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After dropping its $6.3 billion indicative offer for the whole of AMP, Ares Capital Management has returned with a proposal to take 60% of the company's best business, private markets, for $1.35 billion.
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Fund managers back listing ambitions of influencer marketing platform
20 Feb 2021 - Investment activity
Investment fund managers have backed the ASX listing ambitions of an online influencer marketing platform.
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An overseas acquisition has provided two Australian venture capital firms with an exit from a Melbourne-founded software company.
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Investors pile in to $10m pre-IPO round
19 Feb 2021 - Investment activity
Small cap listed equities fund managers have taken stakes in a pre-IPO fundraising round for a venture capital-backed online business.
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Two global venture capital firms have contributed to a $29.48 million Series A capital round for a fintech business founded in Sydney less than five years ago.
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A South East Asia-focused venture fund has led the financing of an Australian technology company's entry into the US market.
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Online marketplace seeks $83.7m in IPO
14 Feb 2021 - Performance
An online marketplace for household tasks is seeking to raise $83.7 million in an IPO.
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Iconic biscuit maker Arnott's has negotiated a second acquisition in the breakfast foods sector.
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$600m venture fund closed
07 Feb 2021 - New funds and fundraising
A $600 million fundraising has set a new high for the Australian venture capital sector.
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Challenging conditions for several of its investee companies did not dampen investor enthusiasm for a new fundraising for one of Australia's leading private equity firms.
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An Australian investment firm has paid more than $68 million for a 10% stake in a quick-service restaurant chain with global aspirations.
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Mid-market firm to make its first exit
24 Jan 2021 - Performance
A pending acquisition by a NASDAQ-listed global IT company will provide a Sydney private equity firm with its first exit.
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The withdrawal of a trade offer has sent a listed target's share price crashing putting a private equity consortium in a strong position to make a revised offer.
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A private equity consortium has made a $2.5bn offer for an ASX-listed waste management company.
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Private equity firm takes in laundry
06 Jan 2021 - Investment activity
A private equity firm is to take a majority stake in a commercial laundries business to be partially divested by an ASX-listed company.
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A venture capital firm which focuses on investing in Australian B2B software companies has achieved a $50 million first close for a fund which already has four investments lined up.
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A new deal-by-deal private equity firm has made a substantial first investment taking a majority stake in a business believed to have an enterprise value of around $100 million.
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A private equity fund which will target carbon neutrality has attracted a cornerstone investment from the Australian government's clean energy investment agency.
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$600m venture fund closed
06 Jan 2021 - New funds and fundraising
Australia's largest venture capital fund to date has been closed with the country's biggest bank among its investors.
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One of Australia's leading private equity fund managers ended a challenging 2020 calendar year closing its largest ever buyout fund.
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