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Impact only fund makes first investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... higher returns from purpose driven businesses. IIG raised $13 million for Giant Leap, which is Australia's first venture capital fund with a 100% impact mandate. After exceeding its $10 million target for its first fund raise, the fund is targeting a ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... MinterEllison said there is strong potential for private equity investments in Australia thanks to higher levels of venture capital investment and foreign interest. Sauer said: "Sectors traditionally attractive to venture capital, such as life sciences ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
A number of institutional investors are proving the health sciences venture capital space holds significant potential for Australian investors, with funding from the likes of QIC and Hostplus driving major pharmaceutical developments. According to data ...

NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Two Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association member companies have received part of the $8.6 million in funding from the NSW Government's Medical Devices Fund to bring new treatments and technologies to the market. University backed ...

Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... lead or follow the transition towards new technologies and an innovation-driven economy. The private equity and venture capital veteran said he's never seen more action in funding for start-ups and early-stage Series-A businesses in Sydney and Melbourne. ...

Yale returns 3.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... allocation is 19% in equities, 13% in property, 8% in bonds and cash with the remaining 60% in absolute return funds, venture capital, leveraged buy-outs and natural resources. YEF's strongest performing asset class over the decade has been venture capital ...

Blue Sky reshuffles directors

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... its board of directors. Elaine Stead has extensive experience with Blue Sky, having joined in 2013 as head of venture capital; during that time, she launched two venture capital funds and deployed over $80 million across both. She was also the chief ...

NowInfinity completes restructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... SMSF documentation platform NowInfinity has completed a "proactive restructure" and partnered with a boutique venture capital firm. The restructure also saw the formal exit of co-founder and director of NowInfinity, Grant Abbott. Abbott will continue ...

Budgets with more super tinkering are possible

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... is around capital gains tax. Evans said it was introduced in the Costello years after a lot of lobbying by the venture capital industry. As it became hard to administer it applied to everybody and 95% has ended up in the equity and property markets and ...

Agricultural investors create $10 million VC fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... financial services group Findex and the National Farmers' Federation is progressing toward the launch of a $10 million venture capital fund. The fund, created by joint venture SproutX and supported by Artesian Venture Partners, will invest in agriculture ...