Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal

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September 1st, 2021

The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal provides reliable industry news and information to assist all professionals in the private equity finance industry.

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New Funds & Fundraising

1.	$NZ130m first close exceeds venture firm's target
2.	Spin-out investment business to raise $460m first fund
3.	$947m raised for timberland fund
4.	Early-stage venture fund reaches $10m first close
5.	Female-focused venture fund nearing first close
6.	Second growth fund raises $530m
7.	Early-stage venture firm achieves $15m first close
8.	Quick fundraise for impact firm's second fund

Investment Activity

9.	Listed company in favour of $5.2bn increased offer
10.	Sydney Airport rejects $22.8bn revised public-to-private bid
11.	$3.2bn revised offer finds favour with listed company's board
12.	$72m round will take meat substitute company into Europe
13.	$US37m for marketing material management leader
14.	Global investor to take the wheel at New Zealand bus company
15.	$50m to grow Defence cyber tech supplier
16.	Private equity-backed dental business to acquire listed rival
17.	Investment business leads $40m profit-with-purpose round
18.	Impact investor backs epilepsy diagnosis technology
19.	Growth funding for ed-tech company
20.	Growth firm plans to triple penetration of virtual reality games
21.	$NZ17m will boost New Zealand legal tech's US push
22.	Stake in radiology business close to changing hands
23.	Venture funds and private investors back quantum science
24.	Growth fund sees global potential in fashion sleepwear
25.	Agriculture investor backs soil carbon monitoring
26.	$6.5m to boost mushroom-based meat alternative
27.	Blockchain bank guarantees gain venture backing
28.	Venture and impact funds back heat energy storage
29.	$5.7m for patient condition tracking technology
30.	Financial services company in $6.75m tech funding
31.	$4m to develop a better milk alternative
32.	Leading funerals business invests in online memorials
33.	Trans-Tasman childcare centres software merger
34.	Venture backing for interior design products sourcing platform
35.	Retail chain takes stake in individual investors-backed pharmacy service
36.	$2.4m for hospitality jobs platform, despite lockdowns
37.	Venture firm in seed-funding for US software
38.	Venture backing for carbon capture and storage technology

News

39.	EDITOR&http://old.privateequitymedia.com.au/index.php?id=039;S LETTER - Global firm returning to local market
40.	Future Fund increases focus on private equity
41.	New technology lobby body has powerful backing
42.	Report argues for more tax effective employee share schemes
43.	Incubator to run NSW space industry hub

Performance

44.	$350m exit will generate more than 2x return
45.	Fintech to be acquired by bank for up to $116m
46.	Venture-backed med-tech lists on the ASX
47.	Space tech company launches on NASDAQ
48.	Tech investment company expects two IPOs
49.	Australian firm to re-invest returns in SPAC deal
50.	Investors in fintech start-up to receive quick return

Informal Venture Capital

51.	Government commits $19.75m to digital healthcare fund
52.	$2m sought to expand training platform
53.	Revenue-based finance firm backs in-home aged-care

Investee News

54.	Change at the top for global investor's listed investee
55.	Rapid technology can now identify COVID-19 delta

People Moves

56.	Investment director switches firms
57.	Venture firm promotes two women to partner
58.	Government-backed small business fund makes appointment
59.	Leading venture firm seeks head of investor relations

Features

60.	Cryptocurrencies as alternative assets
61.	Rearview mirror

Conferences & Roundtables

62.	Coming Events

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