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Graphite Energy has secured $40 million through a $15 million Catalytic Impact Capital loan and a $25 million equity raise, scaling its Green Steam thermal storage that replaces fossil fuel boilers.
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Sydney green-energy startup NRN has locked in a credit facility of up to $10 million from impact lender Catalytic Impact Capital to equip Australian homes with solar and storage.
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ASX-listed lender Latitude plans a $200 million shares-and-cash deal for Melbourne lending fintech Symple Loans, whose founders previously raised a $15 million Series D; Latitude itself listed in April after a $200 million raise.
ASX-listed lender Latitude has agreed to buy Melbourne personal-lending fintech Symple Loans for $200 million in shares and cash, pending regulatory approval, with Symple becoming Latitude's lending platform.
Melbourne payments firm Assembly Payments is set to merge into Irish cross-border payments platform CurrencyFair, driven by backer Standard Chartered. Terms undisclosed, approval pending, and CurrencyFair's chief executive will run the combined business.
Standard Chartered, via SC Ventures, has made a strategic investment prompting payments companies CurrencyFair and Assembly Payments to announce a merger, to be led by CurrencyFair's CEO, pending shareholder and regulatory approval.
Marketplace lender Symple Loans plans cheap loans for creditworthy borrowers using comprehensive credit reporting, after raising $10 million and opening its personal loan book; its co-founders previously worked in personal lending at ANZ.