Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
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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Australia's wealthiest woman has become the latest billionaire to acquire an iconic Australian clothing company.
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A majority stake in a venture capital-backed sports livestreaming technology company has been exited in a trade deal to an Italy-based company.
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$7m to expand surgical virtual reality
09 Dec 2023 - Investment activity
An over-subscribed $7 million pre-Series A capital raising round will be used to accelerate the uptake of a virtual reality platform that is being used to help train surgeons.
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An optical enhancement technology start-up that has already secured Defence Department contracts has attracted seed funding of $4.45 million.
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$47 million in venture capital has been invested in a start-up which provides software tools to generate images with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
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A new bid has been foreshadowed for an ASX-listed messaging software company.
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AustralianSuper has indicated it might provide financial support for Origin Energy to negotiate the transition to renewable energy after it blocked the private equity acquisition of the company.
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A new investment firm is raising a fund which will take stakes in emerging private equity firms.
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