August 2021
- Exclusive
- Funding
Unlockd founder returns to tech scene with $946m SPAC hunt
A week after Afterpay was acquired by Square, Matt Berriman has revealed he is scouring Australia’s sector for acquisitions to transplant into a NYSE listing.
- Paul Smith
July 2021
Malaysia’s Carsome buys iCar Asia in $200m deal
Patrick Grove’s Catcha Group will sell ASX-listed iCar Asia to Malaysian platform Carsome in a $200m deal.
- Jessica Sier
February 2021
- Exclusive
- IPO
First Aussie-focused SPAC hunts the ‘next Atlassian’
Catcha Investment Corp was listed on the NYSE on Friday US time in an initial public offering that looks set to raise more than $US300 million ($390 million).
- Paul Smith
December 2020
An iCar joyride for Patrick Grove's Catcha Group
The decisions of iCar's board to take a share-option-inducing $1 million loan from Catcha Group ahead of a possible takeover has left other investors upset.
- Tom Richardson
February 2020
Why does Patrick Grove's zombie e-commerce company still exist?
When the tech entrepreneur walked away from Ensogo four years ago, his business shut down. Shareholders are still waiting for what is left of their money.
- Aaron Patrick
May 2019
Patrick Grove builds the Netflix of Asia at a breakneck pace
Australia's most successful entrepreneur in south-east Asia is hard to catch as he develops his most ambitious business yet.
- Updated
- Michael Bailey