Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

A Sydney private equity firm is to exit a Queensland-based property insurance repairs business to a global firm.

A global investor in fintech and financial services businesses has led a $16 million Series A investment round in online investment platform Pearler.

A Sydney start-up that has developed pro-active scam detection technology has attracted US and European investment and has moved its headquarters to the US.

A defence sector venture capital fund has closed at $26 million after raising $6 million in the month before final close.

Acquisitions and sales of shares by large stakeholders have complicated a private capital-backed company's plans to acquire a listed education company for just over $38 million.

A private equity-backed technology-enabled property valuation business has bought back the last of its franchised operations in NSW making all its Australian operations directly owned by the company.

Investors have committed $39 million for an Australian loyalty points payments platform company to enter the US market.

A leading private equity firm has taken a majority stake in an independent vocational training business.

The chief executive of Australia's sovereign wealth fund is to step down with no obvious successor in line to take his place.

A $1.05 billion record Australian venture capital fund has confirmed that leading global investors are keen to gain exposure to early-stage technology companies set up by Australian and New Zealand founders.

How founders of mid-market businesses can finance growth without diluting equity will be the subject of a breakfast event in Sydney on September 16. Experts will provide their views in a panel discussion.

An Australian private equity firm has topped the bid of a US rival with a $663 million offer, as the two firms seek to acquire an ASX-listed trustee services business.

Two large US private capital firms are behind a $7.7 billion acquisition plan for an ASX-listed insurance business.

An investment in a healthcare sector business from a global private equity buyout firm is expected to generate a strong return for an Auckland firm .

A global private equity firm has made a $658 million bid to acquire an ASX-listed trustee services business.

A major global private capital firm has made a $4.q1 billion bid for an ASX-listed plumbing equipment manufacturer.

New merger rules have put the brakes on a rapid private equity roll-up vehicle, at least temporarily.