CFO-led majority partners and acquirers — we keep Australian businesses trading and growing.
We acquire businesses or partner with directors as majority owners. Our CFO team installs discipline — cash cadence, board-grade reporting, and operational controls — so leadership can focus on customers and growth.
Two ways we invest
- ✅ Partner with Directors (Majority) — we co-own, set the CFO cadence, and build scalable control.
- ✅ Acquire the Business — going-concern buyer; continuity over closure; stabilise then grow.
Why choose a CFO-led partner?
Stability from day one
Cash gates, supplier resets, and covenant control within a practical 90-day plan.
Operational discipline
Board-grade reporting, KPI dashboards, and governance that improves decisions.
Commercial lift
Pricing, product mix, and pipeline hygiene that boosts margin and velocity.
Hands-on operators
We roll up sleeves and work alongside directors and managers — not from the sidelines.
Continuity & integrity
Protect jobs and relationships while we rebuild value with transparency and respect.
SE Queensland roots
Brisbane-based, working nationally with local networks across legal, banking, and industry.
How we work — a five-phase playbook
1) Rapid triage
Continuity plan, cash mapping, and risk mitigation.
2) Stabilise cash
13-week forecast, vendor resets, gates, and controls.
3) Controls & reporting
Board packs, KPIs, governance, and cadence.
4) Commercial lift
Pricing, mix, operations, and customer experience.
5) Invest to grow
Capex, systems, and leadership/succession planning.
Sectors we back
Manufacturing
Make-to-order and process manufacturing, precision components, and industrial services.
Warehouse & Distribution
Inventory-heavy operations, multi-site logistics, and fulfilment networks with scale potential.
Agri Processing
Post-farmgate processing and value-add: food, fibre, and specialty ingredients with supply-chain complexity.
Success stories
Selected turnarounds led by our CFO team. Figures excerpted from our investment brochure.
Manufacturing — complete turnaround
- ✅ Entered administration with ~AUD 6m turnover; poor financial controls
- ✅ Implemented DOCA, rebuilt operations under CFO leadership
- ✅ Revenue more than doubled over four years; ~2.5–3.0× ROI equivalent at sector multiples
Multi-site manufacturing — CFO restructure
- ✅ Severe working-capital pressure; lender confidence declining
- ✅ Led 22-person finance team; negotiated AUD 8m facility; cut fixed costs 20%
- ✅ EBITDA from −AUD 1.2m to +AUD 1.5m in 18 months; sold for AUD 9m (≈2.3× ROI)
Agri processing — lesson in continuity
- ✅ Strong brand that entered liquidation due to mispriced contracts
- ✅ Diagnosis: major retail contract sold below cost; capital gap
- ✅ Illustrates why continuity-first buyers matter — viable businesses shouldn’t disappear
Let’s choose the right path — partnership or sale
Confidential, respectful, and practical. We respond quickly with next steps.