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Who is Banksia Capital?
Banksia Capital is a private equity firm based in Australia.
Firm facts
Banksia Capital
- Type
- private equity firm
- Headquarters
- Australia
Verification date not recorded
How they work
Profile pending
We’re still writing up how Banksia Capital works — their thesis, typical cheque size, and hold period. This section is filled by hand and reviewed before it publishes; we’d rather leave it blank than guess.
Their portfolio
Showing 6 of 6 known holdings — coverage is still partial.
Company
Sector
What they do
- SectorFintech — micro-investing app (crypto & commodities)What they doMicro-investing mobile app that lets users round up daily spending and automatically invest the change in commodities and cryptocurrency.
- SectorMulti-family office / wealth managementWhat they doOne of Australia's first and longest-running multi-family offices, providing wealth management, financial and accounting services to high-net-worth individuals and families.
- SectorMining-sector waste management (liquid/solid waste, skip bins, mine-site works)What they doWA-owned waste-management company servicing the mining and resources sector in the Goldfields and Mid-West regions of Western Australia, offering liquid waste, skip bins, mine-site works, solid waste, non-destructive digging and hydrocarbon-bin services.
- SectorMining-sector waste management & recyclingWhat they doProvides recycling and waste-management services (including hydrocarbon/mine-site waste streams) to the WA mining and resources sector, trading as Minesite Recycling.
- MuscleWorx GroupSectorSports nutrition & supplements retailWhat they doRetail chain (trading as Supplement Mart) selling sports nutrition, vitamins, supplements and health/wellness products across multiple Australian states.
- SectorChildcare / early learning (Long Day Care & Out of School Hours Care)What they doPerth-based provider of Long Day Care (LDC) and Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) childcare services across Western Australia.
Exited holdings
Confirmed former portfolio companies, shown separately from current holdings.
Company
Sector
What they do
- Analytical Reference LaboratorySectorEnvironmental / analytical testing laboratory servicesWhat they doPerth-based specialist environmental laboratory providing analytical testing services for soil, water and waste (contaminated sites, asbestos and related analyses). (exited)
- BenchmarkSectorDebtor finance / invoice finance servicesWhat they doWest Perth-based debtor (invoice) finance provider; independently identified as Benchmark Debtor Finance Pty Ltd, now privately owned by two financial-services companies and management. (exited)
- Cool Clear WaterSectorPoint-of-use water filtration (rented coolers)What they doWestern Australia's market-leading provider of point-of-use installed water filters/coolers, which grew nationally (25,000 rented coolers) via Billabong, H2Only and WaterFirst bolt-on acquisitions. (exited)
- Croissant ExpressSectorCafé / bakery franchise chainWhat they doFrench-inspired bakery/café franchise chain based in Wangara, WA, specialising in artisan patisseries and baguettes, with multiple store locations, catering and franchising. (exited)
- EuropcarSectorCar rental servicesWhat they doNational car rental business (per Banksia's own 2004 case description: 'MBI of leading national car rental business'); independent identification of the specific WA-based entity/franchise Banksia acquired was not found — the global Europcar brand is a large multinational unrelated to this single historical WA deal. (exited)
- InvoCareSectorFuneral, cemetery & cremation servicesWhat they doOperator of funeral home, cemetery and crematorium services across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, via more than 320 funeral homes and 17 cemetery/crematoria. (exited)
- JB Hi-FiSectorConsumer electronics retailWhat they doAustralian consumer electronics retail chain selling televisions, mobile phones, computers and other electronics/entertainment hardware across Australia and New Zealand. (exited)
- Logic CommunicationsSectorManaged IT & cloud servicesWhat they doPerth (Malaga)-based managed IT, cloud, VoIP and premium internet services provider for business customers. (exited)
- MTi GroupSectorMining consumables — drill & blast productsWhat they doManufacturer and distributor of engineered blasting consumables for the mining industry (gas bags, blast bags, blast-hole liners, borehole plugs, stemming devices), with production sites in Australia, China, the US and South Africa. (exited)
- National Lifestyle VillagesSectorOver-50s land-lease lifestyle village developer/operatorWhat they doDeveloper and operator of land-lease lifestyle villages for over-50s residents; independently identified as National Lifestyle Villages, one of Australia's leading over-50s lifestyle village providers. (exited)
- Pioneer CreditSectorPurchased debt / credit management servicesWhat they doASX-listed (PNC) financial services company that acquires and services purchased retail debt portfolios for Australian banks, non-bank lenders and financial institutions. (exited)
- Skill HireSectorTraining, labour hire & recruitment servicesWhat they doAustralia's leading career development, staffing, recruitment and employment agency, delivering registered training, apprenticeships and labour-hire services across WA and SA. (exited)
- VescoSectorFood manufacturing — frozen ready meals (private label)What they doWestern Australia's largest producer of ready meals and coated products; trading today as Vesco Foods, a Perth-founded (1974) private-label frozen-meal manufacturer. (exited)
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