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Buyer Interests
| Industry | Buy Interests | Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| Advisor M&A | software company | 001G000001XrKQeIAN |
| Advisor M&A | 1. Manufacturing company of non-ferrous metal products for manufactures, EBITDA $2mm or more 2. Entrusted software development company for manufacturing company, EBITDA $2mm or more 3. Staffing company, EBITDA $2mm or more | 0011600001oJUEiAAO |
| Advisor M&A | Refrigeration Medical device Pharmaceutical Also interested in acquiring land | 0011600001nyyP1AAI |
| Advisor M&A | Have investors from Malaysia and Singapore | 0011600001qShQoAAK |
| Advisor M&A | We help management teams buy the business from the owner. Obviously we have some criteria around this but each and every prospect is different. The criteria in summary: Current EBIT of approx $750k - $3m Genuine retiring vendor Competent Management | 0011600001lPUUcAAO |
| Advisor M&A | Looking for agricultural technology manufacturer | 001G000001CzIQFIA3 |
| Advisor M&A | Looking for anything Sydney based - want 100% ownership EV approx $3m. Medical imaging equipment | 001G000001JhfW8IAJ |
| Advisor M&A | EV up to $5m, with management, B2B industrial market, strong cash flow, good growth, strong competitive position Mel/Vic based. Has experience in electrical industries | 001G000001G9VgyIAF |
| Agriculture | Dairy/food manufacturing, beef and agriculture related | 001G000001d770uIAA |
| Automotive | Automotive componenets | 001G000001KKpPbIAL |
| Automotive | Looking for Coach building Trucks Trays Cab chassis or van $10-20M revenue - 5% earnings with growth opportunity | 001G000001CzIRrIAN |
| Banking | Looking for investments for Chinese buyer. Business with $5m+ revenue, near metro cities, including realestate | 0011600001mTlcRAAS |
| Banking | Ex Cleanaway & Boral. Looking to manage and invest up to $50m as investment group. Must be Melbourne based. | 0011600001vZRCbAAO |
| Construction | Infrastructure engineering | 00116000026WJzqAAG |
| Construction | Looking for rolling stock company | 001G000001LQjWYIA1 |
| Consulting | Fluid solutions, valves and control systems | 0011600001vWl2QAAS |
| Engineering Services | Looking for acquisitions generally production focus, not project | 0011600001m3ugCAAQ |
| Engineering Services | Engineering testings services (Corrosion and other) | 001G000001fGrmpIAC |
| Engineering Services | Toxic Waste disposal | 001160000279OxVAAU |
| Engineering Services | Equipment hire companies (who do not do sales). Specialists EBIT/Sales >15%, Deal value $20m to $30m, Confined Gas Breathing Apparatus, Shoring (building & construction), Survey, civil & construction, Calibration labs and services | 00116000026XvcYAAS |
| Engineering Services | Energy Infrastructure Contractors - oil, gas, water, power | 0011600001lQ1y3AAC |
| Engineering Services | Heavy industry, valves, pipes, hydraulics | 0011600001lQKjoAAG |
| Engineering Services | Eng companies in South Australia | 0011600001lPUiyAAG |
| Engineering Services | Engineering | 001G000001I7txzIAB |
| Engineering Services | Focus is on Australia | 001G000001CzKOEIA3 |
| Engineering Services | Electrical & Instrumentation (Industrial services similar to Downer Electrical, Southern Cross although not diversified enough,. Must be greater than $100m plus in revenue. Operational & Construction Maintenance preferred, ANZ | 001G000001CzIRwIAN |
| Engineering Services | "We will continue to look for opportunities to acquire profitable automation engineering and robotics businesses which are complementary to our existing areas of focus and which will add value to the Group. | 001G000001CzISwIAN |
| Engineering Services | Anything in food, energy and minerals food chain. From a few $m to many millions. Infrastructure, mines Something that is scalable from a PE perspective. | 001G000001CzITIIA3 |
| Engineering Services | Engineering and civil services | 0011600001lOsloAAC |
| Engineering Services | Civil construction - bridges & rail | 0011600001lNk56AAC |
| Engineering Services | enhance shareholder value by acquiring and operating infrastructure assets that are shaping Africa?s future. Primarily energy, oil & gas | 0011600001u24hoAAA |
| Engineering Services | Test inspection certification, particularly labs in the oil and gas sectors. Also looking for Agri labs. | 0011600001vrizFAAQ |
| Engineering Services | Marine pilot and survey | 00116000025qk3ZAAQ |
| Engineering Services | services business that can be integrated into a broad facilities industry focussed portfolio | 001G000001LQjDDIA1 |
| Food & Beverage | Commodity sales meat and allied | 0011600001suA4MAAU |
| IT - Information Technology | Australian IT- software services | 001G000001d3smaIAA |
| IT - Information Technology | IT services | 001G000001htDgNIAU |
| IT - Information Technology | IT services business (similar to Kilimanjaro) & Product business (ERP bolt on, asset management etc) Investment range $3m to $10m | 0011M000027LN94QAG |
