Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
$2.43bn secondary sale of Canva shares
08 Apr 2024 - Performance
Most of the $2.43bn worth of Canva sales sold in a secondary market sale in March came from past and present employees.
Full storyA struggling ASX-listed company has described a $1.284 billion private equity offer as disappointing and made it clear it would consider offers from other parties.
Full storyCommercial taste test for cultured meat
07 Apr 2024 - Investee news
A venture-backed cultured meat company is to launch its first commercial product served at a leading Singapore restaurant.
Full story$2bn venture fund under siege
07 Apr 2024 - Performance
Australia's largest venture capital fund is under siege from critics who claim it is an unnecessary expense for a state government that has debts of around $126 billion.
Full storyA private equity firm is to take a 50% stake in an agricultural engineering business.
Full storyAn early-stage tech investor has been appointed chief executive of a start-up that has developed a material that simplifies the storage of energy as heat.
Full storyA former Future Fund chief strategist has been recruited to head investing at the largest pension fund in the US.
Full storyEmployees still hold by far the largest stake in a Sydney-founded fintech business that is backed by two US internet and software specialist growth investment firms.
Full storyA European firm has joined with local venture firms to back a start-up which has developed an online platform designed to minimise fraud under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Full storySoftware company records 80% revenue increase
01 Apr 2024 - Investee news
A venture-backed software company has reported a more than 80% increase in revenue over a year.
Full storyA new early-stage tech investment firm has made its first venture-scale investment.
Full storyA venture capital-backed cancer treatment development start-up which has raised more than $47 million to date is planning a new capital raise.
Full storyCare equipment company seeking acquisitions
29 Mar 2024 - Investee news
A private equity investee care equipment company that has already made six bolt-on acquisitions is on the lookout for more to increase its market share.
Full storyAn international private equity buyout firm has pulled its $1.834 non-binding offer for an ASX-listed company at the end of its period of exclusive due diligence.
Full storyA New Zealand private equity firm is to exit its investment in an Auckland-based skincare company with the business to be acquired by an Australian company.
Full storyA Melbourne-based corporate advisory firm has expanded into private equity fund management achieving a first close for its inaugural fund at $50 million.
Full storyMore than $16 million has been invested to scale up an invoice payment platform start-up.
Full storyA private equity firm has backed a management buy-in at Australia's third largest windscreen repair business.
Full storyA private equity firm has taken a substantial stake in an ASX-listed company in a sector in which it is already invested in another company.
Full storyAn Australian fund manager has set up a New Zealand feeder fund for its conservative private debt investment strategy that already operates on both sides of the Tasman Sea.
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