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Waterwheel Industries
Date of Investment:
April 2004
Status:
Unrealised
Type of Investment:
Founder Sell Down
Established in 1988, Waterwheel Industries
is a manufacturer of branded food products
including a range of wafer crispbreads,
cheese twists and sweet twists. Operating
from its purpose built factory in Dandenong,
Melbourne, it supplies National Foods,
Coles, Woolworths and a large number
of other domestic and export customers.
www.waterwheel.com.au
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Games Wizards
Date of Investment:
November 2004
Status: Realised
Type of Investment:
Expansion Capital
Games Wizards is a leading specialist
retailer of gaming software for computers
and gaming consoles including Sony
PSOne® and PlayStation®2,
Microsoft Xbox®, Nintendo GameCube™
and Nintendo Game Boy™ Advance™.
Crescent Capital Partners invested
in the company to fund a store roll
out program.
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Industries
Date of Investment:
January 2005
Status: Unrealised
Type of Investment:
Management Buy In
Established in 1968, Aquarium Industries
is Australia’s leading importer
and wholesaler of ornamental fish
and associated products. The business
operates from state of the art facilities
in Epping, Melbourne.
In January 2005, Crescent Capital
Partners teamed with an experienced
CEO to acquire the company, allowing
the previous owners to retire and
exit the business.
www.aquariumindustries.com.au |
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Valley Longwall
Group
Date of Investment:
July 2005
Status: Realised
Type of Investment:
Management Buy Out
Valley Longwall Group (VLG) is a leading
provider of services and
equipment to the underground coal
industry.
The company is based in the Hunter
Valley and operates throughout Australia
and China.
www.valleylongwall.com.au
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Dotmar
Date of Investment: August 2005
Status: Realised
Type of Investment:
Partial Buyout
Dotmar is the leading provider and engineer of thermoplastic solutions in the Australian market. The company services the Australian market through the importation and distribution of stock thermoplastic shapes and the manufacturer of semi finished and finished engineering thermoplastics solutions for Australian customers.
www.dotmar.com.au
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Lifehealthcare
Date of Investment: February 2006
Status: Unrealised
Type of Investment:
Expansion Capital
Lifehealthcare is one of Australia's leading medical products distributors and healthcare service providers, servicing healthcare institutions across Australia and New Zealand. The Lifehealthcare group of companies provides an extensive sourcing, marketing and distribution network into the Australian healthcare market.
www.lifehealthcare.com.au
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Lifeaudiology
Date of Investment: July 2006
Status: Unrealised
Type of Investment:
Management Buy-In
Life Audiology is the leading private hearing services provider in Australia and New Zealand. Life Audiology operates 82 permanent clinics. With over 130 clinical audiologists, Life Audiology group provides extensive experience in all areas of hearing loss, including diagnostics, rehabilitation, hearing loss prevention and the latest instrument fitting technologies.
www.lifeaudiology.com.au
www.nhc.com.au
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Simply Squeezed
Date of Investment: August
2006
Status: Unrealised
Type of Investment: Partial
Buyout
Based in Hawke’s Bay on the North
Island of New Zealand, Simply Squeezed
is the leading supplier of fruit juices
and smoothies into the Chilled segment
of the New Zealand Juice Market. With fruit
supply underwritten by related
party orchards as well as third party supply,
and control of a dedicated distribution
network, Simply Squeezed has a strong competitive
position.
Crescent acquired a significant stake from
founder Steve Brownlie who
remains as Chief Executive Officer. Our
investment strategy is to support continued
strong growth of the business over time.
www.simplysqueezed.co.nz
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Gourmet Food
Holding Co
Date of Investment:
October 2006
Status: Unrealised
Type of Investment:
Management Buy In
Crescent has established The Gourmet
Food Holdings Company to aggregate
small to mid-sized gourmet food
companies in Australia. The first
acquisition by The Gourmet Food
Company has been Fawcett Bros, a
leading pickled vegetable manufacturer
and distributor. Fawcett’s
manufactures under the Aristocrat,
Stromboli and Old Country brand
names and has the leading market
position in capers, bread and butter
pickles and cocktail onions.
www.fawcett-bros.com.au
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