Anchorage Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Anchorage Capital Partners has acquired 2 companies.

Anchorage Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areretail (22%) and business services (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (35%) and divestiture (27%). In total, Anchorage Capital Partners has invested in 2 US states and 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2009 when it acquired Antares Restaurant Group for $29M.

In the last 3 years, Anchorage Capital Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (43%). Anchorage Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold Golden Circle for $288M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity37
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity14
  • Total Sectors Invested 15
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 4

Anchorage Capital Partners

Level 39, 259 George Street,
Sydney, 2000
Australia
+61 2 8259 7777
www.anchoragecapital.com.au
anchorage@anchoragecapital.com.au

Anchorage Capital Partners is a specialized private equity firm that focuses on control investments in established businesses with a strong market position or brand which are not performing at their full potential, often as a result of capital constraints, lack of management attention or being a non-core ‘orphan’ in a large corporate. Target companies generally have at least A$100 million of revenue and are valued up to A$250 million. Anchorage will consider companies in a variety of sectors, however, the Firm avoids investing in technology, direct real estate or mineral exploration. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. Anchorage Capital Partners was established in 2008 and is based in Sydney.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electronics, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Plastics, Renewable Energy, Restaurants, Retail, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Asia/Pacific, Australia/New Zealand

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 100 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 25 250
values in millions of AUD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 20 1 2 - - - 23
vol $29M $29M
Sell (1.0/yr) # 9 4 1 - - - 14
vol $415M $415M
  37

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
David Jones Pty Ltd. 2022-12-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Burnley, Australia · www.davidjones.com
Embark Education Ltd. 2022-10-18 - Going Private
Auckland, New Zealand · www.evolveeducation.co.nz
Rail First Asset Management 2022-09-05 - Secondary Buyout
North Sydney, Australia · www.railfirst.com.au
GBST Holdings Ltd. 2021-12-22 - Divestiture
Brisbane, Australia · www.gbst.com
Affinity Education Group Ltd. 2021-09-01 - Secondary Buyout
Brisbane, Australia · www.affinityeducation.com.au
Brand Collective Pty Ltd. 2021-08-02 - Secondary Buyout
Alexandria, Australia · www.brandcollective.com.au
Solgen Energy Group 2021-03-31 - Add-on Acquisition
St Leonards, Australia · www.solgen.com.au
Facilities First Australia Pty Ltd. 2021-01-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Macquarie Park, Australia · www.facilitiesfirst.com.au
Contract Resources Pty Ltd. 2020-01-24 - Secondary Buyout
Rosebery, Australia · www.contractresources.com
Rail First Asset Management 2020-01-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
North Sydney, Australia · www.railfirst.com.au
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 2 (29%) - 5 (22%) -
Business Services - - 3 (13%) -
Consumer Products 1 (14%) - 2 (9%) -
Consumer Services 2 (29%) - 2 (9%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (4%) 29M (100%)
Building Materials - - 1 (4%) -
Education - - 1 (4%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (4%) -
Engineering - - 1 (4%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (4%) -
Information Technology 1 (14%) - 1 (4%) -
Manufacturing 1 (14%) - 1 (4%) -
Plastics - - 1 (4%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (4%) -
Transportation - - 1 (4%) -
Total 7 - 23 $29M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Australia 5 (71%) - 17 (74%) -
New Zealand 1 (14%) - 2 (9%) 29M (100%)
United States - - 2 (9%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (4%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (4%) -
Belgium 1 (14%) - 1 (4%) -
Singapore - - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 5 (71%) - 17 (74%) -
Cross-border 2 (29%) - 6 (26%) 29M (100%)
Total 7 - 23 $29M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (43%) - 8 (35%) -
Divestiture 1 (14%) - 6 (26%) 29M (100%)
Stake Purchase 1 (14%) - 3 (13%) -
Going Private 1 (14%) - 2 (9%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (14%) - 2 (9%) -
PIPE - - 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (4%) -
Total 7 - 23 $29M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (36%) 288M (69%)
Secondary Sale 5 (36%) 127M (31%)
Divestiture 1 (7%) -
IPO 1 (7%) -
Merger 1 (7%) -
Trade Sale 1 (7%) -
Total 14 $415M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
 1
Investec
 1
Rippledot Capital Advisers Pte. Ltd.
 1
Legal Deals
Minter Ellison
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $29M
TOTAL $29M
Largest Antares Restaurant Group Ltd.
$29M (2009-09-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $415M
TOTAL $415M
Largest Golden Circle Ltd.
$288M (2008-12-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
3 (13%)
Strategic(s)
22%
5 (22%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
36%
5 (36%)
Strategic(s)
57%
8 (57%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

810M AUD

Established

2008

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Callen O'Brien

Managing Director

Daniel Wong

Managing Director

Phillip Cave AM

Managing Director

Simon Woodhouse

Managing Director

Ben Ware

CFO

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