Moelis Australia

Cap Raise Crucible: Canaccord leads big mining dash for cash

Roundup of 35 ASX capital raisings seeking a combined $687.5m in late August and early September, led by mining deals; Canaccord Genuity topped the broker table and three IPOs floated.

Cap Raise Crucible: Canaccord leads big mining dash for cash

Roundup tallies 35 ASX equity fundraises seeking $687.5 million, mostly miners; Canaccord Genuity led broker mandates with nine deals, while FireFly Metals' $190 million package was the period's largest.

Also The Age Business

e-commerce platform Rokt hits $5.6 billion valuation after secondary share sale

Investors bought existing Rokt shares in a tender at a higher valuation; the piece also reports the mParticle acquisition, a board addition, and past raises.

Square Peg buys into Rokt again on $750 million valuation jump as IPO looms

Square Peg and Wellington Management bought more shares of Rokt from employees and investors in a secondary sale, lifting its valuation, while its earlier funding rounds are recapped ahead of a planned IPO.

Also Forbes Australia

FUNDED MARCH 2022

Techboard's March 2022 roundup of Australian funding: megadeals by Immutable, Saluda Medical, Linktree and Zeller, many smaller raises, acquisitions, an IPO, several fund closes, and companies still seeking capital.

Also Australian FinTech

Rokt just smashed Australian VC funding records with a $458 million in a Series E led by Tiger Global

Rokt raised a record A$458 million Series E led by Tiger Global, valuing it at $2.75 billion, while employees and investors sold down shares; the founder aims for a US listing in 2023.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

Unified e-commerce SaaS Comestri raises $15m in Series B capital raise

Comestri, a Sydney platform unifying e-commerce data, has banked $15 million in Series B backing from Moelis Australia's growth fund, with Investec having invested back in 2019, to expand internationally.