Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A US-based global investment firm has led a $25 million investment round in a Sydney pet food company.
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Private capital giant plans local expansion
09 Jun 2023 - News
The world's largest private capital business is planning to expand its range of strategies in Australia.
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Turnaround specialist to exit pizza chain
08 Jun 2023 - Performance
A turnaround specialist private equity firm is to exit a pizza chain to a leading US quick service restaurants business.
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The board of an ASX-listed aged-care homes company is supporting a revised nearly $827 million private equity offer for the business.
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The Queensland state government is seeking proposals for it to invest in venture capital funds to boost the state's start-up and venture capital ecosystem.
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A new $600m fund raised by a leading firm will go against the current standard private equity practice of investing only in majority stakes; it will take minority stakes in growing companies.
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Cleantech accelerator launched in regional centre
06 Jun 2023 - News
A venture capital and accelerator firm that has to date focused on climate change and food security has launched a cleantech accelerator.
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The latest investment by a Brisbane growth capital firm bets on the transition to renewable energy resulting in strong growth in demand for equipment used to build and maintain electricity networks.
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A venture capital firm, which includes medical technology as a key area of investment, has committed $15 million to back a drug development team whose previous company was acquired by a major global pharma business.
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Google's venture capital firm has led a $US15 million funding round for an online shopping mobile phone app launched by three US-based Australians.
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New bid lifts investor’s potential return
03 Jun 2023 - Performance
A new bid for a listed investee company has lifted the potential payout for a growth capital firm.
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A hardware-focused venture capital firm has completed a $15 million first close for its initial fund.
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A business once regarded as one of Australia's most successful private equity-backed success stories has filed for bankruptcy in the US.
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A local venture capital firm has led a $50 million capital raising for an Australian company which claims to be the world leader in satellite minerals prospecting.
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An Australian venture capital firm has led a funding round for an Indian payments technology company that is already backed by several prominent US venture firms.
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An ASX-listed business software company has confirmed it received an acquisition offer from a US private equity firm earlier this year.
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Venture backing of $2.2 million has been provided to a start-up that has developed technology to simplify procurement processes in highly regulated sectors.
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The plan to supply Australian solar energy to Singapore via a 4,200-kilometre undersea cable is back on with a consortium led by Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures to acquire Sun Cable out of administration.
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$3m for AI business process improvement
25 May 2023 - Investment activity
Venture funding of $3 million will boost international expansion for a company that provides AI-driven software to improve business processes.
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Private Equity Breakfast to discuss private debt
24 May 2023 - News
"Private debt - the solution in a tightening economy?" will be the subject of a panel discussion at Private Equity Media's next networking event.
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