Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

Overseas investors have led a $15 million capital round for a quantum computer developer which is working on technology based on University of NSW research.

A US investment bank that invests on behalf of ultra-high-net-worth individuals is to invest $1.6bn in an Australian company that has gained strong traction in providing retailers with affordable cosmetics.

A UK venture firm has led an investment round planned to commercialise development of an Australian developed scramjet-powered spaceplane.

A struggling listed recreational vehicle hire business has rejected a $471m offer from a private equity-led consortium but indicated it would consider a significantly higher offer.

Shareholders have voted in favour of a $3.2 billion dollar transaction under which West Australian billionaire Laurence Escalante will take private unlisted public company Virtual Gaming Worlds.

A growth capital firm has taken a 50% stake in a business which provides temporary fencing for worksites and major events.

An Australian firm that specialises in investing in real assets technology has contributed to a $20 million capital raising round for a UK company that claims its coatings can improve the performance of overhead power lines by up to 30%

A firm private equity offer of $3.3bn has sent the shares of ASX-listed wealth management company Insignia Group up 12%.

A leading Australian venture capital firm has confirmed it has contributed to a record $US2 billion seed funding round for a start-up founded by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati.

A private equity-backed global business has acquired the restructuring services division of a leading professional services firm.

An ASX-listed building services company has agreed to be acquired by private equity for $1.3 billion.

A smaller business specialist private equity firm has returned to an area of previous success with an investment in a specialist foods company.

A universities-backed early-stage venture capital firm is supporting a start-up which is seeking to commercialise a revolutionary process to produce clean-green uranium.

The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has approved the acquisition of a leading Australian private capital fund incubator by a Hong Kong-based business.

A global growth capital firm is to make a strategic investment in a Melbourne-based wealth advisory business.