Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A European bank has provided debt funding of $NZ130 million to a New Zealand solar energy debt investment firm.
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A growth capital firm has exited its stake in a school management software company to a global private equity firm.
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A leading super fund has led a $13.8 million investment round in a company which is developing a drug to treat agitation and aggression in dementia.
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Saudi company funds space tech start-up
20 Aug 2024 - Investment activity
A Sydney space technology company has raised pre-seed funding of $2 million from Saudi Arabia.
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A technology venture studio which operates a similar business is behind the planned refinancing of an ASX-listed real estate fractionalisation investment platform.
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Investment from the federal government's green bank is helping boost the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia.
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An angel investor syndicate has provided $2.6 million in seed funding to a technology start-up that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable online testing for the eye disease glaucoma.
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Local activity expected from $18bn target Asian regional fund
17 Aug 2024 - New funds and fundraising
Local investment activity is expected from an Asian region private equity fund which is targeting to raise $18.74 billion.
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The first scale-up grants under the federal Labor government's Industry Growth Program include companies in the areas of fermentation technology and advanced battery manufacturing.
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Staff lay-offs at solar panel developer
15 Aug 2024 - Investee news
A new technology solar panel development company has laid off staff and announced a change of chief executive.
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The founder of a seed-stage venture capital firm has announced an above target final close for the firm's first fund.
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An ASX-listed company that suffered a 46% fall in its share price over about eleven months has revealed it rejected a $3.42 billion private equity acquisition proposal.
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Several large carbon emitting companies have committed to an $80 million first close for a carbon credits investment fund that is seeking to raise $250 million.
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The chief executive of Victoria's state government-financed venture capital fund is to step down.
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Two investment firms have provided investment of $17.3 to back the global expansion of a business management software platform for gyms and wellness studios.
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An Auckland venture capital firm has joined Singapore investors in providing $NZ8.5 million in seed round funding for a company that has developed a biodegradable natural packing material.
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The Victorian state Labor government has provided grants totaling $2.4 million to eight new early-stage venture funds which it hopes will help generate the raising of more than $300 million from the private sector for investment in technology start-ups.
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Shareholders have voted against a $327 million bid that would have taken an ASX-listed dental practices business private.
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A Sydney-based technology focused growth investment firm has launched fundraising for a new fund with a target of $200 million.
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An emerging companies investment fund manager has invested $9 million in a company that provides AI-driven lending software to banks.
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