Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

Deep tech climate tech and aviation sector-focused investors are backing a Sydney aerospace company which has developed a film which reduces the drag of aircraft surfaces.

Financial services business Perpetual (ASX: PPT) has rejected a $2.5 billion private equity bid which it said did not represent fair value.

Additional federal funding has been provided to a quantum computing development company that is already producing commercial products.

Federal funding of up to $45 million is to be supplied to set up a plant to demonstrate commercial manufacturing of an advanced battery material.

A Sydney-based firm has led a $55 million fourth venture capital round for a technolgy business that is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to hospitality sector workflows.

A private equity offer for an ASX-listed campervan business has been challenged by a higher offer from a trade buyer.

Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, has invested in a US technology company co-founded by an Australian entrepreneur.

A preventative healthcare business has raised $65 million to expand overseas.

The corporate venturing arm of Australia's largest general insurer has made a strategic investment in an online business that provides personal health, safety and wellbeing services.

An increased offer from a superannuation funds-owned investment firm has been rejected by an ASX-listed company.

Additonal private equity bids have lifted the offer price for an ASX-listed company to more than $845 million.

A new growth stage private equity investment firm has taken a majority stake in a leading provider of after-hours general practitioner medical services.

A US investor has led a $NZ90 million Series B capital raising round for a New Zealand-founded AI-powered online markets technology which is focusing on building its presence in the US.

An alternatives investment firm is among early investors in a defence tech company company about to be listed on the ASX. The ACT-based company provides militay training to defend against attack drones.

Overseas investors have backed a New Zealand deep tech start-up which has claimed its first succes in discovering new materials to replace rare earths.

An ASX-listed software company, that remains substantially owned by private equity, has rejected an indicative $247 million acquisition offer.

A private credit provider has backed a legaltech provider to scale up its business which already supports multiple national regulatory bodies.

Listed takeover target releases expert valuation around $1 billion higher than bidder's offer.

A global mid-market firm has acquired an Auckland-founded construction sector software business and plans to upgrade its platform with artificial intelligence.