Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
$650m exit follows 3x growth
18 Jun 2021 - Performance
A reported $650m exit has confirmed more than 3x growth for a childcare business in less than six years.
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A life sciences venture capital firm is jointly leading a $32 million new funding round for an Australian company developing a nasal spray for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.
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A telehealth business that provides an online medical prescriptions service has raised $10.9 million in expansion capital.
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Under-siege casinos operator Crown has received a revised multi-billion dollar debt finance offer.
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The venture capital arm of a major insurance company has doubled down on its investment in technology that its parent uses to benchmark corporate clients' cyber security risk.
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A Sydney mid-market private equity firm is in line to make a strong exit with a technology investee to be acquired for $1.7bn.
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A technology start-up is commercialising CSIRO research to develop improved hydrogen powered electricity generators.
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$1.3bn bid for listed software company
08 Jun 2021 - Investment activity
An Australian private equity firm has made a $1.3 billion bid for a listed software company.
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A leading venture capital firm is seeking to recruit an additional senior investor.
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A fintech start-up has come up with an original way of competing with banks to provide banking facilities for new businesses.
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Entrepreneurs marketing eco-friendly cling wrap to commercial market.
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A guidance upgrade has lifted the share price of a private equity-backed company which listed on the ASX below its IPO price.
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Prominent technology sector figures are backing a fund manager's second Australia-focused early-stage venture fund.
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A $US1bn plus technology company exit in the US will generate a return for an Australian venture capital firm.
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Growth investor in $13.7m funding for scientific instrument maker
03 Jun 2021 - Investment activity
A growth investor has taken a stake in a venture-backed scientific instrument maker.
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Angel investors associated with the insurance industry have backed a start-up which helps accountants arrange insurance for clients against dealing with a tax audit.
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Australia's largest bank has invested $20 million for a stake in a technology company aiming to disrupt the electricity retailing market.
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An agrifood technology early-stage venture capital firm has closed its first fund over-target at $35 million.
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$3bn bid rebuffed – IPO to proceed
31 May 2021 - Investment activity
A$3 billion private equity-led bid for the national electronic property conveyancing platform has been rebuffed in favour of an IPO.
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CSIRO and partners have launched a mission targeted making Australia the global leader in producing 'green' hydrogen.
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