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Who is Colinton Capital Partners?
Colinton Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Australia.
Firm facts
Colinton Capital Partners
- Type
- private equity firm
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Website
- colintoncapital.com
Last verified 2026-06-28
How they work
Sydney-based private-equity manager pursuing Australian lower-middle-market buyouts and growth investments.
Colinton describes a partnership-style approach, working actively with owners and senior management across buyouts and growth investments. It does not publish a seller-facing transaction timetable, diligence checklist, hold period or signing protocol.
- Sector focus
- Industry agnostic across both buyout and growth strategies.
- Geography
- Australia, lower middle market.
- Ownership
- Partnership-style buyouts with active, hands-on growth investing; partners with owners and senior management.
- Majority or minority
- Buyouts: controlling position alongside founders; growth: typically significant minority position.
- Target revenue
- Growth investments: at least approximately A$5m revenue.
- Target EBITDA
- Buyouts: A$10m–A$20m EBITDA.
- Enterprise value
- Typically A$50m–A$150m.
- Investment size
- Typically A$20m–A$50m equity.
- Capital model
- Fund-managed capital with co-investment; staff are financially invested in the fund.
- Capital
- Official site reports approximately A$300m funds under management/deployed; a 2024 interview reported Fund I corpus just under A$100m and Fund II first close approximately A$50m.
- Founder ownership
- Simon Moore founded the firm; staff hold material financial investment in the fund. Exact management-company ownership percentages are not public.
Their portfolio
Company
Sector
What they do
- SectorAdvanced materialsWhat they doProvides thermal-management and flame-retardant material platforms for bedding, military and first-responder markets.
- SectorCollision repair and automotive partsWhat they doOperates collision-repair and associated automotive-parts businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
- SectorCritical-infrastructure maintenance, maritime and securityWhat they doServices maritime, aviation and government critical infrastructure across Australia and Pacific nations.
- SectorRail engineering and manufacturingWhat they doProvides design, engineering and manufacturing services for rail construction and maintenance.
- SectorConstruction height-safety solutionsWhat they doProvides engineered height-safety products and services to Australia's building and construction industry.
- SectorEnterprise software and digital transformationWhat they doProvides technology solutions used to transform organisations' technology business models across multiple industries.
- SectorCommercial cleaning servicesWhat they doProvides premium cleaning services to asset managers, major corporate tenants and government clients.
- SectorDoor manufacturing and retailWhat they doManufactures and retails internal, external and security doors through an Australian showroom network.
- SectorDistributed fiber sensing and urban analyticsWhat they doOperates a digital platform that digitises movement and events across cities in real time using VIDAR technology.
- SectorLighting and integrated energy managementWhat they doSupplies complex lighting, smart power, utility-management and tenant-billing solutions across more than 90 countries.
- SectorSpecialty pharmaceutical distribution and patient servicesWhat they doDelivers highly specialised medicines and associated patient-care services across Australia.
- SectorSME lending and paymentsWhat they doProvides Australian SMEs with trade, debtor and equipment finance and access to real-time payment services.
- SectorPayment automationWhat they doProvides APIs for domestic and international payment collection, settlement, funding and disbursement.
All 13 tracked holdings shown
Exited holdings
Confirmed former portfolio companies, shown separately from current holdings.
Company
Sector
What they do
- SectorHuman-resources SaaSWhat they doDeveloped cloud-based people-management software with performance, engagement and workforce-analytics capabilities. (exited)
Sources
- colintoncapital.com · portfolio page
- colintoncapital.com · website
- colintoncapital.com · research
- ionanalytics.com · research
- privateequityinternational.com · research
- colintoncapital.com · research
The truth, first.Data as at 2026-06-28