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| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Adrielle Touma | Graduate Strategy Analyst (former) | Forbes Australia |
Stories naming Australian Securities Exchange. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Firmus Technologies is courting investors ahead of a possible IPO on the ASX, with reports suggesting up to $7 billion, but no prospectus is lodged and the company declined to confirm any figures.
Perth drone maker Innovaero has completed the raising for its stockmarket float and will debut on the national exchange on 22 September, with an implied value near A$158 million.
Insurance software firm Monvia has begun trading on the ASX under ticker MNV after completing a $17.5 million initial public offering, with proceeds set to redeem preference shares and fund growth.
Seaweed-based livestock feed maker Sea Forest lists on the ASX after an oversubscribed share offer pulled in $20.5 million, putting its value at $112.1 million, with proceeds earmarked for new facilities and global expansion.
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Weekly market commentary from DigitalX covering Bitcoin's slide amid government and Mt. Gox selling, its spot Bitcoin ETF's approval to quote on the ASX, and Goldman Sachs' tokenisation fund plans.
DigitalX has won ASX approval for a spot Bitcoin ETF, BTXX, to begin trading on 12 July, with K2 Assessment Management as responsible entity and 3iQ partnering on distribution in Australia and abroad.
TDM's post marks Guzman y Gomez's 2024 ASX debut at a $3 billion valuation, the biggest local listing since 2021, recalling TDM's 2018 backing and naming new institutional holders of the $335m offer.
Fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez has completed its Australian sharemarket debut, with shares trading well above the offer price and valuing the Sydney-founded business at roughly three billion dollars.
KordaMentha controllers, appointed by creditor 1Venture, now control collaboration software firm LiveTiles and are weighing sale or recapitalisation options, with ASX trading halted and an earlier Bigtincan takeover offer lapsed.
Splitit announced $60 million in committed investment from Motive Partners, Thorney and Parea Capital, tied to conditions including leaving the ASX; the piece recalls the payments firm's 2019 listing.
Cloud provider Nexion Group secured $21 million from Parc Capital to pursue acquisitions, starting in New Zealand. The piece recalls its ASX listing, an earlier merger, and the founders' recent departure.
Profile of location-sharing app Life360 covering its origins, early backing by Carthona Capital's James Synge, a Google grant, its ASX listing, and its acquisitions of Tile and Jiobit.
Tracking-device maker Tile is being bought by family-safety platform Life360 for $205 million, following Life360's earlier purchase of Jiobit. Tile raised $40 million in debt in September; Life360 eyes a US listing.
Square is acquiring ASX-listed buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay in a US$29 billion (A$39 billion) scrip deal, with co-founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar joining Square once it completes in early 2022.
Business BNPL provider Butn has banked $12.5 million ahead of a planned ASX float and struck a deal letting Easi's delivery riders and merchants tap same-day early payments.
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Australian BNPL provider Payright opened its IPO to retail investors, seeking up to $20 million ahead of a December ASX listing, after completing an oversubscribed $7 million pre-IPO convertible note raise.
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Booktopia has released a prospectus to list on the ASX, raising $43.1 million at a $315.8 million market value, after a $20 million private raise and past acquisitions of rival booksellers.
Tasmanian hemp foods maker 13 Seeds has opened an IPO of up to $6 million at an $8 million pre-money valuation, aiming to list on the ASX under code 13S by December 2019.
Tyro has told investors it is investigating a possible move to an ASX-listed structure, potentially within 18 months, but stresses no decision has been made and several conditions must first be met.
Prospa Group has joined the ASX official list after completing its IPO, selling 29 million shares at $3.78 to raise $109.6 million, with long-term backers retaining stakes under escrow.
AirXpanders wins US regulator clearance for an improved film material in its breast reconstruction device, reporting sales hires and clinic conversions as its American rollout begins ahead of schedule.
ASX-listed drug developer ChemGenex will quit NASDAQ and SEC reporting to cut compliance costs, and three directors step down in July while staying on as advisers.