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A leading venture firm has led a funding round for an early-stage technology company founded by an entrepreneur it backed in its first fund.

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A Sydney private equity firm has sought intervention by the Takeovers Panel to gain it due diligence access to an acquisition that appears close to agreement with a rival bidder at $526 million.

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Due diligence has been extended for an $18.4 billion private capital consortium offer for a major power company.

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Venture investors have provided $4 million in seed funding for an Australian company that is providing cloud technology training internationally.

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A growth fund has invested in three cloud services IT companies.

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A Sydney private equity firm is to acquire one of Australia's leading department store businesses for a fraction of the price the current owner paid in 2014.

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A private equity firm is to acquire a 25% stake in a mobile phone communications technology company from a listed company.

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A private equity firm has withdrawn its $514 million proposal to acquire a listed software company saying it is working on an alternative proposal.

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Venture capital funding of $20 million has been committed to start Phase 2 clinical trials of a treatment for peanut allergy.

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A private equity-backed Canadian software company has increased its offer for an ASX-listed company.

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A major super fund has joined a venture firm in backing robotic and artificial intelligence technology that can assess the condition of hard to access assets with a high degree of accuracy.

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Existing investors have led provision of an additional $23 million for a fraud prevention technology company.

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Superannuation funds are among investors that have provided an additional $30 million to ramp up production of an Australian company that specialises in producing silicon chips for internet of things (IoT) devices.

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A Sydney venture capital firm has led a $6.3 million investment round that will help a real assets digital twin technology company boost overseas sales.

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An ASX-listed technology company that rejected a private equity offer in September has revealed it is still talking with several potential acquirers.

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A listed software company has conditionally recommended shareholders vote in favour of a US private equity firm's offer which is well below an earlier indicative offer in June.

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A private equity-backed Canadian company appears well placed to acquire a Melbourne-founded ASX-listed software company.

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Sharemarket trading is indicating an $18.4 billion privatisation of an energy company is likely to go ahead.

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A new long-term investment fund backed by superannuation funds is to make a first investment in a diagnostic imaging business.

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One of Australia's largest private equity firms is negotiating to acquire a listed technology company, floated by another private equity firm three years ago.

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