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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 which invest in businesses across a wide array of industries and sectors, specifically targeting management buyouts and growth capital transactions. The first three Quadrant funds delivered a collective 37% return between 1996 and 2006. The firm owns or co-owns a number of well-known Australian companies including Journey Beyond, Barbeques Galore, Timezone and Darrell Lea Quadrant is Australia's largest fitness centre operator through acquisitions of brands including Fitness First, Jetts Fitness and GoodLife Fitness. Quadrant has floated a number of its interests on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) including Kathmandu, Virtus Health, Isentia, APN Outdoor, Bapcar (previously Burson Auto Parts) and Estia Health. Notable investme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proprietary Company
A proprietary company, the characteristic of which is abbreviated as "Pty", is a form of privately held company in Australia, Namibia and South Africa that is either limited or unlimited. However, unlike a public company there are, depending on jurisdiction, restrictions on what it can and cannot do. In Australia, a proprietary company is defined under section 45A(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The Act puts certain restrictions on proprietary companies such as not permitting them to have more than 50 members (shareholders). Another important restriction relates to fundraising. A proprietary company must not engage in fundraising that would require a disclosure document such as a prospectus, an offer information statement, or a profile statement to be issued (sec.113(3)). The Act states in which circumstances a company must issue a prospectus when attempting to raise funds. This means that a proprietary company must not offer its shares to the public. Section 45A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Float
In the context of stock markets, the public float or free float represents the portion of shares of a corporation that are in the hands of public investors as opposed to locked-in shares held by promoters, company officers, controlling-interest investors, or governments. This number is sometimes seen as a better way of calculating market capitalization, because it provides a more accurate reflection (than entire market capitalization) of what public investors consider the company to be worth. In this context, the ''float'' may refer to all the shares outstanding that can be publicly traded. Calculating public float The float is calculated by subtracting the locked-in shares from outstanding shares. For example, a company may have 10 million outstanding shares, with 3 million of them in a locked-in position; this company's float would be 7 million (multiplied by the share price). Stocks with smaller floats tend to be more volatile than those with larger floats. In general, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Southeast Asia. The company has been a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based private equity firm PAG (investment firm), PAG Asia Capital since July 2019. History The company was founded in 2007 as Quick Service Restaurant Holdings (QSR) from the management buyout of Australian Fast Foods (AFF). The A$180 million deal was in partnership with Quadrant Private Equity, AFF's managing director Frank Romano, and other management members. In July 2007, QSR acquired the Oporto chain of restaurants for A$60 million. In June 2011, Archer Capital acquired QSR from Quadrant Private Equity for an estimated A$450 million. In May 2017 the company was renamed from Quick Service Restaurant Holdings to Craveable Brands Ltd in advance of a proposed initial publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oporto (restaurant)
Oporto Holdings Pty Ltd is an Australian and New Zealand fast food restaurant franchise, with a Portuguese-theme. Oporto specialises in Portuguese style chicken and burgers. It is a subsidiary of fast food holding company Craveable Brands, which also owns the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands. Internationally Oporto has more than 100 'eat in' or 'take-away' restaurants in Australia and New Zealand. It previously also operated stores throughout China and expanded to Sri Lanka and Vietnam in August 2018. Oporto is also looking to expand its operations into the Middle East, with its first store earmarked for Dubai in early 2020. Founding and history The first Oporto restaurant was founded in 1986 by António Cerqueira, an Australian of Portuguese descent, in North Bondi, New South Wales, Australia but was originally named ''Portuguese Style Bondi Charcoal Chicken''. The 'Oporto' name came from Cerqueira's favourite football team, FC Porto. Oporto first opened a franchise s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 one in New South Wales. The company provides a range of rotisserie chicken, fried chicken, and burger meals. Chicken Treat also offers catering services for families, groups, and businesses. History The founder of Chicken Treat, Frank Romano, entered the barbequed chicken fast food industry in 1973 starting as a store manager for Chicken Spot and later becoming a shareholder of the proprietor West Coast Fast Foods Pty Ltd. Frank then founded Chicken Treat in 1976, with the first store opening in the suburb of Midland. By 1988, the number of Chicken Treat stores had increased to 39. In 1989, Chicken Treat and its main east coast rival, Big Rooster, became allies as Australian Fast Foods. In early 2002, the parent company Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. It is owned and operated by parent company Craveable Brands, which also own Oporto and Chicken Treat. , there are over 360 Red Rooster stores in all Australian states and territories except Tasmania. In 2019, seven Red Rooster stores, all located on the Sunshine Coast, suddenly closed. Concerns about Red Rooster's franchise model have been raised, in that the focus on poultry makes it difficult for them to respond quickly to new consumer trends. History The original Red Rooster store was a small take-away shop located at 98 Wanneroo Road, Tuart Hill, specialising in take-away chicken dinners etc. This opened about 1970/71 and after only about 12 months trading it closed and disappeared. Presumably this was when the Kailis family boug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Food
Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out/take-away. Fast food was created as a commercial strategy to accommodate large numbers of busy commuters, travelers and wage workers. In 2018, the fast food industry was worth an estimated $570 billion globally. The fastest form of "fast food" consists of pre-cooked meals which reduce waiting periods to mere seconds. Other fast food outlets, primarily hamburger outlets such as McDonald's, use mass-produced, pre-prepared ingredients (bagged buns and condiments, frozen beef patties, vegetables which are prewashed, pre-sliced, or both; etc.) and cook the meat and french fries fresh, before assembling "to order". Fast food restaurants are traditionally distinguished by the drive-through. Outlets may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rooster Wagga Wagga
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy. Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal. The 19th century brought the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estia Health
Estia Health is an Australian aged care operator floated by Quadrant Private Equity in December 2014 when it was valued at $725 million. It operates 69 facilities across Australia and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The company lost about a sixth of its value in September 2018 when the government announced a public inquiry into misconduct in the aged care sector, following the Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ... produced a two-part documentary focusing on alleged neglect and abuse of older people. It was founded by Peter Arvanitis. He resigned in 2016. In 2018 it had the largest proportion of women in its executive team. It acquired 4 residential aged care homes and 2 development sites worth more than $100m f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APN Outdoor
APN Outdoor was an Australian outdoor advertising company based in Sydney, Australia. History APN Outdoor was founded by APN News & Media in 2004 when it consolidated the operations of its acquired outdoor ad firms Cody, Australian Posters and Buspak. In 2011, APN News & Media sold half the business to Quadrant Private Equity, and in 2015 sold the other half. This severed business links from APN News & Media, despite retaining the name "APN", which caused some confusion in the market until APN News & Media rebranded as Here, There & Everywhere in 2017. The business was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2014. At the time of listing, Quadrant retained a 20% stake in the company and management held 2.5%. Richard Herring was CEO of the company from its founding until retiring after 22 years in 2017. James Warburton became CEO in 2017. In 2017, APN Outdoor planned to merge with rival outdoor advertising company oOh!media, however was aborted after the Australian C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isentia
Isentia is a media intelligence and data technology company owned by Access Intelligence and headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It has a corporate history dating from 1982. It has offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth (Australia), Wellington, Auckland (New Zealand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Singapore, Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City. Overview Formerly known as Sentia Media and before that Media Monitors, the company rebranded to Sentia Media in 2012 and then moved all its companies under one name, Isentia in March 2013. The company became public on 5 June 2014, listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. Before listing, it was owned by Australian private equity group Quadrant Private Equity since July 2010. Acquisitions since 2010 include: Singapore-based social media and online intelligence evaluation company Brandtology; Australian social media specialists BuzzNumbers; South East Asia's largest media intelligence company, MediaBanc; and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
