Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
An ASX-listed company that operates a national chain of dental clinics has rejected a $223 initial private equity offer.
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A Brisbane cloud infrastructure technology company has attracted investment of $5.5 million to accelerate its international growth.
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Australia's wealthiest woman has become the latest billionaire to acquire an iconic Australian clothing company.
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$7m to expand surgical virtual reality
09 Dec 2023 - Investment activity
An over-subscribed $7 million pre-Series A capital raising round will be used to accelerate the uptake of a virtual reality platform that is being used to help train surgeons.
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An optical enhancement technology start-up that has already secured Defence Department contracts has attracted seed funding of $4.45 million.
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$47 million in venture capital has been invested in a start-up which provides software tools to generate images with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
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A new bid has been foreshadowed for an ASX-listed messaging software company.
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AustralianSuper has indicated it might provide financial support for Origin Energy to negotiate the transition to renewable energy after it blocked the private equity acquisition of the company.
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A state government-backed venture capital firm has invested in a company that has developed a nature-based process to remove carbon from the atmosphere.
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Alternative offer for Origin rejected
01 Dec 2023 - Investment activity
Origin Energy has finally rejected a complicated alternative offer put forward by its private capital suitors.
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One of Australia's big-four banks has co-led a $26.4 million investment round in a company co-founded by one of its former IT consultants.
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$14m in new capital for non-bank lender
29 Nov 2023 - Investment activity
A non-bank lender has attracted investment of $14 million from a Papua New Guinea bank and a for-purpose investment firm.
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A Sydney private equity firm which is backing a roll-up of Australian veterinary practices is reported to have acquired a veterinary hospitals business in New Zealand.
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A late alternative offer from the bidders for Australia's largest energy company Origin is likely to be rejected leaving shareholders to vote on the existing nearly $20 billion offer which is opposed by largest shareholder AustralianSuper.
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A Sydney venture capital firm has led a $14.4 million fundraising round for a company that provides software that enables anyone to create and perform music online.
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New Zealand venture funds have provided seed-funding for a technology platform designed to provide rapid customer insights on new ideas for goods and services.
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A major superannuation fund has committed $1 billion to be invested in renewable and clean energy projects by a Queensland-based global infrastructure investment manager.
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Specialist investor backs automated inspection of mining vehicles
22 Nov 2023 - Investment activity
A specialist investment firm has led an investment round in a company that is providing an automated vehicle inspection system to mining companies.
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A video games company has led a $US70 million funding round for an online music sales platform founded in the US by an Australian couple.
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A specialist software investor has led a $7.5 million investment round in a company that is seeking to digitise administration processes in the construction sector.
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