The Year that Changed Our Lives: 2020 Year in Review
Aura Group's 2020 review recounts several exits, the Anytime Fitness Asia buyout, a new special situations fund launch, and growth in funds under management despite the pandemic.
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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round 1300 Australia raised.
The transaction that ended 1300 Australia's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniti Wireless | Acquisition | 2020 | - | Aura Group portfolio (Sun 3 Jan 2021), Aura Group portfolio (Fri 25 Sep 2020) |
Companies 1300 Australia acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming 1300 Australia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Aura Group's 2020 review recounts several exits, the Anytime Fitness Asia buyout, a new special situations fund launch, and growth in funds under management despite the pandemic.
The investment firm reports its funds under management passed $500 million in September 2020, notes strong inflows, a top fund ranking, a newly launched multi-strategy fund, and realised exits from several portfolio companies.
Aura's Special Opportunities Fund IX has cashed out of 1300 Australia after Uniti Group bought the company, returning distributions to unit holders; the fund had led the 2017 management buyout from Telstra.