Private Equity Funds
The following is a list of Private Equity (PE) funds operating in and investing in Australia.
| Company | State | Stage | Investment size | Website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPG Capital | 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC | Late Stage & IPO | $20m-$500m | https://www.tpg.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/tpg-capital | TPG Capital is a global multi-strategy asset manager headquartered in California that invests in private equity, credit, real estate, and hedge fund strategies. |
| Ascentro Capital Partners | No Australia | |||||
| Accel-KKR | No Australia | |||||
| TDM Growth Partners | 131 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW | Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | TDM Growth Partners (formerly TDM Asset Management) is a private investment firm that manages funds for a select group of families who share our long-term investment philosophy. | |||
| Bain Capital | 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $50m-$1bn | https://www.baincapital.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bain-capital/ | Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading multi-asset alternative investment firms. We have dedicated investment teams and funds spanning Private Equity, Public Equity, Credit, Venture Capital and Real Estate. |
| Quadrant Private Equity | 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $40m-$250m | https://quadrantpe.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/quadrant-private-equity-pty-limited | Quadrant has a strong track record of partnering with management and other shareholders through our investment horizon. |
| Blackstone | 1 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | https://www.blackstone.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackstonegroup | The Blackstone Group is one of the largest and most successful alternative investment firms in the world. | |
| KKR | 1 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $50m-$5bn | https://www.kkr.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/kkr/ | KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. |
| TA Associates | No Australia | |||||
| Pacific Equity Partners | 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $40m-$500m | https://www.pep.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/pacific-equity-partners/ | Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) is the largest private equity firm in Australia and New Zealand. |
| Warburg Pincus | No Australia | |||||
| The Carlyle Group | No Australia | |||||
| Anacacia Capital | 53 Cross Street Double Bay NSW | $10m-$50m | https://www.anacacia.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/anacacia-capital/ | Australian private equity and small cap funds management are Anacacia Capital’s focus. | |
| Battery Ventures | No Australia | |||||
| Oaktree Capital | 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $50m-$750m | https://www.oaktreecapital.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/oaktree-capital-management/ | Oaktree Capital is one of the world’s leading alternative investment managers. |
| L Catterton | No Australia | |||||
| CPE Capital | 88 Phillip Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $50m-$250m | https://cpecapital.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/cpe-capital | CPE Capital (CPEC) is Australasia’s most experienced private capital manager, having made 75 platform investments across $3.8 billion in funds since 1987. |
| BGH Capital | 101 Collins St Melbourne VIC | Late Stage & IPO | $15m-$500m | https://www.bghcapital.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/bghcapital | BGH Capital aims to be Australia’s leading private equity firm. It was established in 2017 by Robin Bishop, Ben Gray and Simon Harle, and is owned and managed by its founding partners. |
| Affinity Equity Partners | 127 George Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $25m-$1bn | https://www.affinityequity.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/affinity-equity-partners | Affinity Equity Partners is one of the largest independently-owned financial sponsors in Asia-Pacific, with a long history of successful investments in the region. |
| Five V Capital | 43 Queen Street Woollahra NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $20m-$100m | https://www.fivevcapital.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/fivevcapital | Our Team brings together over 30 years of international private equity investment experience across a broad range of sectors and geographies. We |
| The Riverside Company | 35 Collins Street Melbourne VIC | Late Stage & IPO | $25m-$200m | https://www.riversidecompany.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-riverside-company/ | The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused exclusively on mid-market growth businesses valued at up to $400 million. |
| The Growth Fund | 2 Chifley Square Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $10m-$50m | https://thegrowthfund.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/growth-fund | The Growth Fund invests in partnership alongside the founders and management teams of successful Australian and New Zealand businesses to help realise their growth potential. |
| Pemba Capital Partners | 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $2m-$50m | https://pemba.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/pembacapitalpartners/ | Pemba Capital Partners (formerly RMB Capital Partners) is a leading investor in small and mid sized private businesses in Australia and New Zealand. |
| Advent Partners | 40 City Road Southbank VIC | Late Stage & IPO | $20m-$100m | https://advent.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/advent-partners/ | Advent Partners is a Melbourne based private equity firm specialising in mid-market businesses. |
| Direct Capital NZ | No Australia | |||||
| General Atlantic | No Australia | |||||
| Pencarrow Private Equity | No Australia | |||||
| Navis Capital | 56 Pitt Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $75m-$300m | https://www.naviscapital.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/navis-capital-partners | Navis Capital is an Asian-based private equity investor that focuses on buyouts and restructurings in companies with a strong or growing presence in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Australia. |
