Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
An upcoming Private Capital Breakfast will explore one private equity firm's use of asset-backed loans to maximise leverage in recent investments.
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Early-stage investors have boosted to $3 million, seed funding for a start-up which is developing treatments for degenerative diseases.
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A leading private equity firm has made a return to familiar territory in agreeing to take a majority stake in a fast-growing medical imaging network.
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New funding will enable a technolgy-driven producer of custom earpieces for hearing aids to move into largely automated production of custom dental prosthetics.
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A leading super fund is investing in a $1bn-plus project to develop grid scale battery storage in the UK.
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A growth investment-focused private equity firm has led a $38 million funding round for a company that has developed robotics warehouse systems technology for e-commerce companies.
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A private equity firm has taken a majority stake in a family-owned business which is one of Australia's major meat processors.
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A New Zealand climate-tech venture capital fund has achieved a $NZ20 million final close for its initial fund and has already allocated around half of the capital.
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Technologies to remove pollutants from water feature in the latest $50.4 million round of federal government Cooperative Research Centre Project grants.
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Global investor leads nearly $90m round for needle-free vaccination
25 Aug 2025 - Investment activity
A global life sciences investor has led a nearly $90 million investment round which will take a Queensland company closer to commercial distribution of its needle-free vaccine technology.
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The due diligence period for an Abu Dhabi government-backed consortium to make a firm bid following an indicative $28.9 billion offer for oil and gas company Santos has been further extended.
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A new climate impact investment firm has declared a first close for its initial fund at $25 million.
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An emerging companies investment firm has led a funding round for a business that has developed heavy machine control software for the mining and earthmoving sectors.
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A global private equity firm is to acquire an ASX-listed flower growing and wholesaling business to combine with a similar Vietnam-based business it already owns.
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A Chinese venture capital firm has provided $8.5 million in stategic funding to a Sydney-based solar equipment retailer which is seeking to step up its overseas expansion.
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A proposed $28.9 billion consortium bid for oil and gas company Santos, in which global private capital firm Carlyle is involved, now appears unlikely to be confirmed for at least a month.
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A private equity firm has made a $162 million indicative offer for a leading rural veterinary services buiness.
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Monash University has formed its own venture capital firm and launched a $15 million pre-seed fund to back companies spun out on university research.
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The Australian arm of a private capital-backed global environmental consulting and engineering business has acquired a Sydney-based acoustic services consultancy.
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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.
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