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Who is ROC Partners?

ROC Partners is a private equity firm based in Australia.

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ROC Partners

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private equity firm
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Australia
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rocp.com
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ROC Partners is a Sydney-headquartered private markets investment manager with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and New York, and around 60 employees. Established in 2014 via a management buyout of Macquarie Investment Management Private Markets (MIMPM, founded 1996), it manages approximately A$9 billion in AUM across private equity (primary fund investments, secondaries, co-investments, direct growth equity and food & agriculture), private credit and real assets (agricultural infrastructure) for institutions, superannuation funds, family offices and high-net-worth investors.

Sector focus
Growth equity: healthcare, environmental services, education, telecommunications, food and beverage, and IT/business services. Food and agriculture: operational food assets, agricultural infrastructure assets and carbon abatement projects (JV with C6 Investment Management) across the food and agriculture value chain, targeting robust asset backing, high barriers to entry, clear market leadership and strong management teams.
Geography
Direct investing focuses on Australia (growth equity) and Australia/New Zealand (food and agriculture); the broader multi-strategy fund platform operates from Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and New York across the Asia-Pacific region.
Ownership
Publicly describes itself as a long-term partner to founders and senior leadership teams, building on a business' prior success to drive growth and create a path to a seamless exit via private or public markets; no explicit majority/minority stake percentage is stated (see majority_minority_preference).
Target revenue
Growth equity: actively seeking Australian companies with revenue of at least AU$5.0 million. Food and agriculture: actively seeking Australian/New Zealand companies with revenue of at least AU$15 million.
Capital model
Deploys capital through commingled funds targeting specific strategies and separately managed accounts for larger clients; offers Roc Summit, described as Australia's first multi-strategy evergreen (open-ended) private equity fund, alongside dedicated Growth Equity and Food & Agriculture direct-investment platforms — the Growth Equity platform includes the Victorian Business Growth Fund, managed on behalf of institutional/sophisticated investors in partnership with the Victorian Government, Aware Super and Spirit Super.
Capital
Approximately A$9 billion in total AUM across private equity, private credit and real assets (as at 31 December 2025); ~AU$9.5 billion deployed since inception (November 1995) across more than 600 investments in funds, secondaries, co-investments and direct investments, combined across the Macquarie Investment Management Private Markets predecessor and Roc Partners (as of 30 September 2025). Food and agriculture assets alone are valued at more than A$1.8 billion (having deployed ~$975m in equity); real assets (agricultural infrastructure) are valued above A$2.6 billion, having deployed more than A$900m in equity.
Founder ownership
States founders and senior leadership teams as trusted long-term partners who continue to drive the business post-investment; an explicit part of its growth-equity investment approach ('Founders and senior leadership teams count on us as a trusted partner to create long-term value').

Their portfolio

  • SectorBranded pet treats (grocery and specialty retail)
    What they doAPTCo comprises two branded dog-treat businesses, Bow Wow and WAG. Bow Wow is the third-largest pet treats brand in the grocery channel; WAG is a premium brand focused on the specialty channel and operates a small e-commerce channel.
  • SectorOyster aquaculture, processing and wholesale (Sydney Rock Oysters)
    What they doThe largest producer, processor and marketer of Sydney Rock oysters in Australia. The company leases over 191ha across nine estuaries in NSW and operates processing facilities in Batemans Bay and Kingsgrove, selling under the Appellation Oysters and Oystersmiths brands.
  • SectorEmployee assistance programs / corporate mental health and wellbeing services
    What they doA leading mental health and wellbeing services provider to corporate and government organisations specialising in employee assistance programs, with a national network of 1,300 psychologists and consultants.
  • SectorGlasshouse fresh produce farming
    What they doAustralia's largest glasshouse owner and operator, with over 75ha of produce under glass in Victoria. A fully integrated business with dedicated nursery facilities that grows, packs and markets fresh produce nationally.
  • SectorFresh produce marketing, import/export and distribution
    What they doA global, specialist fresh produce marketing and distribution business providing import, export and domestic services including ripening and pre-packing; one of Australia's largest fresh produce marketing and distribution operations. The investment date reflects the original investment in 555 Superfoods, which was subsequently acquired by Freshmax.
  • SectorCardiology consulting and diagnostic services
    What they doOne of few corporatised cardiology players in Melbourne, providing consulting and diagnostic cardiology services from five sites; Heartwest manages the facilities on behalf of the cardiologists.
  • Horticulture development (blueberries)
    SectorBlueberry horticulture development (hydroponic orchard)
    What they doDevelopment of a hydroponic blueberry orchard in Queensland's Sunshine Coast on a 100ha property in a major berry-production zone, converting bare agricultural land into a controlled-environment system (tunnels and nets) growing high-value blueberry varieties.
  • SectorAgricultural tillage equipment manufacturing
    What they doA South Australian agriculture equipment business with unique IP and a mix of domestic and international sales, focused on an international growth plan including onboarding new contract manufacturing partners and establishing assembly.
  • Lachlan River Almonds
    SectorAlmond and tree nut orchards
    What they doOperates approximately 365ha of almond orchards in New South Wales' Riverina region and is actively building a ~1,000ha tree nut portfolio.
  • SectorEgg production and distribution
    What they doAustralia's largest egg supplier and producer; a leading supplier and distributor of fresh farm eggs and egg products, providing eggs since the 1970s.
  • SectorPoultry (chicken broiler) farm operation
    What they doAustralia's largest chicken broiler farm operator, with over 60 large-scale farms across Australia operating poultry sheds under long-term growing contracts with the country's largest processors.
  • SectorProperty damage reinstatement and restoration services
    What they doTrading as Skyline Building Group and First Response Restoration, a leading provider of reinstatement and restoration services for residential, strata and commercial properties after damage from insurable events such as accidents, weather and fire, covering metro Melbourne, regional Victoria and South East Queensland.
  • SectorWagyu beef cattle production
    What they doOne of the largest dedicated high-end beef producers in the world, owning over 50,000 head of full-blood and crossbred wagyu across more than 5,000 hectares of prime cattle country in New South Wales and Western Australia.
  • SectorEarly childhood education / childcare centres
    What they doA leading provider of early childhood education services with more than 50 services across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
  • Ulupna Pastoral Company
    SectorCattle feedlot and irrigated cropping
    What they doAn integrated cattle-feeding and irrigated-cropping aggregation in Northern Victoria, redeveloping approximately 8,000ha of former dairy farms into a fodder-production engine to feed growing demand for sustainable cattle-feeding facilities.

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