Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
New York firm recruits from Future Fund
01 May 2024 - People moves
A New York-based asset manager has recruited a senior Future Fund investor to represent it in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
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Venture backing for care robots
01 May 2024 - Investment activity
An early-stage venture capital firm has led a seed-funding round for a robotics and artificial intelligence company which is developing care robots for the elderly.
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A deep-tech venture capital firm has led a $10.5 million funding round for a company that has developed a technology that cuts costs and reduces pollution in textile production.
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An investee of an Australian life sciences venture capital firm has attracted strategic investment from a global pharmaceuticals business in a $38 million capital raising round.
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Government investment of close to a billion dollars has been committed to back development of a quantum computer in Australia.
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Sovereign wealth fund keeps private equity stable
29 Apr 2024 - News
The managers of Australia's sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, kept exposure to private equity relatively stable over the first three months of 2024 as they increased investment in listed equities.
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An ASX-listed listed dental practices business appears set to be acquired by a smaller private equity-owned business.
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Diversity analytics start-up raises $6m
28 Apr 2024 - Investment activity
A software platform that analyses diversity within organisations has raised funding of $6 million.
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The Victorian state government has led a funding round for low-cost production of a material used to clean up contamination.
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Atlassian co-chief executive to step down
26 Apr 2024 - People moves
Atlassian co-chief executive Scott Farquhar is to step down after 23 years with the company.
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New Zealand's largest private equity firm is planning an international clean-up for its most recent retail products investment.
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Mid-market firm takes stake in designer furniture supplier.
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The Victorian state government has contributed to a $50 million-plus fundraising round for commercialisation of solar power and water energy storage technology.
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Building fit-out company acquired
23 Apr 2024 - Investment activity
An Australia-wide building fit-out company has been acquired by private equity.
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A fund-of-funds manager that invests in lower to mid-market Australian private equity firms is capital raising for a new fund.
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Corporate venture fund recruits investor
22 Apr 2024 - People moves
Woolworths Group's corporate venture capital and growth capital arm has recruited a lead investor.
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A New Zealand deep tech venture fund manager is seeking commitments from local and Australian high net worth individual investors for its fourth fund.
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The Queensland state government is offering scale-up grants to female founders of technology companies.
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An impact investment firm has led an add-on syndicate investment into New Zealand's currently largest solar farm.
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The NSW government has announced funding for biotech companies along with cuts to the program from which the funding is to be provided.
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