Quadrant Private Equity-Our Story

ABOUT QUADRANT PRIVATE EQUITY

Quadrant Private Equity was first established in 1996 (firstly as Quadrant Capital) and is a leading Sydney-based mid-market private equity firm investing in companies in Australia and New Zealand. We have raised in excess of $4.7 billion and 9 funds since inception and our latest fund (QPE No.6) has $1,150 million in equity commitment for private equity investment.

Quadrant has extensive investment experience, having led 69 investments in the past 9 funds (with 54 exits) across a range of sectors including retail, healthcare, media, consumer foods, financial services and other sectors.

Quadrant’s investors include leading Australian and global superannuation funds, investment funds and sovereign wealth funds. Many of these investors have been investors across multiple Quadrant funds.

Some of Quadrant's current and former investments include The Real Petfood Company, CDC, ICON Cancer Care, Fitness and Lifestyle Group, Peter Warren Group, Darrell Lea and Zip Water

WHY CHOOSE QUADRANT

Quadrant has a strong track record of partnering with management and other shareholders through our investment horizon.

Our approach is to be collaborative, collective and arrive at decisions via consensus. We bring strategic and operational improvements skills from owning and investing in 68 companies as well as deep relationships with a range of stakeholders.

We have significant experience in preparing businesses for exit and bring a successful track record in this regard. Quadrant has won a number of awards in recent years from various industry bodies and the companies that we have listed continue to deliver strong returns for investors.

OUR INVESTMENT APPROACH & FOCUS

Our focus is creating value in our portfolio investments by building strong and sustainable businesses with a focus on growth. We work closely with management, the founders and all stakeholders to deliver a clear business plan at the outset and discuss long term strategic plans. In doing so, we look to create value for all stakeholders.

Our focus is creating value in our portfolio investments by building strong and sustainable businesses with a focus on growth. In doing so, we look to create value for all stakeholders.

With all our investments we have a clear thesis in place with an exit in mind. The attributes that are key to potential buyers of the market will be developed over the investment period to maximise value and drive returns. Quadrant has executed on a number of successful exits including to trade, secondary and via initial public offering.

We dedicate a number of investment executives on all our portfolio companies and put in place a lean and responsible board structure. This allows the key decision makers the opportunity to move quickly and aid in efficient decision market processes to ensure the business is nimble.

Quadrant will also dedicate investment executives to increasing execution and management capabilities. Our focus is on growth and we will attract new talent to increase capabilities (if required) and expand existing teams to support growth and development.

TESTIMONIAL

“Quadrant were a valuable partner for Burson with their professionalism, discipline and support for Burson. They did what they said they would do from the outset – supported and encouraged the management team, and invested to grow the business. They worked closely with the business to drive the growth strategy and helped deliver the platform to enable the business to be successful as a publicly listed company.”

Darryl Abotomey

CEO Burson Group Ltd

“Quadrant has brought a great deal of professionalism, insight and experience to The Real Petfood Company. This has proven to be invaluable as TRPC continues to rapidly expand to deliver real quality petfood globally”

David Grant

CEO Real Pet Food Company

“The Quadrant team were actively involved in driving growth including a number of transformative acquisitions. They brought a great level of experience and invested significantly in operational and clinical capabilities to deliver strong outcomes for our residents”

Peter Arvanitis

Founder and Non-Executive Director Estia Health

Quadrant was an excellent business partner for Isentia. They worked in partnership with management on a strategy that would transform the company and provided expertise and skills where needed to execute on that strategy. They backed the business with investment in technology and acquisitions into new markets that saw Isentia become a leader in the digital media intelligence market across Asia Pacific. The Quadrant years built a business with a focus on long term growth and strong financial returns.

John Croll

CEO & Managing Director Isentia

Quadrant have proven to be a reliable, disciplined and supportive partner for APN Outdoor. They work in a collaborative way and have helped drive the strategy that has positioned the business to achieve in the long term

Richard Herring

Chief Executive Officer APN Outdoor

Quadrant have been a strong sounding board and experienced partner for CDC. They have brought a great deal of expertise and have helped drive the continual growth in our business as we continue to deliver for our clients

Greg Boorer

Chief Executive Officer Canberra Data Centres

THE QUADRANT APPROACH