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Super-backed venture fund raises $1bn from global investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... having a positive impact on the sectors many of them work in," Brunton added. Aware Super portfolio manager of private equity Rishi Dua said the super fund first backed Blackbird in 2015, when Australian venture capital was still an emerging asset class ...

JPMAM expands private equity strategy to wealth clients

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... (JPMAM) has launched the JPMorgan Private Markets Fund (JPMF) in Australia, in a bid to bring its institutional-grade private equity strategy to private wealth clients. JPMF is a diversified, multi-manager private equity fund focused on small- and mid-market ...

PE giants partner with Nvidia for $709bn AI platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... enterprises and AI clouds, the company said. Under these strategic partnerships, Nvidia will work with the who's who of private equity investors to create dedicated pools of capital at significant scale with attractive rates for Nvidia customers. It ...

Future Fund looks beyond AI winners to hedge risk

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... exposure across the value chain and with investments across asset classes, including infrastructure, venture capital, private equity and listed equities. It is investing into frontier model developers, power generation, hyperscale infrastructure, broad-based ...

Guardians farewells head of asset allocation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... investment division, including the appointment of a sustainable investment director from Cbus in April and a new head of private equity at the end of June.

Bain Capital snaps up Gong cha in global growth push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire bubble tea giant Gong cha Global from private equity firm TA Associates, adding another consumer brand to a growing list of acquisitions as the firm continues its global expansion. Financial terms for the acquisition ...

Black Kite Partners nabs MST's chief operating officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... inaugural chief operating officer Karen Sercombe to join the firm in the same role. Sercombe joins the Australian private equity firm after almost eight years with MST Financial. Prior to that she was at Credit Suisse for 10 years, working across private ...

Advisers should rethink portfolio construction: La Trobe

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... private credit should be viewed in context, arguing the challenges emerging in global markets were more reflective of private equity valuations than deterioration in underlying loan quality. "We're seeing borrowers proving capable of serving their ...

Warburg Pincus private equity strategy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
Warburg Pincus' private equity strategy is now available to Australian wholesale investors. Newly launched Continental Funds Group has brought the Warburg Pincus Access Fund (WP ACE) to the local market, with the help of Channel Investment Management ...

Acclime acquires Melbourne's Polar 993

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... services licensee providing trustee, responsible entity, custody, and compliance services for fund managers across private equity, venture capital and private credit. Upon completion, Polar 993 will continue operating from its Melbourne office, with ...