Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
An Australian private equity firm is to acquire a New Zealand childcare business from its listed owner for $NZ46 million.
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New Zealand venture investors are backing entry into the Australian market of a start-up that has developed software which enables enterprises to use their apps to send personalised messages to customers.
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A private equity-led consortium has pulled out of negotiations to acquire Australia's largest private hospitals operator, posing the question of whether the deal is dead or whether it will make a new offer.
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An impact investment firm has set up Australia's first climate-focused growth capital fund.
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A global investor has partnered with a Sydney corporate credit investment firm potentially providing access to billions of dollars in debt funding to Australian and New Zealand companies.
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ACCC concerns over reduction of competition have ended a $1.2 billion port investment deal.
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A US venture firm has led a $20m investment round in a Sydney company that uses AI to improve meat processing.
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Class action filed over collapse of investments firm
24 Aug 2022 - News
Class action legal proceedings have been filed relating to the collapse of Blue Sky Alternative Investments in 2019.
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A higher indicative offer has gained a private capital consortium access to the books of an ASX-listed renewable energy company.
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A Sydney private equity firm has raised an agriculture and food fund.
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The board of an ASX-listed company that has received a $1bn private equity acquisition offer has conditionally recommended shareholders accept the offer.
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A global private capital firm will receive the largest return from the $NZ1 billion sale of a New Zealand life insurance company but local investors will also share in the returns.
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Seed-stage firm's investees raise $1bn
18 Aug 2022 - News
Investees of a seed-stage venture capital firm have now raised a total of more than $1 billion.
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A business software focused venture capital firm has achieve a $60 million first close for a $100 million target fund.
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State government funding is to support the establishment of three new angel investor groups in Victoria.
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A prominent Melbourne investor with long involvement in venture capital and private equity, has set up a growth capital firm that is focusing on small to medium sized companies.
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$10.15 million has been provided as seed funding to build an online platform aimed at putting Dr Google out of business.
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A Sydney venture capital firm is launching fundraising for its second venture credit fund.
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Venture firm revalues its portfolio down 28%
12 Aug 2022 - Performance
One of Australia's leading venture capital firms has revalued its portfolio down 28% from $10 billion to $7.2 billion reflecting substantially lower valuations of listed technology companies.
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State government sets up unicorn production line
11 Aug 2022 - News
A state government is financing a program to develop 30 technology unicorns by the end of the current decade.
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