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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
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How they work

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Their portfolio

Showing 6 of 6 known holdings — coverage is still partial.

  • 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 management
    What 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 & recycling
    What 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 Group
    SectorSports nutrition & supplements retail
    What 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.

  • Analytical Reference Laboratory
    SectorEnvironmental / analytical testing laboratory services
    What they doPerth-based specialist environmental laboratory providing analytical testing services for soil, water and waste (contaminated sites, asbestos and related analyses). (exited)
  • Benchmark
    SectorDebtor finance / invoice finance services
    What 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 Water
    SectorPoint-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 Express
    SectorCafé / bakery franchise chain
    What 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)
  • Europcar
    SectorCar rental services
    What 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)
  • InvoCare
    SectorFuneral, cemetery & cremation services
    What 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-Fi
    SectorConsumer electronics retail
    What they doAustralian consumer electronics retail chain selling televisions, mobile phones, computers and other electronics/entertainment hardware across Australia and New Zealand. (exited)
  • Logic Communications
    SectorManaged IT & cloud services
    What they doPerth (Malaga)-based managed IT, cloud, VoIP and premium internet services provider for business customers. (exited)
  • MTi Group
    SectorMining consumables — drill & blast products
    What 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 Villages
    SectorOver-50s land-lease lifestyle village developer/operator
    What 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 Credit
    SectorPurchased debt / credit management services
    What 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 Hire
    SectorTraining, labour hire & recruitment services
    What they doAustralia's leading career development, staffing, recruitment and employment agency, delivering registered training, apprenticeships and labour-hire services across WA and SA. (exited)
  • Vesco
    SectorFood 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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