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A private capital-owned casinos business has sold its Melbourne golf club, probably for more that $90 million.

The federal Treasurer has confirmed a decision to block a $672 million agreed acquisition of an Australian drug manufacturer by a private equity backed US company although investors argued he was tricked into making the decision after the bidder deciced it no longer wanted to proceed.

Research has found that uplifts on valuations achieved in private equity exits have more than halved over the last three years.

A private capital-backed e-waste recycler has pulled out of a run-up to an ASX listing with the share prices of listed comparable companies falling over recent weeks.

Has Treasurer Jim Chalmers undermined established legal provisions in acquisition deals by intervening in a matter currently before the Foreign Investment Review Board?

The Future Fund's allocation to private equity was reduced during the September quarter as the sovereign wealth fund further adjusted its portfolio to deal with moves toward a "more multipolar world".

Receivership is to be sought over assets of an individual and company alleged to have raised $131 million for private equity investment much of which appears to have been spent on gambling.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers' backdown on a proposal to tax unrealised gains on investments is simply a final recognition of common sense.

The firm which invests on behalf of leading industry super funds has decided to wind down its direct private equity investing division because it does not believe it can be scaled up to match the growth of super to be invested.

A private capital-owned corporate registry business has predicted an imminent increase in IPOs in Australia.

A listed financial services company is to provide a $200 million debt warehouse facility to a start-up that provides up-front financing for people who are unable to raise legal fees for divorce proceedings.

Investors pulled back from providing venture capital funding across Australia in the second quarter of 2025, with female founders disproportionately affected.