Private Equity Media

30/08/2022

Ben Pujji (pictured) heads NZ start-up Automic.io which offers software that enables enterprises to use their apps to send personalised messages to customers. Automic has just raised venture funding to move into the Australian market. Read more at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

29/08/2022

Consortium pulls out of hospitals negotiations

A consortium led by a global private equity firm has pulled out of negotiations to acquire Australia's largest private hospitals operator, posing the question of whether the deal is dead or whether it will make a new offer. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

29/08/2022

27/08/2022

Global firm partners with Australian corporate credit investor

A global investor has partnered with a Sydney corporate credit investment firm to potentially provide access to billions of dollars in debt funding to Australian and New Zealand companies. This is the combined team planning to make it happen. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

22/08/2022

A Sydney private equity firm has raised an agriculture and food fund. The firm already has a wide range of pre-fund food chain investments including in wagyu beef cattle (pictured). Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

21/08/2022

$1bn private equity bid for listed tech company

A US private equity firm has made a $1 billion indicative offer for an ASX-listed tech company. The proposed $2.10 per share deal for Nearmap is well above the company's pre-bid share price of $1.15 but is still below last year's highs of around $2.20. It also comes as chief executive Rob Newman (pictured) has reported strong revenue growth. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

19/08/2022

Local investors to share in $NZ1bn sale of insurance company

Global firm Blackstone will receive the largest return from the $NZ1 billion sale of New Zealand life insurance company Partners Life but local private capital firms will also share in the returns. Partners Life will continue to be led by managing director Naomi Ballantyne, pictured. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

15/08/2022

Growth capital firm spun out of family office

A prominent Melbourne investor with long involvement in venture capital and private equity, has set up a growth capital firm that is focusing on small to medium sized companies. The first investment is backing a management buy-in at a baby products company. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

14/08/2022

$10.15m seed funding to put Dr Google out of business

These start-up founders are pictured signing a terms sheet for venture capital to finance building an online platform to put Dr Google out of business. They haven't yet decided exactly how the project will be monetised but the idea has attracted $10.15 million in seed funding. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

13/08/2022

New venture credit fund

An Australian late-stage venture capital firm is launching fundraising for a $200 million target second venture credit fund. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

12/08/2022

Venture firm revalues portfolio down 28%

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. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au

11/08/2022

Unicorn production line

An Australian state government has set up a production line to create 30 unicorns over the next eight years. This is page from the website of one of the first ten companies it intends to boost to a $1 billion plus valuation. Read more about this, and much more about private capital, at: www.privateequitymedia.com.au