Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

A multinational asset manager has launched a new Australian fund which gives access to global private equity focusing on small- and mid-cap companies.

An investment banking firm has exited its stake with the sale of a business process outsourcing company.

A New Zealand technology investment firm has made its second healthcare technology investment.

A German company has led a $6.84 million investment round in a Melbourne software business.

Bondholders are seeking to use takeovers law to overturn the sale of Virgin Australia.

A group of shareholders want a New Zealand listed company to try to negotiate a lower price deal rather than pursue legal action against a private equity firm which withdrew its acquisition offer.

A private equity-controlled women’s swimwear company has become the latest fashion retailer to collapse.

After a second round of acquisition talks with a private equity syndicate ended, Australia and New Zealand’s largest dental surgeries business has received a new offer.

A US investee of an Australian venture capital company is to be sold for more than $US1.2 billion.

A leading super fund has made a key appointment in its process of internalising asset management.

A new capital raising has lifted the valuation of a Sydney-based technology company to $US6 billion.

The Victorian state government and a leading industry super fund have jointly set up a $250 million smaller business growth fund.

A growth capital firm is to back global markets expansion for supply chain software.

A growth capital firm has partnered with a specialist investor to acquire a trans-Tasman medical practice management software company.

A Sydney-founded cyber security company has attracted capital from an investor that specialises in digital security.

An Australian venture firm is on track to raise a record fund.

A private equity firm has acquired Australia’s largest stable of magazines at a fraction of the price paid by the vendor.

A private equity firm is to buy a medical centres business from a listed company for $500 million.

Venture fund managers say they overestimated damage from the coronavirus lockdown but warn it will result in lower investment in the sector.