Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 72 results for %22Venture Capital Association%22

Super funds driving PE growth: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... capital in private equity over the 2017 financial year, according to the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association's (AVCAL) Yearbook. Funding from domestic sources increased to a whopping 63% from 17% when compared to the prior corresponding ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... venture capital sector is holding back the growth of innovation, says the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. According to a new research report, institutional capital - predominately from Australian super funds post-GFC - has ...

Korea scopes out Aussie asset management market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
The Korean Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) is reviewing the state of Australia's asset management market and assessing the potential for future business ahead of the Asia Region Funds Passport scheme commencing at the end of 2017. As a partner ...

Penklis returns with $275m private equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... veteran directors at CHAMP Ventures. Banks was also recently chair of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Penklis said: "The formation of Odyssey was driven by a number of factors. The timing was right for the team, which has ...

MYOB appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... Precincts Board and Innovation Capital, and was a councillor at the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. In her new role, she will work alongside directors Craig Boyce, Paul Edgerley, Andrew Stevens and Anne Ward, chair Justin Milne ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... driving major pharmaceutical developments. According to data released by the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) in April, the Australian venture capital market is worth about $2.6 billion, with almost $224 million invested ...

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 ...

Walsh Bay Partners hires investment associate from First State Super

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... investment analyst. Prior to that, he was a research manager at Brookvine, a research analyst at the Australian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association and an analyst at Credit Suisse. Walsh Bay Partners is a holistic advice firm targeted at high ...

IFM Investors expands private capital team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
IFM Investors has appointed a new investment professional to its private capital team, making it the seventh key hire at the global fund manager in 2016. Joining IFM Investors is Stuart Wardman-Browne and he will report to head of private capital, Steve ...

AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association is calling for a fast-tracked limited partnership vehicle to encourage foreign investment into high-growth businesses. The limited partnership would be part of wider national policy that ...