Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal

Welcome to the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal

September 1st, 2024

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.	Local activity expected from $18bn target Asian regional fund
2.	Growth firm targets $200m for new fund
3.	Green bank funding will promote use of electric vehicles
4.	First close for $250m target carbon credits fund
5.	Biotech incubator raises $20m
6.	Debt funding aimed at attracting private capital to NZ solar farms
7.	European bank backs New Zealand solar funding
8.	Female founder-focused venture firm raising new fund
9.	Seed-stage venture firm raises above target first fund

Investment Activity

10.	Listed company reveals it rejected $3.42bn bid
11.	Indian venture firm doubles down on business lender
12.	No engagement since rejection of $1.8bn private equity bid
13.	Retailer not progressing private equity talks
14.	Venture studio to re-finance listed company
15.	Super fund leads investment in dementia drug
16.	$17.3m invested in fitness sector software
17.	Growth investment in medical technology company
18.	Travel credit start-up attracts offshore capital
19.	Growth investment in digital cross-border payments
20.	Smaller companies specialist in first deal for new fund
21.	Venture backing for natural alternative to styrofoam
22.	Fund manager backs AI-driven lending software
23.	Angel syndicate backs online eye health test
24.	Agrifood venture firm joins AI-driven strategy
25.	Venture firms back AI for early childhood education
26.	Saudi company funds space tech start-up

News

27.	EDITOR'S LETTER - Venture's 'secret sauce' is it running out?
28.	Funds manager sets up private equity team

Performance

29.	Super fund's $1.1bn venture loss
30.	Software investment exited to global private equity firm
31.	Staff lay-offs at solar panel developer
32.	Government investor in line for a 70x return
33.	Uber to close acquired Australian business
34.	Re-launch planned for buy-now-pay-later platform

Informal Venture Capital

35.	First federal scale-up grants announced

People Moves

36.	State venture fund chief executive to step down
37.	New chief executive for agricultural engineering company

Features

38.	Rearview mirror

Conferences & Roundtables

39.	Coming Events

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