Eastern Australian gas demand boosted by European investment 23 Oct 2018 Investor Update Monaco-registered energy company O.G. Energy has agreed to acquire 40% of the Victorian Otway Basin assets of Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy for A$344 million. Read article... Read article...
Nokia launches 5G skills accelerator at the University of Technology, Sydney 22 Oct 2018 Investor Update Finnish IT and telecommunications multinational Nokia has opened a telecommunications training facility at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Read article... Read article...
Machine learning links Adelaide University with Lockheed Martin 19 Oct 2018 Investor Update US defence contractor Lockheed Martin Australia has become the first foundation partner for the University of Adelaide’s new Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML). Read article... Read article...
French malt producer boosts Australian facility with A$100 million investment 16 Oct 2018 Investor Update A massive A$100 million expansion of the Malteurop malthouse in Geelong will increase production capacity from 80,000 to 200,000 tonnes per annum to make it one of the biggest malting plants in Austra ... Read article... Read article...
US mining company acquires Australian nickel mine to meet forecast battery cell demand 12 Oct 2018 Investor Update Texas-based mining company Black Mountain Metals has acquired the Lanfranchi nickel mine in Western Australia from Australian nickel miner Panoramic Resources for A$15.1 million. Read article... Read article...
Chinese biochemical company signs MoU with Melbourne University 10 Oct 2018 Investor Update The University of Melbourne has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Beijing First Biochemical Pharmaceutical (First Bio-Pharma) to fund research in Australia. Read article... Read article...
Spain’s CaixaBank opens for business in Australia 10 Oct 2018 Investor Update With the opening of its Sydney office, CaixaBank becomes the only major Spanish bank to have a presence in Australia. Read article... Read article...
Lockheed Martin and Deakin University join forces to boost capacity of robotic exoskeleton 9 Oct 2018 Investor Update US-based Lockheed Martin has partnered with Deakin University’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research (IISRI) to work on improving the aerospace manufacturer’s FORTIS Exoskeleton Read article... Read article...
Australian Space Agency seals deal with Airbus to foster innovation and skills 8 Oct 2018 Investor Update The Australian Space Agency (ASA) and Airbus have signed a statement of intent that will see the European aerospace corporation provide support for space discovery, technology development and connecti ... Read article... Read article...
Coca-Cola acquires Australian kombucha manufacturer 28 Sep 2018 Investor Update Coca-Cola Company has acquired South Australia-based kombucha maker Organic & Raw Trading Co., maker of the MOJO brand, for an undisclosed sum. Read article... Read article...
British company buys Australian dips manufacturer Yumi’s 26 Sep 2018 Investor Update George Weston Foods (GWF) has acquired Australian dips manufacturer Yumi’s Quality Foods for an undisclosed amount from Anacacia Capital, Sydney-based private equity firm. Read article... Read article...
French engineering giant DORIS establishes Asia-Pacific HQ in Australia 18 Sep 2018 Investor Update DORIS Engineering (DORIS), a global leader in providing upstream engineering services to the oil and gas industry, has opened an Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Perth. Read article... Read article...
UK fintech ‘unicorn’ establishes Australian office to access Asian markets 17 Sep 2018 Investor Update Ebury, a billion-dollar British fintech company specialising in international payments, foreign exchange and import lending facilities, has opened an office in Sydney to expand into Asian markets. Read article... Read article...
US pharma giant teams up with University of Western Australia on cancer therapies 14 Sep 2018 Investor Update UWA and Merck Sharp & Dohme partner on immunotherapy treatments Read article... Read article...
Power couple: China’s Goldwind partners with UNSW on wind technology test lab 5 Sep 2018 Investor Update China’s largest wind energy company Goldwind has teamed up with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to establish Australia’s first wind power test lab. Read article... Read article...
US company invests in biotech startup from James Cook University 3 Sep 2018 Investor Update Paragen Bio, a biotech startup focused on treating autoimmune diseases, has attracted a A$6 million investment from US-based AbbVie Ventures, Brandon Capital’s Medical Research Commercialisation Fund ... Read article... Read article...
Airbus forms local partnerships to support Australia’s space industry 31 Aug 2018 Investor Update European aerospace corporation Airbus has confirmed its long-term commitment to Australia’s space sector by announcing two new partnerships. Read article... Read article...
General Motors Holden invests A$28 million in Australian engineering talent 30 Aug 2018 Investor Update General Motors Holden will invest an extra A$28 million in Australian operations, creating 150 new engineering jobs in a bid to fast track the onset of autonomous vehicles, electric cars and widesprea ... Read article... Read article...
Accenture opens Canberra innovation hub for defence and national security 20 Aug 2018 Investor Update US consultancy firm Accenture has opened an innovation hub for defence and national security in Canberra. Read article... Read article...
Australia tops international tech-readiness ranking 20 Aug 2018 Investor Update The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Australia, Singapore and Sweden as the economies most prepared for technological change, and the most attractive places for tech companies to invest in ... Read article... Read article...