Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

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.

Venture funding has been provided to a start-up which is using biological neurons to try to develop more powerful computer chips for AI programs.

The coronavirus has terminated a $NZ300m private equity acquisition.

A Brisbane-founded online fraud prevention company is to receive substantial investment from Microsoft’s venture fund.

A recently launched New Zealand seed fund has made its first investment.

A Middle East investment firm has committed $433 million to an Australian banking start-up.

Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will bring a ground-breaking Australian vaccination technology closer to use for vaccinating children against measles.

A recently agreed private equity acquisition of a majority stake in an Australia-wide retail network is now in doubt.

A venture credit fund has provided $3 million to a data analytics company.

Private equity bidders are still in talks with an ASX-listed company despite its share price falling 76 per cent.

​​​​​​​Private capital is to be invested alongside government funding to provide $53 million to develop drugs to fight heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, some of the most common causes of premature death.

A Melbourne company which produces a mark-up tool for PDFs has attracted US venture capital.

Listed healthcare company rejects $2.1bn offer

Blackbird Ventures has invested $1 million in a start-up which has developed a medical device to relieve period pain.