
• Mid-market firm takes stake in digital services business
• Australian cyber security entrepreneur attracts US backing
• New Zealand and UK investors link to acquire software business
• $NZ47 backing for New Zealand-based online lender
• $35m for alternative foods start-up
• Venture firms back fintech's expansion of services
• HR technology attracts second round of funding
• Medical technology investee in $120m ASX raising
• Venture firms back medical software company
• Fintech's expansion of services backed by venture firms
• Agricultural engineering company attracts growth capital
• Three venture firms back order fulfilment business
• $4.4m investment round for online legal platform
• Insurance company to invest in car-sharing platform

News

• EDITOR'S LETTER - Precise targeting essential for Business Growth Fund
• Retail super funds reduce allocations to unlisted assets
• Possible merger would create largest super fund
• Government green-lights increased support for seed funding
• Accelerator to shift focus
• 2020 fundraising predictions
• Key aspects of venture capital fund-of-funds queried
• Why two funds are bucking the trend on private equity
• Economic downturn to bring back divergent rates of return
• Private capital to drive public markets M&A
• Microscale 3D printer wins engineering award

Performance

• Tech companies list on the ASX
• Property sale and lease-back provides early return
• Angel group's investee acquired by overseas company
• New Zealand venture firm leads technology recapitalisation
• Advanced manufacturing company raises $8m in IPO

Informal Venture Capital

• Crowd-sourced funding offer for medical cannabis venture

Investee News

• Software company steps up US sales focus
• Deal to add $500m a year to website revenue

Features

• Dealing with data: emerging trends in M&A transactions
• Founders rise to the challenge
• REARVIEW MIRROR

People Moves

• Former prime minister to advise impact investment firm
• Venture firm seeks investment team member
• Super fund makes private markets appointment
• Corporate advisory firm recruits

Conferences & Roundtables

• Coming Events