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Under-fire big four professional services firm PwC is to divest its Australian government consulting practice to private equity as it attempts to limit reputational damage from serious breaches of confidence within the division.
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An overseas strategic investor has led a $22 million funding round for a Sydney company that is commercialising improved materials and technology for the batteries used in electric vehicles.
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A local investment firm has contributed to a $US87 million fundraising round for a global weather forecasting company.
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An ASX-listed health insurance company plans to invest a further $24 million in an early-stage health services business as part of a wider plan to expand into health management.
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A local venture firm has joined overseas investors backing a Sydney technology company that is applying artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret weather data to improve forecasting of extreme events.
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A New York-based alternative assets firm is reportedly considering making a bid for an ASX-listed shipbuilder.
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A Sydney-based climate change investment firm is among investors backing the US expansion of a Canberra-founded company that offers carbon accounting technology.
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Federal government finance is to back the shift of rideshare drivers to electric vehicles.
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A Hong Kong-based private capital firm has acquired a Sydney office tower at a discounted price.
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Two family offices have provided most of the capital for an $11 million "acceleration" funding round for a Melbourne medical device development company.
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Venture investors back fashion rentals
12 Jun 2023 - Investment activity
Venture investors have provided $4 million in new capital to a Perth-based online fashion rentals business.
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AirTree Ventures has led a $4 million pre-seed funding round backing a repeat founder returning to a business model he knows well.
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A US-based global investment firm has led a $25 million investment round in a Sydney pet food company.
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The board of an ASX-listed aged-care homes company is supporting a revised nearly $827 million private equity offer for the business.
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The latest investment by a Brisbane growth capital firm bets on the transition to renewable energy resulting in strong growth in demand for equipment used to build and maintain electricity networks.
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A venture capital firm, which includes medical technology as a key area of investment, has committed $15 million to back a drug development team whose previous company was acquired by a major global pharma business.
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Google's venture capital firm has led a $US15 million funding round for an online shopping mobile phone app launched by three US-based Australians.
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A local venture capital firm has led a $50 million capital raising for an Australian company which claims to be the world leader in satellite minerals prospecting.
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An Australian venture capital firm has led a funding round for an Indian payments technology company that is already backed by several prominent US venture firms.
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An ASX-listed business software company has confirmed it received an acquisition offer from a US private equity firm earlier this year.
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