Private equity funds provide late stage capital to established and hyper-growth businesses looking to aggressively expand.
There are several major private equity funds based in Australia, and they are key instruments in the later stage of the startup eco-system.
Appian Capital Advisory LLP
Appian Capital Advisory LLP invests solely in mining or mining-related companies, assets and management teams across select geographies and commodities.
Appian’s principal objective is to be the partner of choice within the Metals & Mining sector through matching quality assets with long-term capital and operating expertise.
Appian seeks to work alongside the management teams of respective portfolio companies to ensure that they achieve their full potential.
Location: Sydney Targeting: Australia
Investment Level: $50,000,000 – $300,000,000
Portfolio Companies: Peak Resources, Atlantic Nickel, Mineração Vale Verde, full list here
Contact/Apply: Contact details here.
Accreation Investment Management
Accreation Investment Management is a later stage private equity firm, focusing on small-to-medium sized businesses.
Location: Sydney Targeting: Australia/New Zealand
Investment Level: Not Known, for an undisclosed amount of equity.
Portfolio Companies: Frigrite, Berri, Australian Char – Full list here.
Contact/Apply: Find all contact details here.
Anchorage Capital Partners
Anchorage Capital is a private equity firm who manage two funds with a total of $450M funds under management. Specialising in later stage companies that are currently not operating at their full potential.
Location: Sydney Targeting: Australia
Investment Level: $25,000,000 – $250,000,000, except for property, mining, tech and/or biotech.
Portfolio Companies: Acrow, Solgen, First Engineering – full list here.
Contact/Apply: Contact details here.
Advent Private Capital
Advent Private Capital are a fund management company focusing on everything from pension funds to superannuation funds, along with a wide range of industries from technology to tourism. The companies must have an enterprise value of $20 – 150 million.
Location: Melbourne Targeting: Australia
Investment Level: They take 33%-95% shareholding for $15 – 50 million equity cheque.
Portfolio Companies: Integrated, Trivantage, UGM Australia – Full list here.
Contact/Apply: All contact details, as well as a handy web form, are here.
Allegro Funds
Allegro Funds is a ten-year-old, independently owned $1.1bn fund investing in mid-market companies. The companies must have an enterprise value of up to $300,000,000.
Location: Sydney Targeting: Australia & New Zealand
Investment Level: $10,000,000 – $50,000,000
Portfolio Companies: CH2, Custom, TSC Group – full list here.
Contact/Apply: All contact details here.
Archer Capital
Archer Capital are a leveraged buyout company specialising in small and mid-market companies in Australia and New Zealand, with $2 billion in funds under management.
Location: Dawes Point Targeting: Australia & New Zealand
Investment Level: Complete buyout or an investment of $75m of equity or more
Portfolio Companies: QSRH, Brownes, V8 Supercars Australia – full list here.
Contact/Apply: Web form and contact details here.
Catalyst Investment
Catalyst is an independent private equity investment company investing in business with a value of $30,000,000 – $150,000,000. They are only investing in later-stage companies.
Location: Melbourne | Sydney | Perth Targeting: Australia
Investment Level: Later-Stage
Portfolio Companies: Morris Corp, Bhagwan Marine, Cirrus Media.
Contact/Apply: Contact details here.
CHAMP Private Equity
CHAMP is one of the most successful private equity firms across Australasia, investing in a broad range of mid-market companies over a range of sectors – including: media, transport, industrial services, education, retailing, food and financial services.
Location: Brisbane | Sydney Targeting: Australasia | USA
Investment Level: Unknown
Portfolio Companies: Accolade Wines, ATF Services, Gerard Lighting.
Contact/Apply:
Crescent Capital Partners
Crescent Capital Partners are a private equity firm investing in a wide variety of middle-market companies across Australia and New Zealand, which are valued between $50,000,000 – $300,000,000.
Location: Sydney Targeting: Australia | New Zealand
Investment Level: Unknown
Portfolio Companies: PrimePanels NZ, GroundProbe, Nude by Nature – full list here.
Contact/Apply: All of their contact details are here.
Direct Capital
Direct Capital is not strictly in Australia but they do finance companies in Australia. Direct Capital invests in privately owned companies which have an annual revenue of $30,000,000 – $300,000,000
Location: Auckland Targeting: Australia | New Zealand
Investment Level: $15,000,000 -$60,000,000
Portfolio Companies: Stratex, Hiway Group, PF Olsen Group – full list here.
Contact/Apply: Contact form and other contact details here.
