2013

Private equity investment in Australia supports half a million jobs

8 March 2013

New research shows that Australian companies backed by private equity support an estimated half a million jobs. This was one of the findings of the Deloitte Access Economics report The Economic Contribution of Private Equity in Australia, released by AVCAL today.

AVCAL welcomes Government's Venture Australia initiative

18 February 2013

The Government undertook a thorough collaborative engagement process with industry and AVCAL welcomes the Innovation Statement and its focus on developing the jobs of the future for Australia.

Australian PE continues to post steady returns in Q3 2012

7 February 2013

Boston, MA, and Sydney, Australia

The Cambridge Associates LLC Australia Private Equity and Venture Capital Index (C|A Australia Index) rose by 2.90% in the third quarter of 2012, according to the latest quarterly report released by The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Ltd (AVCAL) today. For the 12 months ending 30 September 2012, the C|A Australia Index rose by 6.44%. Over the same period, the S&P/ASX 300 Index surged to record a return of 14.46%.