Crescent Capital Partners | Private Equity Firm in Sydney Australia

Industrials

Crescent is the most active Private Equity investor in industrial companies in Australia, having invested in 11 industrial businesses over the last 4 funds.

Financial Services

Crescent has achieved strong success in Financial Services, with expertise in creating value through organic growth, acquisitions and geographical expansion into Asia.

Services & Technology

Crescent’s investment success across education, services and mining technology has helped innovative Australian businesses compete on a global stage.

Consumer Brands

Crescent has successfully helped unique Australian products become iconic brands that are loved by consumers around the world.

Healthcare

We understand healthcare

Healthcare is Crescent's largest sector by investment. Our team have over 30 years experience assisting healthcare businesses accelerate growth.

Our experience in Healthcare ›

Active Ownership

Crescent has an active partnership ethos, which is a highly structured and disciplined approach to portfolio management and hands-on value creation. We believe an active engagement model is a leading indicator of strong company performance.

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Accelerated Growth

In addition to equity capital, partnering with Crescent brings access to deep industry expertise and significant strategy and operational support. This serves to drive growth and performance improvement, accelerating value creation for shareholders.

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Business Building

Crescent Capital is unique in its ability and track record of building out businesses from a standing start, internally and in partnership with management teams. We have a large internal team which helps accelerate a portfolio company management team’s decision making.

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High Engagement

Access to our investment and operational team brings unparalleled support to our portfolio companies. We have consistently been able to deliver significant value-add alongside our management teams.

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Partnering for Success

The foundation of our success is the working relationship we have with the business owners and leadership teams we partner with. Every year we ask all of our executives the question – Would you recommend working with Crescent to a friend or colleague? We are proud to have globally leading NPS scores with our executive partners.

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Added Value Support

From cross portfolio introductions and business development, provision of consulting style support on key projects, through to assisting portfolio companies through major strategic change, the Crescent investment team has a unique blend of high end consulting and operational skill sets to support the investee companies.

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Our role?

We provide support for founders and senior management teams to accelerate the achievement of their goals. We see our role as working ‘on’ the business, helping accelerate business decisions by providing capital, the ‘consulting toolkit’ and ‘done it before’ experience.

John Beevers

CEO GroundProbe

"Crescent were willing to invest initially and on a continued basis to maintain our technologically leadership position."

Cameron Johnson

CEO Nucleus Network

"Our growth strategy was perfectly aligned with Crescent’s."

Stephen Ong

GM MyHealth

"It has been Crescent’s human capital that has been most valuable to us."

Nigel Rigby

Former CEO Metro Glass

"Crescent’s practical and analytical approach enabled management to hit their goals."

Peter Edwards

Former CEO Cover-More

"Crescent partnered with us and assisted in achieving our growth targets."

Melinda McGrath

CEO Australian Clinical Labs

"Crescent add value across business development, acquisition and enhancement activities."

Matt Courtney

CEO Construction Sciences

"I strongly recommend working in partnership with Crescent Capital."

Paul Wappett

CEO Australian Institute of Business

"Crescent brings a laser light focus on the things that drive value to our business."

The in house depth and breadth of consulting and operating skill sets provides support for portfolio companies to achieve their potential.

Michael Alscher

Founder, Managing Partner
BComm

25+ years experience in strategy consulting, investment and business management and public company boards.
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Ex Bain & Company, LEK Partnership, Gowing Bros Limited and Chase Manhattan Bank
Chairman of Cardno Ltd (ASX), Australian Clinical Labs, National Dental Care, National Medical Services Group; Director of ClearView Ltd (ASX)

Neville Buch

Partner
BSc Eng (Hons), MBA

30+ years experience in operating roles and M&A

Ex Global Deputy Chairman of Tyco Fire & Security and former CEO of Tyco Fire and Security Asia Pacific
Chairman of NZ Panels Group, Nude by Nature, Hall Contracting; Director of Cardno Ltd (ASX) and Steel Mains.

Daren McKennay

Partner
BBus, MBA, CA

20+ years in healthcare sector including private equity investments

Co-founder and ex-CEO of Life
Healthcare Group Limited (ASX:LHC)
COO MIA Group Limited
11+ Years as Hospital CEO at Healthcare of Australia (Mayne)
Chairman of MyHealth, Australian Institute of Business, Nucleus Network, Sun Doctors and Healthcare Australia

Nathanial Thomson

Partner
BComm (Hons), LlB (Hons)

20 years experience in strategy consulting, private equity and banking

Ex McKinsey & Company
Director of ClearView Ltd (ASX), Cardno Ltd (ASX), National Medical Services Group, National Dental Care and Australian Clinical Labs

Peter Lyon-Mercado

Partner (Finance)
BEng (Civil) (Hons), FCA, SA Fin

25+ years experience in financial management and accounting

Ex Saffery Champness (London)
Company Secretary

Stuart Butterworth

Partner
BA/ LL.B (First Class)

Ex A.T. Kearney

Director: Nucleus Network

Eloise Watson

Partner
BComm (Hons) (Actuarial)

Ex Rampersand (VC), Goldman Sachs

Director: Healthcare Australia, Crumpler & Tigerlily

Why investors partner with us.

We take great pride in building long term partnerships with our investors based on an established reputation for delivering consistently strong performance. Investors in our funds include both domestic and international pension funds and endowments.

Active Partnership

We are an equity partner that brings more than money to the relationship. With deep in house expertise, we provide the support to accelerate growth creation in our portfolio companies.

Clear Focus

We target middle market companies located in Australia and New Zealand with enterprise values of $50m to $300m.

Diverse Portfolio

We have a diverse portfolio across healthcare, industrials, financial services, technology, education and consumer brands. In particular, in the past 10 years Crescent has been the most active private equity manager in healthcare in Australia.

Experienced Team

Our team have been drawn from top tier strategy consulting practices and operating leadership roles in industry. The in house depth and breadth of consulting and operating skill sets provides support for portfolio companies to achieve their potential.

Disciplined Approach

With a reputation for delivering strong performance through a structured and disciplined approach to investment management, our team works actively alongside senior management to drive organic growth and value creation in invested companies.

Track Record

We have raised six funds since 2000 and we are a top quartile manager on global metrics. We have a track record of expanding Australian businesses into Asia with over 50% of portfolio companies having an Asian presence.

Long-Term Vision

Responsibility

As a member of the Australian Investment Council, we are bound by a set of member standards including the Australian Investment Council Code of Conduct, as well as responsible investment and valuation guidelines.

Seeking a private equity investment?

Crescent Capital Partners invests in companies and sectors with growth potential within Australia & New Zealand or internationally.
We are interested in all sectors we can assist to consolidate or help be a disrupter, in cyclical opportunities or underperforming companies where we can help make a material difference.

If you’re looking for capital and an active partner to accelerate the growth of your business or thinking about exiting by bringing in new investors, please feel free to contact me by phone or email to find out more.

Peter Scrine
Business Development Director

Mobile: +61 (0) 419 710 777
Direct: +61 2 9220 8100
Email: pscrine@crescentcap.com.au
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/peterscrine