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An ag-tech venture capital firm is backing technology that could eliminate high emissions of greenhouse gasses in the production of nitrogen fertiliser.

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Two industry superannuation funds have provided cornerstone commitments for a venture capital fund that will invest in female-led technology start-ups.

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Casinos operator Crown Resorts has rejected an $8.3 billion offer but is prepared to provide the private equity bidder with some non-public information to persuade it to lift its bid.

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A US scale-up firm has led the largest Series A investment round in a female-led Australian tech company.

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A New Zealand venture capital firm has come up with a novel way of tapping the retail investor market; it has listed a feeder fund on a new alternative stock market.

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A global aerospace venture capital firm has led investment into a Sydney-based quantum computing control systems company.

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A patient investor has achieved an international trade sale for a software company after only a short hold period.

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The chief executive of a $26 billion superannuation fund is to retire in the new year.

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Series A funding of more than $11 million has been provided to a New Zealand company which has developed a microwave oven for producing cast metal car parts.

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A large Australian private equity firm has taken a controlling stake in a bakery business.

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Private equity backing is expected to be focused on expanding online sales for a baby care product retailer.

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A Sydney midmarket private investment firm has closed its fourth fund at $550 million.

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The independent management company for Victoria's new $2 billion technology commercialisation fund is seeking applications for senior roles and has made its first investment.

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A private equity firm which started fundraising with a target of $750 million for a main fund and $150 million for side-car vehicles has announced a first close at $600 million.

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A major European private equity firm has taken a minority stake in a locally developed software platform for managing aged care services.

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A new bid for Crown puts the casino company in an awkward position. Blackstone's offer is only modestly higher than an offer rejected in June but, unlike then, there doesn't appear to be a rival waiting in the wings.

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A consortium of private equity investors is to exit most of its stake in a cancer care business in a deal believed to value the business at around $2.5 billion.

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A healthcare specialist private equity firm has made its first control transaction buying into a leading pharmacy management software business.

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CSIRO has entered into a five-year multi-million-dollar partnership with Google to cooperate on commercialising scientific discoveries.

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Local venture firms are backing the global aspirations of a Sydney-based commercial electric bike company.

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