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A venture backed company has launched a first product made from plastic produced from seaweed.
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Venture-backed fintech spins out US business
16 Jan 2024 - Investee news
A Sydney-based real estate financing fintech has spun out a US business which has been promised debt funding of more than $48 million.
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A private equity-backed cyber security company has recruited a new chief executive with a military background as it seeks new defence sector opportunities.
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Private capital-backed companies are among organisations selected to take part in a $140 million project to develop unmanned submarines for the Department of Defence.
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An Australia-founded cross-border payments technology company is to move into Latin America via the acquisition of a Mexican company.
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Software company acquires AI specialist
30 Sep 2023 - Investee news
A growth capital funded IT services company has made a strategic acquisition to increase the use of artificial intelligence and automation in its business operations software.
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Rival tech businesses to merge
25 Sep 2023 - Investee news
Two rival tech businesses are to merge to pool their resources to step up international expansion.
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Major wine company to divest luxury brand
31 Aug 2023 - Investee news
A private equity-controlled leading wine company is to divest a luxury brand as it seeks to reshape its business.
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An existing lender has extended a debt facility for a growth-stage fintech company by $23 million.
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$8.9bn company to cut almost 100 jobs
28 Aug 2023 - Investee news
Private equity-owned Crown Resorts is to cut almost 100 jobs at its Barangaroo, Sydney, gaming operation.
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Super fund shifts administration to fintech
30 Jun 2023 - Investee news
A leading industry super fund is to shift its outsourced administration services from the largest provider to a fintech company.
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Fast food business bulks up
10 May 2023 - Investee news
An Australian fast-food company owned by a Hong Kong-based private equity firm has made a bolt-on addition of a family-owned barbequed foods business.
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An Australian company seeking to develop drugs that will ease neuropsychiatric conditions has received support from a global pharmacology business.
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A private equity-backed merger of two project management companies is targeting the boom in Australian infrastructure projects, particularly in Queensland.
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A first US contract has almost doubled the share price of a medical technology company that has developed technology which generates images that show how effectively lungs inflate.
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Medtech AI software to be used in Canada
01 Apr 2023 - Investee news
Australian artificial intelligence (AI) software is to be used by a leading Canadian radiology provider.
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A Sydney company that is developing scramjet technology for launching satellites has been accepted into an accelerator program sponsored by the US Department of Defense.
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One of Australia's leading private equity firms has invested in a company which is extensively promoting its weight loss products through television advertising.
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A private capital-backed insurance broker has made a bolt-on acquisition in New Zealand.
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A venture-backed company spun out of university research only last year is ready to take orders for a revolutionary electric aero engine.
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