Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

An industry superannuation fund has contributed to a $27.5 million Series C investment round for a UK company that has developed specialised medical imaging tools.

A small companies investment vehicle seeking open-ended opportunities has made its first investment, in a business that replaces refrigerator seals.

$2 million in pre-seed funding has been provided to a start-up that is developing artificial intelligence to enable robotic devices to operate autonomously.

A US venture capital firm has led a $25 million investment round for a Melbourne-based healthcare administration technology company.

A fund raised primarily to provide follow-on funding for a venture capital firm's most successful investees has made it's first investment in a company that had not previously been backed by its sponsor.

An ASX-listed scale-up business is to acquire a company that provides an online marketplace for technolgy founders to connect with investors.

A $660 million growth capital fund is to make its first investment in a business seeking to disrupt the legal sector globally.

A leading venture capital firm and an ASX-listed online employment listings company have led a $40 million investment round for an employee wellbeing software provider.

A private capital-backed US business has acquired a Brisbane company that specialises in producing business-to-business (B2B) commerce software.

A global private markets investor is to acquire a Sydney-based data centre developer and invest $1.2 billion into scaling the business up to become an Australia-wide next generation data centre platform.

Revised $3.35bn indicative offers have won two US private equity firms due diligence access to the books of an ASX-listed wealth management company.

A global provider of artificial intelligence (AI) powered customer service software is to acquire a Sydney company in the same space.

A Sydney private equity firm has taken a majority stake in company that claims leadership in Australia's independent property advisory sector.

A third bidder has joined the restrained acquisition competition for wealth management company Insignia Financial (ASX: IFL), matching earlier revised bids which valued the company at $3.085 billion.

A state government-financed venture fund has led a $3.15 million seed investment round for a personal medicine technology start-up.

The shares of an ASX-listed re-cycling company have fallen well below their pre-bid level following the end of acquisition discussions with a private equity firm.