August Equity

Direct Capital is New Zealand's largest private equity fund and one of its oldest, having raised five funds since commencing in 1994. Direct Capital is interested in mid-market investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand, with proceeds usually used for growth (onshore or offshore), acquisitions, or for succession planning strategies. We make both minority and majority investments. We bring both capital and expertise, and work alongside existing owners to grow business value. We are especially adept at expansion into Australia, and helping with board appointments and governance.

Advent Partners is a Melbourne based private equity firm specialising in mid-market businesses. It is one of Australia's most experienced managers, having invested in more than 90 companies over more than 30 years. Advent has a clear investment criteria: it focuses on privately owned businesses in growing markets, with strong management tearms, operating profits if $5 to $30 million, and enterprise values of $20 to $150 million. Advent can do both minority and majority investments, with shareholdings ranging from 33 to 95%. It usually seeks to exit within three to five years. Advent has a broad industry focus, with the only exceptions being property development, agriculture and resources.

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. With a market leading track record of delivering outstanding results for investors, business founders and management teams, The Growth Fund invests in businesses headquartered in Australia or New Zealand with an Enterprise Value of up to $200m. The Growth Fund provides capital to strongly performing businesses for founder succession planning, organic and acquisitive expansion, management buy-outs/buy-ins and public-to-private transactions. We are industry agnostic, excepting property and direct commodity exposures.

Pemba Capital Partners (formerly RMB Capital Partners) is a leading investor in small and mid sized private businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Since inception in 1998, the investment firm has completed over 100 transactions, partnering with the owners and managers of private businesses to help them accelerate growth. We are able to be flexible on investment timeframes and can adopt a wide range of structures, including minority ownership stakes. Pemba Capital Partners take a conservative attitude towards debt and generally avoid highly geared businesses. We understand the challenges and complexities that come with a growing business, such as balancing the need for more capital with personal financial risk, family and management dynamics, as well as private ownership structures.

Dymon Asia Private Equity is a private equity investor that invests in Southeast Asian companies in the lower mid-market space. We participate in buy-outs, growth capital, recapitalization and can invest through both equity and hybrid instruments. We do both minority and majority (control) investments, and participate in all sectors except real estate, resources and technology start-ups. We generally look for profitable companies with revenues of between SGD 10 and SGD 500 million. We are long-term residents and investors in Southeast Asia, and we bring with us experience and knowledge that goes beyond capital. We expect to play a role in the growth of the companies we invest in, although that role differs in every situation. Dymon Asia Private Equity is the private equity division of Dymon Asia 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. CPEC's long history of sustainable performance across all investment cycles is based on its ability to identify situations and opportunities that offer growth on a risk adjusted basis. CPEC undertakes control buyout transactions, enters into founder partnerships and provides growth investments for mid-market companies in Australasia, including those which possess significant offshore operations or ambitions. CPEC Capital was known as Champ Private Equity until 2019.