| Pioneer Capital NZ | No Australia | |||||
| Belay Capital | 9-11 Knox St Double Bay NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $1m-$30m | https://www.belaycapital.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/belay-capital-pty-limited/ | A private equity fund with an Australian focus. We take a collaborative approach to investing, both with the business we invest in, as well as with investment partners. |
| Next Capital | 25 Bligh Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $10m-$40m | https://www.nextcapital.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/next-capital | Next Capital is a leading independent Australian private equity firm, specialising in providing buy-out funding for small to medium growth businesses, typically valued between A$50 million and A$200 million. |
| Crescent Capital | 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $10m-$50m | https://www.crescentcap.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/crescent-capital-partners | Crescent Capital Partners is a Sydney-based private equity firm investing in middle market companies located in Australia and New Zealand with enterprise values between A$50 million and A$300 million. |
| Maui Capital | No Australia | |||||
| Waterman Capital | No Australia | |||||
| Allegro Funds | 95 Pitt Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $15m-$50m | https://www.allegrofunds.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/allegro-funds-pty-ltd/ | We invest in rebuilding great businesses and developing specialised talent through transformational capital. |
| Adamantem Capital | 2 Chifley Square Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $30m-$120m | https://adamantem.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/adamantem-capital/ | Adamantem Capital is a private equity firm specializing in Australian and New Zealand mid-market opportunities with an enterprise value between a $100-500m. |
| Reach Alternative Investments | 11 York Street Wynyard NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $10m-$50m | https://www.reachalts.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/reachalts | Reach Alternative Investments provides access to the world’s leading private markets funds and helps educate investors, and their advisers, on how to invest in this space responsibly. |
| The Foundry | Hawthorn VIC | Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $100k-$15m | http://www.thefoundry.group/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefoundryllc | The Foundry invests in health, wellness and beauty brands based in Australia. |
| Potentia Capital | 50 Carrington Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $25m-$60m | https://potentiacap.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/potentia-capital/ | Potentia Capital is a private equity fund focused on mid-market software and technology-enabled services businesses headquartered in Australia or New Zealand. |
| Archer Capital | 13 Hickson Road Dawes Point NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $40m-$400m | https://www.archercapital.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/archer-capital | Archer Capital specialises in mid-market leveraged buyouts and is currently investing Archer Capital Fund 5. |
| IFM Investors | 2 Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC | Late Stage & IPO | $20m-$500m | https://www.ifminvestors.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/ifminvestors/ | IFM Investors is one of Australia’s leading investors, with a strong track record of investment across four key asset classes: debt investments, listed equities, infrastructure and private equity. |
| CDH Investments | No Australia | |||||
| Odyssey Private Equity | 127 George Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $15m-$50m | https://odysseype.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/odyssey-private-equity-pty-limited | Odyssey Private Equity invests in leading, mid-sized growth companies in Australia and New Zealand, that have the potential to be future leaders in their market segment. |
| Quilvest Private Equity | No Australia | |||||
| Bain Credit | 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $40m-$200m | https://www.baincapitalcredit.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bain-capital-credit | Bain Credit, part of the Bain Capital group, provides flexible capital around the world across credit strategies including distressed, high yield, and special situations. |
| Anchorage Capital Partners | 259 George Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | https://www.anchoragecapital.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/anchorage-capital-partners | Anchorage Capital Partners (Australia) is a specialised private equity firm that invests in businesses operating below their full potential or undergoing a significant transformation. | |
| Exto Partners | 19 Boundary Street Darlinghurst NSW | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $500k-$5m | https://extopartners.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/exto-partners | Exto Partners is a diversified private investment firm. We invest in and work with both emerging and established companies to achieve their potential. |
| Snowball Effect | No Australia | |||||
| Portland House Group | 8 Collins Street Melbourne VIC | Late Stage & IPO | $100m | http://www.fmo.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/portland-house-group | Portland House Group manages the capital of the Australian-based Hains family. |
| M. H. Carnegie | 52 Victoria Street Paddington NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $1m | https://www.mhcarnegie.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/m-h-carnegie-&-co-/ | M.H. Carnegie & Co’s investment approach is sector agnostic, typically targeting under-serviced lower to middle market expansion capital opportunities in Australia and South East Asia. |
| Colinton Capital | 7 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $10m-$50m | https://colintoncapital.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/colinton-capital-partners | $Colinton Capital provides flexible capital to growing Australian based businesses with strong market positions, enterprise values between $20 to $200m (up to $500m in exceptional circumstances). |
