Australia's Business Growth Fund: Policy props
The Australian government has accumulated $365 million for a fund that will support small businesses. Private equity investors are unsure why it’s necessary and how it will be managed
Launched in 2011 with GBP2.5 billion (then $4 billion) in funding from five major banks, the UK’s Business Growth Fund had invested GBP2 billion in 285 companies across retail, energy, hospitality, engineering...
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