Archer Capital Pty Ltd. is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and management buyouts. It does not invest in real estate and unproven technology. The firm typically invests in small and mid-market business based in Australia and New Zealand. It seeks to invest between AUD 100 million and AUD 250 million in companies with enterprise values between AUD 20 million and AUD 700 million. The firm prefers to acquire majority stakes in its portfolio companies. It considers an active partnership with management throughout the lifecycle of the investment. Archer Capital Pty Ltd was founded in 1997 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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Autopact raised an undisclosed amount on 2015-10-01 in Private Equity Round

Autopact Victoria Pty Ltd owns and operates automotive dealerships in Australia. It operates car and truck dealerships. The company retails new and used vehicles and vehicle parts. It also offers vehicle service, finance, and insurance services. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Maroochydore, Australia.

Autopact

Dome Coffees Australia raised an undisclosed amount on 2000-03-01 in Private Equity Round

Dôme has operations across Australia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, with a total of 110 owned and franchised stores within its network. Dôme’s cafes cater to a wide range of demographics, with large format layouts that are able to accommodate a variety of needs. In Western Australia, Dôme is the clear leader, having developed a strong brand essence which resonates with the local communities by positioning itself as a de facto community centre and clearly differentiating itself from its competitors. In both Malaysia and Singapore, it is an established brand which can be found in most major shopping malls while it is rapidly gaining a presence in Bahrain and the UAE.

Dome Coffees Australia

Archer Capital acquires MYOB on 2009-01-01 for an undisclosed amount

MYOB is an provider of accounting software solutions that help business owners and accountants. MYOB develops and delivers software, services and support for more than 1,000,000 businesses and accounting practices in Asia-Pacific region.

MYOB works with a network of Professional Partners to assist these owner-operated businesses. The range of products and services include back office accounting, CRM, web site builder, domain name and hosting, and training.
 
MYOB also works directly with accounting practices to streamline their processes and maximise their productivity. MYOB solutions are used by leading accounting practices from tax agents and sole practitioners to the Big 4 firms.

Whether online or desktop solutions, from the start-up small business to the fast growing enterprise, for businesses working locally, or international organisations dealing in many countries and currencies, 

MYOB is constantly working to deliver efficient, reliable and cost-effective ways to make business life easier

MYOB

Archer Capital acquires New Zealand Pharmaceuticals on 2015-11-26 for $200000000

New Zealand Pharmaceuticals manufactures and exports pharmaceutical intermediates and diagnostics products.

New Zealand Pharmaceuticals

Archer Capital acquires Cellarmasters on 2007-06-01 for an undisclosed amount

Cellarmasters offers Australian and international wines online.

Cellarmasters Group comprises five integrated businesses: two leading direct marketing wine club businesses – Cellarmasters in Australia and New Zealand Wine Cellars in New Zealand; an integrated Barossa-based winery, Dorrien Estate; Australia’s largest independent wine bottling operation, Vinpac International, based in the Barossa and the McLaren Vale; and Carters & Assoc., a wine and dry goods distributor in New Zealand. Archer completed the sale of Cellarmasters to Woolworths in April 2011.

Cellarmasters

Archer Capital acquires MCK Group on 1998-08-01 for an undisclosed amount

MCK Group is a diversified metal manufacturer whose largest business was focused in low growth commodity markets.

MCK Group

Archer Capital acquires LCR Group on 2014-07-03 for $186921478

LCR Group Pty Ltd (LCR) is an industrial and mining services company providing lift and shift services to Australian and International customers. These services include bulk materials handling, transport, mining and associated industrial services.

LCR Group

Archer Capital acquires Australian Geographic on 1998-01-01 for an undisclosed amount

The Australian Geographic Society is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting scientific research, protecting and fostering a love for Their environmental and natural heritage, encouraging the spirit of discovery and spreading the knowledge of Australia to Australians and the world.

Australian Geographic

Archer Capital acquires Brownes on 2010-10-21 for an undisclosed amount

Brownes is one of Australia's oldest and most loved companies, providing high quality dairy products, juice products and other food and beverages to millions of consumers. Brownes has many generations of Farmers, Employees, Distributors, Retailers and Consumers in its 125 year history.
 
Headquartered in Western Australia, Brownes is in the midst of a transformational investment program accross new categories, markets and technical capabilities. We now collect over 130 million litres of milk every year fresh from the South West, making Brownes the state’s largest milk collector.