| Sante Capital | 1 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $1m-$100m | https://www.santecapital.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/sante-capital | Sante Capital is an investment manager focused on Australasian healthcare opportunities. |
| Genesis Private Equity NZ | No Australia | |||||
| Alium Capital | 27 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $200k-$5m | https://aliumcap.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/alium-capital | Alium Capital Management is a cross-over investment fund specializing in unlisted companies and public equities. |
| Wingate Group | 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC | Late Stage & IPO | $1m-$25m | https://www.wingategroup.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wingategroup | Wingate is an advisory and investment group that invests in a broad array of asset classes including property, global equities, consumer and asset finance and private equity. |
| Liverpool Partners | 60 Margaret Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $1m-$5m | https://www.liverpoolpartners.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/liverpool-partners/ | Liverpool Partners invests in and helps arrange capital for small to medium size (sub $100m Enterprise Value) Australian businesses. |
| Lederer Group | 127 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $1m-$100m | https://www.lederergroup.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/lederer | The Lederer Group is the family office vehicle of Australian-based Paul Lederer, the former owner of Primo Smallgoods, which was sold to JBS for $1.45 billion in 2014. |
| Adexum Capital | 88 Phillip Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $8m-$15m | http://www.adexum.com.au/ | Adexum Capital invests in growth-orientated mid-market companies based in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| Coterie Capital | 131 Clarence St Sydney NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $500k-$200m | https://www.coteriecapital.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/coteriecapital | Coterie Capital is a principal investments and corporate advisory firm based in Sydney. |
| Livingbridge | 80 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 | https://www.livingbridge.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/livingbridge | |||
| BBRC Capital | Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $10m-$75m | http://www.bbrcworld.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/bbrc-world | BBRC (aka Brett Blundy Retail Capital) primarily targets ventures across global consumer and retail, property and agriculture. |
| Helmsman Capital | 23 Hunter Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $1m-$15m | https://helmsman.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/helmsmanab | Helmsman Capital is a special situations investment firm. It was originally established in 2002 as a Joint Venture between Macquarie Bank and KPMG Restructuring, and was the first Australian-focused special situations fund. |
| Kestrel Capital | 5 Lime Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $2m-$30m | https://www.kestrelcapital.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/kestrel-capital-pty-limited/ | Kestrel Capital is one of Australia and New Zealand’s most experienced private equity and venture capital managers. |
| Inception Growth Opportunities Fund | 4 Burns Bay Road Lane Cove NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $1m-$5m | https://inceptionam.com.au/ | Invests in high-growth private companies, in special opportunities, and in other funds holding such investments, both within Australia and internationally. | |
| Marinya Capital | 1 Pitt Street Sydney NSW | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $1m-$50m | Marinya Capital is the family office of a branch of the Fairfax family (John B. Fairfax), who originally established Fairfax media, a large Australian media company. | ||
| Mercury Capital | 127 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $15m-$75m | https://www.mercurycapital.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercury-capital | Mercury Capital is a mid-market private equity firm focused on long term investments in Australian and NZ private businesses with enterprise values between A$50 and A$200 million. |
| Francisco Partners | No Australia | |||||
| Cambridge Capital | No Australia | |||||
| Barwon Investment Partners | 17 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $10m-$150m | https://barwon.net.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/barwon-investment-partners | Barwon Investment Partners specialises in listed private equity and property investments. |
| Axle Equity Partners | 31 Alfred Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $8m-$20m | https://www.axleequity.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/axleequitypartners | Axle Equity Partners is an investor and advisor to Australian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). |
| Wattle Hill Capital | Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | http://www.wattlehillcap.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wattlehillcapital/ | ||
| CP2 | 88 Phillip Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $100m-$1bn | https://cp2.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/cp2-limited | CP2 is a specialist infrastructure investment manager and has been a global leader in infrastructure investing and asset management for 17 years. |
| Arowana Growth Fund | 127 Walker Street North Sydney NSW | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $100k-$10m | https://arowanaco.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/arowanaco | We invest in and operate small and medium-sized enterprises, providing the support critical to realising great success. |
| Banksia Capital | 7 Havelock Street West Perth WA | Late Stage & IPO | $3m-$15m | https://www.banksiacapital.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/banksia-capital | Banksia Capital is a Perth-based private equity firm providing equity funds for expansion, acquisition and small-to-mid market buyouts in WA. |
| Trimantium Capital | Melbourne VIC | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $5m-$10m | https://www.trimantium.com/ | https://linkedin.com/company/trimantium | Trimantium Capital is a principal investment and advisory firm with a network of global investors. |
