Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

The $1bn-plus exit of a cybersecurity company built up through multiple acquisitions is expected to generate a strong return for a leading Australian private equity firm.

One of Australia's leading IT services providers is to be exited by one private equity owner to another.

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.

A listed infrastructure investor has conceded that it expects no return on a retirement villages investment it is exiting, alongside a sovereign wealth fund.

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

A leading Australian venture firm has confirmed it has closed its latest seed and growth funds at a total of $650 million.

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.

A Brisbane-based industry super fund has committed $50m to be invested in Queensland-based technology start-ups.

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.