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A large super fund has partnered with a renewable energy investment firm to develop a distributed energy platform.

A global alternative assets manager has raised nearly $11 billion for its latest Asia-Pacific region buyout fund despite a downturn in private capital fundraising internationally.

A new chief executive has been appointed at a business that operates an online platform for seafood trading.

Seed funding of $1.75 million has been provided to a start-up that has developed AI software to assess mental health.

An ASX-listed media business which is currently considering a joint offer from a similar business and a private equity firm, has received an alternative proposal.

Rejection of a late offer to join a bid consortium has left a $20 billion deal at risk of failure.

The US company that owns investment app Square, has committed $3 million to a Melbourne-based Indigenous impact fund.

Several small cap fund managers have contributed to a $20 million fundraising by a Sydney boat building company that recently announced a contract to provide boats to the US Marine Corps.

Private capital-backed companies are among organisations selected to take part in a $140 million project to develop unmanned submarines for the Department of Defence.

A New Zealand company that has developed what it says is new generation medical practice management software has received $NZ4 million in seed funding from Australian and US venture capital firms.

A family office has led the $30 million recapitalisation of a foreign exchange and payments technology business bought out of receivership.

A private equity-backed communications technology company has made a $62.9 million bid for a listed company in the same space.

A turnaround-focused buyout firm has announced the final close of its latest fund above its target of $500 million.

A mid-market private equity firm is to exit its majority stake in an Adelaide founded software company in a deal which values the company at more than $1.6bn.

A Sydney family office is raising a fund which will invest in a national roll-up of pet boarding facilities.