| BMH Capital | Sydney NSW | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $100k-$1m | https://www.bmhcapital.com/ | ||
| 808 Ventures | Perth Australia | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture | $1m-$2m | https://www.808ventures.vc/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/808-ventures/ | 808 Ventures provides managed global investment services for high net worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors seeking opportunities with innovative technology companies. |
| RF Corval | 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $5m-$150m | https://www.corval.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/corval-partners | RF Corval is a dedicated property investor and fund manager. We manage funds on behalf of broad range of investors, including large Australian institutions, family offices, offshore groups and both high net worth and retail investors. |
| CEM Group | 70 Saint Kilda Road Saint Kilda VIC | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $250k-$15m | https://www.cemg.com.au/ | The CEM Group is a Melbourne based private investment group focussed on investing in and growing innovative businesses. | |
| Yarra Capital Management | 167 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW | Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $5m-$40m | https://www.yarracm.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/yarra-capital-management | Yarra Capital Management is a leading independent, Australian fund manager managing ~A$19 billion for some of Asia Pacific’s largest institutions. |
| Silver Lake | No Australia | |||||
| Tin Men Capital | No Australia | |||||
| Equity Venture Partners | Bondi Junction NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture | https://www.evp.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/evp-vc/ | ||
| Pario Ventures | No Australia | |||||
| Inflexion Private Equity Partners | No Australia | |||||
| ACT Securities | Canberra ACT | $500k-$500m | https://actsecurities.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/actsecurities | ACT Securities have developed a complete suite of Intellectual Property whereby it is pioneering the way high end multi-unit residential apartments | |
| Audient Capital | No Australia | |||||
| Aura Private Equity | No Australia | |||||
| Alceon Private Equity | 1 O’Connell Street Sydney Sydney | Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $15m-$100m | https://alceonpe.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/alceon | Alceon Private Equity is a modern, ambitious and flexible private equity firm that does things a bit differently. |
| ADE Fine Art Fund 90 | No Australia | |||||
| SUFIYAZITLAB | No Australia | |||||
| Comval | No Australia | |||||
| BMGI and Cascade Investments | No Australia | |||||
| Genesis Capital | New South Wales | Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $5m-$50m | https://genesiscapital.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/genesiscapitalllc | Genesis Capital is a leading lower mid-market private equity firm focused on the healthcare sector. |
| Rockstead Capital | No Australia | |||||
| Arcadia Capital | 20 Bond Street Sydney, NSW | $10m-$45m | https://www.arcadiacapital.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/arcadiacapital | Arcadia Capital is a private equity fund based in Australia that focuses on buyouts of established businesses headquartered in Australia or New Zealand. | |
| Xenon Partners | 100 Military Road Mosman NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture | $100k-$15m | https://www.xenon.io/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/xenon-partners | Xenon Partners is a collection of software operators with a proven history of partnering with early stage technology Software-as-a-Service companies to unlock growth and drive sales and marketing excellence. |
| Atech Capital | Sydney, NSW | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture | $100k-$3m | https://atechcapital.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/atech-capital | Atech Capital invests in deep tech start-ups at the early and growth stages and helps prepare them for global growth |
| NextGen Funds Management | 390 Saint Kilda Road Melbourne VIC | Seed Capital, Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $100k | https://ngfm.com.au/ | NextGen is a future-focused alternative investment specialist, offering wholesale investors a range of innovative investment solutions. | |
| PAG | Sydney, NSW | https://www.pag.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/_pag/ | |||
| WayFinder Searcher Growth Fund | 110 Hay Street Subiaco WA | Late Stage & IPO | $250k | https://www.wayfindercapital.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/wayfinder-capital | WayFinder Capital Managers is Australia’s first Fund Manager of Search Funds. |
| Lighthouse Canton | No Australia | |||||
| Wunala Capital | 377 New South Head Road Sydney NSW | Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $500k-$5m | https://www.wunalacapital.com.au/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wunala-capital | Wunala Capital invests in companies in the technology, financial services, healthcare and sustainable energy/transportation sectors. |
| Ellerston JAADE Growth Fund | 179 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW | Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $10m-$50m | https://ellerstoncapital.com/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/jaade-fund | Ellerston JAADE Private Assets Fund is dedicated to private investments. |
| Bioscience Equity Partners Pty Ltd | 19-29 Martin Place Sydney NSW | Early Venture, Growth Venture, Late Stage & IPO | $5m-$25m | https://www.bioscienceequity.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bioscience-equity-partners/ | Bioscience Equity Partners is an international investment banking and financial services firm focusing exclusively on compelling Med Tech and Biosciences investment themes and ventures. |
| Accretion Investment Management | 127 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW | Late Stage & IPO | $10m | http://www.accretion.com.au/ | https://au.linkedin.com/company/accretion-investment-management-pty-ltd- | Accretion Investment Management is a private equity and late stage venture capital manager that primarily provides remedial management of underperforming private equity portfolios. |