Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

The acquisition of Australian athlete data tracking technology has resulted in a Sydney venture firm gaining a stake in a US company.

The acquisition of an internet search engine provider will return a large part of the fund raised by a Sydney-based early-stage technology investment firm.

A leading private equity firm has achieved a first partial exit from a major investment it built up with a series of acquisitions in 2016.

A private equity firm has exited its remaining stake in a car dealership business it floated on the ASX last year.

Local turn-around investment firms have led a debt for equity swap deal that has seen a global private equity firm exit a COVID-19 hit business.

A move to create a new force in Australian prepared foods has generated exits for two Australian private equity firms.

A local acquisition by a US company has generated a return for a venture firm that specialises in B2B software.

A private equity firm has exited to global infrastructure investors a business which leases rail transport assets.

One of Australia's leading venture capital firms has revalued its portfolio down 28% from $10 billion to $7.2 billion reflecting substantially lower valuations of listed technology companies.

An annual return of more than 22% has been reported for a private capital fund that invests in water rights.

A venture-backed technology start-up, which reportedly was on track for a $1 billion valuation just months ago, has been placed in administration.

A New Zealand private equity firm has exited its investment in an IT business through an international trade sale.

A $900 million US acquisition of a Queensland-based software company is to provide a technology specialist private equity firm with a substantial return.

ANZ bank has called off its proposed acquisition of accounting software business MYOB from KKR as it seeks to acquire Suncorp Bank for $4.9 billion.

A majority private equity-owned company that sells leakproof period underwear is to be acquired by a Swedish company for $140 million.

A mid-market private equity firm has exited a Sydney-based mining-focused technology company to one of the world's largest manufacturers of mining equipment.