Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A private equity firm has exited to global infrastructure investors a business which leases rail transport assets.
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A global private capital firm will receive the largest return from the $NZ1 billion sale of a New Zealand life insurance company but local investors will also share in the returns.
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Venture firm revalues its portfolio down 28%
12 Aug 2022 - Performance
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.
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Water fund generates 22% plus return
09 Aug 2022 - Performance
An annual return of more than 22% has been reported for a private capital fund that invests in water rights.
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Venture-backed company in administration
04 Aug 2022 - Performance
A venture-backed technology start-up, which reportedly was on track for a $1 billion valuation just months ago, has been placed in administration.
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IT business exited in international trade sale
01 Aug 2022 - Performance
A New Zealand private equity firm has exited its investment in an IT business through an international trade sale.
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$900m deal to provide exit for tech specialist
28 Jul 2022 - Performance
A $900 million US acquisition of a Queensland-based software company is to provide a technology specialist private equity firm with a substantial return.
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A fund which provides individual investors with access to institutional grade global private markets investments has tripled in size in little more than a year.
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ANZ bank has called off its proposed acquisition of accounting software business MYOB from KKR as it seeks to acquire Suncorp Bank for $4.9 billion.
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$NZ1.7bn towers sale generates strong returns
19 Jul 2022 - Performance
Investors achieve strong partial returns with the $NZ1.7bn sale of Vodafone New Zealand's mobile phone towers business.
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Growth investment exited in $140m trade sale
09 Jul 2022 - Performance
A majority private equity-owned company that sells leakproof period underwear is to be acquired by a Swedish company for $140 million.
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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.
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$20m exit doubles valuation of three years ago
12 Jun 2022 - Performance
A listed technology investment firm has exited an investment at $20 million, more than twice its valuation of three years ago.
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A Sydney-based global forestry and agriculture assets manager is to be acquired by two major Japanese investment firms.
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Auckland firm exits healthcare business
19 May 2022 - Performance
An Auckland private equity firm has exited its stake in one of New Zealand's leading healthcare businesses to a global alternative assets manager.
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A venture-backed trades-focused online marketplace has been acquired for less than a quarter of its implied value six years ago.
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A private equity investee has been able to generate a substantial return of capital despite the company's operations being affected by COVID-19 restrictions.
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Investee companies to be combined in $450m deal
05 May 2022 - Performance
An Australian investee of a global private equity firm is to be exited to a US-based investee of the same firm but the deal has transparency with both the transaction value and the exited company's 2021 revenue disclosed.
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Australian venture capital investors are in line for returns of up to 20x investment resulting from the acquisition of an Australian-founded data technology company by a NASDAQ-listed company in the same space.
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Exit to return 8x initial investment
30 Mar 2022 - Performance
An acquisition by a Singtel subsidiary will return a Sydney private equity firm 8x its initial investment after only about two years.
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