| IT - Information Technology | 1. Industrial businesses such as this one (non consumer facing that isn't too high tech) 2. Food retail businesses (franchisors). I am doing a bit of a roll up with another business I own. Interested in light manufacturing / process driven businesses | 0011600001uoKM1AAM |
| Manufacturing | Building products Environmental products | 0011600001xESu9AAG |
| Manufacturing | Electronics, GPS vehicle systems with a installed user base. Service industries. | 00116000026XOMwAAO |
| Manufacturing | Looking for health and food packaging $2m to $5m revenue | 0011600001m6VNLAA2 |
| Manufacturing | 5-7M sales, ideally with hydraulics or automation IP. Light, repetitive manufacturing suits them best | 0011600001m472TAAQ |
| Manufacturing | TIC - Test Inspection Certification companies and Building products | 0011600001nHLJYAA4 |
| Manufacturing | US based office design companies | 00116000023qvqtAAA |
| Manufacturing | manufacture and distribution of rubber pipes, synthetic rubbers, plastic sheets, aero ducts, insulation tapes, rubber seals and other rubber products | 0011600001nKrFfAAK |
| Manufacturing | Packaging companies, EBITDA $1-5m | 0011600001nIdfgAAC |
| Manufacturing | specialised vehicle manufacturing or industrial equipment | 001G000001CzIRKIA3 |
| Manufacturing | US$ importer, local A$ wholesale. Looking for natural hedge against export programs | 001G000001CzITdIAN |
| Manufacturing | General engineering - heavy buy Fabrication business with $5-$20m turnover, I would be looking at either Victorian, NSA or SA Based. SA would be the highest priority. | 0011600001qS8uwAAC |
| Manufacturing | acquisitions in the equipment sector. We are open to explore oil and gas, mining and construction sectors. | 0011600001lO6UeAAK |
| Manufacturing | Packaging | 0011600001o0cUhAAI |
| Manufacturing | Always looking at relevant acquisitions and anything for sale at right price | 0011M000027LMpQQAW |
| Manufacturing | Manufacturing businesses in electrical products sector - overhead /underground power transmission and distribution, cable manufacturing, cable terminations/plugs fitting, cable harness making, cable glands, As a general concept we are interested in businesses that have a turnover from $2-15 million and are currently owned by aging owners seeking to exit. We would look to turn any such businesses which tend to be ?tired? around over the course of 5 years or so. We like companies with manufacturing as a component of their business. An example would be a aluminium welding/engineering business focused on the electricity distribution sector which welds up/fabricates busbars, for electricity | 0011M000027LMtYQAW |
| Manufacturing | We aim to deliver above average returns and increasing dividends to its shareholders through delivering quality partnering solutions in fast growing businesses. Its partners include franchise business owners and joint venture companies with highly talented and passionate individuals with vested interest in its continual success. | 0011M000027LMn6QAG |
| Manufacturing | NZ is not a first choice. But am happy to look at something re popcorn manufacturing or similar there or in Australia. I am also interested in a food service style business that incorporates packaging into take away food shops & similar. A nice juicy contract being thrown in to a good company wouldn?t hurt also. | 0011M000027LMnIQAW |
| Manufacturing | The aim for our Group is to continue its involvement and development of these sectors, Industry, Industrial Supplies, Agribusiness, Logistics through expansion of the branch network and by the acquisition of suitable businesses. The company continues to invest into new technologies to further solidify our position in each of these markets | 0011M0000287W9OQAU |
| Manufacturing | Requires engineering company with 40 to 50 engineers, operating in materials handling or renewable energies | 0011600001m3H8xAAE |
| Manufacturing | Industrial businesses with revenue over $5m. | 0011600001vXm0lAAC |
| Manufacturing | Automotive Indsutries | 0011600001u1NFsAAM |
| Manufacturing | HVAC, refrigeration, chemical, engineering, resources, oil and gas | 0011600001uNLFoAAO |
| Manufacturing | US investor, sign materials, general engineering and conveyor products etc plastic and related products | 0011600001tyKEEAA2 |
| Manufacturing | Robotics company Materials Handling automation Supply chain software | 0011600001tcLzgAAE |
| Manufacturing | Windows, doors | 00116000026WDd1AAG |
| Oil, Gas & Petrochem | Engineering services and fabrication for oil and gas off and on-shore | 00116000020Mv5yAAC |
| Private Equity (PE) | Capital raisings | 001G000001gU6IzIAK |
| Private Equity (PE) | General engineering | 0011600001xPAPuAAO |
| Private Equity (PE) | Defensible, easy to understand and have limited competition. Brand / IP - invests in market leading brands and companies that have high levels of intellectual property. Mature & Profitable Minimum annual profit > R50m (sales | 00116000023rY5iAAE |
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| Private Equity (PE) | We are looking to acquire a B2B service/tech firm. Ideal parameters are $2m-$5m in EBITDA and high gross margins. Media & Publishing Digital Businesses Advertising & Marketing Services Market Research & Analytics Technology & Software Providers IT | 00116000023NT4kAAG |
