Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

The due diligence period for an Abu Dhabi government-backed consortium to make a firm bid following an indicative $28.9 billion offer for oil and gas company Santos has been further extended.

An emerging companies investment firm has led a funding round for a business that has developed heavy machine control software for the mining and earthmoving sectors.

A global private equity firm is to acquire an ASX-listed flower growing and wholesaling business to combine with a similar Vietnam-based business it already owns.

A Chinese venture capital firm has provided $8.5 million in stategic funding to a Sydney-based solar equipment retailer which is seeking to step up its overseas expansion.

A private equity firm has made a $162 million indicative offer for a leading rural veterinary services buiness.

A leading Australian private capital firm is to pay up to $523 million to take a 75% stake in a portfolio of New Zealand data centres.

A Sydney private equity firm has acquired, in partnership with a UK family office, an Australian company that has built up an international sandblasting business.

A new round of commitments have boosted a seed-funding raise for an advertising technology company to $10 million.

A US specialist fintech investment firm has led a $35 million Series A funding round in a Sydney artificial intelligence (AI) company that is developing next generation AI agents.

An Australian fund manager has financed the merger of an Australian logistics business with two US rivals.

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.