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A Preqin and Australian Investment Council Yearbook 2023

Australian Private Capital Market Overview

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AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT CONFERENCE

30-31 August 2023 - Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast

Registrations for the Australian Investment Council’s annual Australian Investment Conference are open! Now in its 28th year, Conference is the largest gathering of private capital professionals in Australia. Join us on the Gold Coast for two days of sharing ideas, forming new connections and hearing about local and international trends shaping our industry.

ESG Resource Guide

Member only resource guide

The Australian Investment Council, in conjunction with the Council’s ESG Advisory Committee, has developed an ESG Resource Guide for private capital investment firms.
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Gender Diversity Resources

New tools and insights now avialable

The Australian Investment Council has developed several Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources to assist you in your DE&I journey.

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Membership

You’ll join a community made up of more than 200 firms who collectively comprise the private capital sector in Australia.

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Policy and Advocacy

We develop robust policies and advocate for regulatory reform to facilitate private capital investment in Australia.

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Events

We provide unique opportunities for our community to come together, share knowledge and to create enduring, valuable networks.

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Professional Development

We deliver a range of programs to provide market-leading industry knowledge for professionals in our industry.

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FUTURE JOBS BAROMETER

The Australian Investment Council has published its latest Future Jobs Barometer report, confirming that venture capital-backed companies continue to invest in human capital to support the development of Australia’s new economy sectors.

The Council’s fifth report of the series continues our analysis of job vacancies within Australia’s innovation ecosystem and shows highly specialised jobs and skills are in demand by venture capital-backed companies in industries such as renewable energy, medical science, transportation and agriculture.

The emergence of new roles requiring highly specialised skills is a strong indication of venture capital’s ability to grow and develop businesses and support new industries that will drive productivity and economic growth. These new industries expand and complement Australia’s traditional economic strengths, ensuring that the country remains globally competitive and extends into new areas of comparative advantage.

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Our
Industry

Private capital investment firms deliver significant value for businesses that require access to market-leading skills, experience and networks to help them unlock growth opportunities here in Australia and around the world.

Members of the Australian Investment Council include: private equity, venture capital and private credit funds, alongside institutional investors such as superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, as well as leading financial, legal and operational advisers.

^$61 BILLION

The combined total of assets under management of private equity, venture capital and private credit in Australia
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^$54 BILLION

The total value added to the economy by firms under private capital ownership in Australia during 2020 (equal to 2.6% of GDP)
EY, Funding a brighter future, May 2022

474,763 FTE jobs

Supported by the private capital industry
EY, Funding a brighter future, May 2022

^$21.6 BILLION

of undeployed capital in private equity, venture capital and private credit funds available for investment in Australia
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18.59%

Private Equity and Venture Capital Index net annual return on a 10 year basis (to 31 December 2022)
Cambridge Associates, Australia Private Equity & Venture Capital Index and Selected Benchmark Statistics (Q4 2022)

46%

Foreign investment has grown considerable over the past two decades, now accounting for almost half of active investors committing to Australian-based funds
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ONE
COMMUNITY

The Australian Investment Council is the voice of private capital. We bring our member firms together on a regular basis to connect and build relationships, share market insights, and hear from some of the world’s leading subject matter experts.

In collaboration with our Board of Directors and other advisory committees, our member firms provide input to help inform the work the Australian Investment Council does in representing the private capital industry with government and regulators on a wide range of important policy matters.

The Australian Investment Council represents the interests of all members equally, because the ultimate objective is the same. Creating stronger and more competitive Australian businesses that are innovative, that create new employment opportunities and make a major contribution to the economy and communities in which they operate, is key to our ongoing growth as a nation.

Over the past 25 years, our industry has helped build thousands of Australian businesses in almost every sector of the economy and each year we gather to celebrate our industry’s success at the Australian Investment Council Awards.

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