Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

A Sydney-founded cyber security company has attracted capital from an investor that specialises in digital security.

A private equity firm has acquired Australia’s largest stable of magazines at a fraction of the price paid by the vendor.

A private equity firm is to buy a medical centres business from a listed company for $500 million.

A principal investment firm has led investment in a company which provides sensors and software to monitor industrial equipment.

A leading insurance company has invested in a technology company that remotely analyses the insurance risks of rural properties.

A Sydney-based start-up has become the first independent fintech to attract investment from all four of Australia’s major trading banks.

A revised take-private bid reduces the value of a listed entertainment company 40% from before the coronavirus pandemic.

A venture firm has led a commercialisation investment round in a company it passed on at seed stage.

A private equity bidder may share a public-to-private deal with other investors.

A New Zealand investment company has provided the entire $33 million Series A funding for a fintech start-up.

New investment from existing investors has propelled an Australian challenger bank to unicorn status.

A global investment firm is to take a controlling interest in a bank-owned Australian investment business.

The price of a corporate divestment deal has been reduced 25% by COVID-19.

The world’s largest private equity firm has taken a stake in a listed Australian casino company.

A Sydney-based growth capital firm has led a group of mainly Australian investors backing a fast-growing Queensland technology company.

One of the best-known sharing economy businesses has had to lower its internal valuation to attract a private equity rescue package.

Legal action now appears increasingly likely following an investor deciding to pull out of a public to private deal in New Zealand.

The venture capital arm of a big-four bank has contributed to a large capital raising for an Australian fintech unicorn.

An Auckland company has raised venture capital to export nanofibre fabrics.

An industry superannuation fund and a venture capital fund have led a $28 million investment round for an Australian satellite technology company.