Archer Capital is an Australian

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investment firm based in

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. It was founded as GS Private Equity in 1996. Archer Capital hosts multiple

investment funds An investment fund is a way of investing money alongside other investors in order to benefit from the inherent advantages of working as part of a group such as reducing the risks of the investment by a significant percentage. These advantages inc ...

which invest in businesses across a wide array of industries and sectors, specifically targeting mid-market

leveraged buyout A leveraged buyout (LBO) is one company's acquisition of another company using a significant amount of borrowed money (leverage) to meet the cost of acquisition. The assets of the company being acquired are often used as collateral for the loan ...

s in Australia and New Zealand. The firm currently owns or co-owns a number of Australian and New Zealand companies including

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and

Craveable Brands Craveable Brands Ltd (formerly known as Quick Service Restaurant Holdings) is an Australian fast food holding company. It owns the Red Rooster, Oporto (restaurant), Oporto, and Chicken Treat brands with 580 restaurants in Australasia and Southe ...

. Previous investments include

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, MYOB,

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and

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Notable investments

In 1998, the firm partnered with the then-management of

to purchase the business for A$50 million. It was later sold to a consortium including the Myer family. In 2000, Archer Capital gained a 50% stake in

coffeehouses, selling for A$20 million in 2003 to Navis. In 2001, Archer was part of a consortium (paying A$30 million) which purchased

from

Pacific Dunlop Pacific Dunlop was a highly diversified Australian conglomerate company that operated in, among other things, the Automotive, textile, electronics and biotechnology industries. Products commercialised included tires, car batteries, cables, clot ...

, publicly listing the company on the

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in 2003. Archer Capital was involved in the purchase of

from

Unilever Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy drink, t ...

in 2003. Archer divested a few years later. In 2009, the company lead a A$450 million takeover of MYOB, taking the company private. It was sold two years later for A$1.1 billion to

Bain Capital Bain Capital is an American private investment firm based in Boston. It specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, public equity, impact investing, life sciences, and real estate. Bain Capital invests across a range of industry se ...

. In 2011, Archer acquired Quick Service Restaurant Holdings (renamed

in 2017) for A$450 million from

Quadrant Private Equity Quadrant Private Equity (also simply known as Quadrant) is an Australian private equity investment firm based in Sydney, Australia. The company was founded as Quadrant Capital in 1996 by Chris Hadley. Quadrant hosts multiple investment funds w ...

, which holds 620 Australian-owned

Red Rooster Red Rooster is an Australian fast food restaurant chain founded in 1972 that specialises in roast chicken, chicken burgers and fried chicken. Their product range includes whole roasts, half roasts, wraps, burgers, salads, beverages and desserts ...

Chicken Treat Chicken Treat is an Australian barbecue chicken fast food restaurant chain that was founded and primarily operates in Western Australia. As of December 2022, Chicken Treat has over 60 outlets within Western Australia, one in Central Queensland, ...

and

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restaurants. In the same year it also became a major investor in the

. In 2013, Archer purchased 30 aged care facilities from

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, forming provider

. It has subsequently grown to be one of the largest care providers in Australia.

Funds

Archer Capital has operated a total of 5 individual funds.

References

External links

*{{officialwebsite, https://www.archercapital.com.au/ Australian companies established in 1996 Private equity firms of Australia Investment companies of Australia Privately held companies of Australia Financial services companies established in 1996 Financial services companies based in Sydney