| Private Equity (PE) | mid market, food processing, wholesale distribution, TMT, education, industrials, services, leisure and hospitality, healthcare Will invest 25% to 100%.Australia focus. Revenue >&10m, equity cheque $5m to $25m. Also carve outs and turnarounds, rescue fina | 00116000022nc8nAAA |
| Private Equity (PE) | Small cap bio tech | 00116000021Ysk8AAC |
| Private Equity (PE) | Small cap biotech | 00116000021YslzAAC |
| Private Equity (PE) | Equity Investments | 0011600001pWSMTAA4 |
| Private Equity (PE) | Engineering businesses up to $10m for turnaround | 001G000001GAB1yIAH |
| Private Equity (PE) | Small Medium $10-15m. We are always on the look out for leading small-medium enterprises (SMEs) that we can support with capital and strategic insight while helping founders do a staged sell down to diversify their wealth. Our investment criteria normally includes businesses with $20-200m+ existing revenues and $5-20m+ earnings. We can also look at smaller acquisitions if they fit with one of our existing or upcoming portfolio companies. | 001G000001G8AC0IAN |
| Private Equity (PE) | sector that are seeking growth stage investment. Companies we invest in typically share the following characteristics: 2-6 years of operation Run by the Founders Proven business model with attractive KPIs Ability to generate repeat revenue International revenue generation Huge market opportunity Require capital to grasp this opportunity Important verticals within the technology sector eCommerce, subscription-based internet businesses, online marketplaces, software, SaaS, high value data, online education, telecommunication applications and services. | 0011M000027Mpk8QAC |
| Private Equity (PE) | Sizable companies with revenue / valuation above $100m up to $1-2B in all sectors. ? Companies possessing proprietary technologies, with a valuation above $20M, particularly in the following sectors: - Advanced manufacturing/industrials (e.g. automation, robotics, warehouse automation system designer and integrator, etc.) - Automotives (e.g. key component supplier, electric vehicle key component manufacturer, autonomous driving technology, lightweight materials, etc.) - Healthcare (e.g. medical device including rehab, mobile med and remote med technology, pharma, and medical service, etc.) - New energy, energy management, and waste/pollution treatment, etc. - Hi-tech (e.g. IoT/Sa | 0011M0000287uWYQAY |
| Private Equity (PE) | Agricultural. Engineering. Manufacturing. 10 mill | 0011M0000288832QAA |
| Private Equity (PE) | We target equity investments of $150 million to $1,000 million in the energy and minerals sectors with talented, experienced management teams, focused on hard assets that are integral to existing and growing markets. | 00116000026WJxQAAW |
| Services (non-Technical) | TIC businesses | 0011600001sJ7whAAC |
| Transportation & Logistics | Transport & logistics | 0011M000027Mpl6QAC |
| Wholesale | Signage materials | 0011600001m51haAAA |
| Wholesale | The focus is the Health and Beauty sector However following a number of recent acquisitions the current preference is to consolidate current operations rather than search for additional bolt-on opportunities. 22/1/16 | 001G000001CzJY3IAN |
| Wholesale | Looking for any business with EBIT around $3m but >500,000k, happy to pay multiple according to the business, part or fully under management. Was in wholesale distribution | 001G000001CzIRjIAN |
| Wholesale | Distribution - hardware | 001G000001G9SIJIA3 |
| Wholesale | Fencing, retail fastener and industrial sales and import and wholesale food | 001G000001GAAz9IAH |
| Wholesale | for Hardware wholesaler | 001G000001KJI14IAH |
| Wholesale | Wholesale hardware $5m revenue Branded consumer facing | 001G000001I8WV1IAN |
| Wholesale | Hard goods for retail or online sale. To compliment wine coolers and fridges etc$300k to $700k investment | 001G000001G9AQ1IAN |
| Wholesale | Industrial products for wholesale | 001G000001KJI2lIAH |
| Wholesale | Looking for any product company - behind the house to the back fence | 001G000001G9BtJIAV |
| Wholesale | Paint accessories Cleaning products - chemicals. Has some IP Not a general import from China Our Board of Directors has now asked us to keep a look out for potential acquisitions | 001G000001G9C2LIAV |
| Wholesale | Safety products PPE | 001G000001G9BVhIAN |
| Wholesale | Hardware for data rooms | 001G000001iVkrNIAS |
| Wholesale | EBITDA $2-5m prefer $2-3m for family business Aged care, education Health care Food manufacturing Niche manufacturing | 0011600001lRD2PAAW |
| Wholesale | Wholesale hardware - fasteners etc | 00116000026WKIxAAO |
| Agriculture - Timber | Timber wholesalers and timber mills | 0011M000027LMbFQAW |
| Transport | Petrochemical store / transport particularly at port ? Animal feed / nutrition ? Foods manufacture / packaging ? Biofuels, biogas ? Fertiliser ? Oils/fats recycling, storage ? Supply chains or technol | 0011600001lPVdFAAW |
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