Brownes Foods Operations Pty Ltd.

Archer Capital acquires Aerocare on 2014-07-01 for an undisclosed amount

Aerocare is Australia’s leading independent provider of aviation services. Our team works with 34 airlines – from budget carriers through to international full-service airlines - providing the full range of passenger and ramp services.

Aerocare employees throughout Australia and New Zealand enjoy the diversity of working with a range of airlines and the unmatched career opportunities available with a growing, innovative company. We offer industry-leading training and with hard work and a desire to achieve, the career possibilities are endless.

Aerocare

Archer Capital acquires AusFuel on 2010-05-01 for an undisclosed amount

AusFuel is an energy distribution company that has operations in fuel retailing, distribution and transportation.

Ausfuel has operations in the Northern Territory servicing remote regional areas with additional reach into Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia.

AusFuel

Archer Capital acquires Healthe Care Australia on 2011-06-08 for $246000000

Healthe Care Australia is a subsidiary of Luye Medical, the healthcare service division of Luye Group. As a leading pan-Asian healthcare services group, the Healthe Care management team continues to work with other Luye Executives to explore growth opportunities across South East Asia and China.

The company is the third largest corporate private hospital operator in Australia and one of the country’s largest privately-owned healthcare organizations. Healthe Care employs near 7,000 people and operates a portfolio of 35 hospitals located in major cities and key regional areas across Australia and one in New Zealand. These include around 2,500 beds and 70 operating theatres. The company also provides a range of outpatient services including workplace rehabilitation and community nursing which offer patients flexibility and continuity of care beyond their hospital stay.

Healthe Care is also one of the largest private providers in the mental health sector, offering near 800 beds across Australia.

Healthe Care Australia

Archer Capital acquires Dun & Bradstreet on 2015-06-12 for $220000000

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), the world’s leading source of global business information, knowledge and insight, has been enabling companies to Decide with Confidence for 171 years. D&B’s global commercial database contains more than 220 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B’s proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which transforms the enormous amount of data collected daily into decision-ready insight. Through the D&B Worldwide Network – an unrivaled alliance of D&B and leading business information providers around the world – customers gain access to the world’s largest and highest quality global commercial business information database.

Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions to mitigate risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability, D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions to analyse markets, locate prospects and increase revenue from new and existing customers; D&B Learning Solutions to facilitate professional growth and excellence among their executives and D&B Economic Analysis Group to derive pragmatic and solution-oriented analyses of strategic economic and business developments, thereby aiding informed decision making.

D&B featured on FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired Companies Industry List for four consecutive years (2006 -2009), ranking first in the Financial Data Services category. D&B ranked first in the areas of employee talent, financial soundness, long-term investment, quality of management and use of corporate assets. In 2011, D&B featured on the World’s Most Ethical Companies list in the Business Services category by Ethisphere. The World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes companies that truly go beyond making statements about doing business “ethically” and translate those words into action.

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation

Signature Security Group raised an undisclosed amount on 1999-01-01 in Private Equity Round

Signature Security Group is a leading electronic security company servicing the Australian and New Zealand markets. Signature Security's services include the installation, monitoring and maintenance of electronic security company equipment to a full range of residential and commercial customers, along with alarm monitoring of the installed electronic security.

Signature Security Group

Archer Capital acquires Craveable brands. on 2011-06-14 for $450000000

Craveable Brands Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates quick service restaurants in Australia and internationally. It owns, develops, operates, manages, and franchises restaurants under the Red Rooster; Chicken Treat; and Oporto brand name. Craveable Brands Limited was formerly known as Quick Service Restaurant Group Pty Limited. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Chatswood, Australia.

Craveable brands.

SocialVolt raised $1065000 on 2011-05-01 in Series A

SocialVolt brings structure, quality and control to your social media program. You can publish content, manage workflow, listen across channels and report results, all from one location.

With SocialVolt, you can manage social media across the enterprise, from marketing and customer support to sales and product development. Maintain control, minimize risk and empower staff at all levels.

SocialVolt bakes compliance and risk management into your social media program with detailed audit trails, prohibited terms, custom review dictionaries, approval workflow and access controls.

Spend less time juggling tools and more time driving social media strategy for your clients. With SocialVolt, you have one location to manage social engagement, collaboration, listening and reporting across multiple brands.

With SocialVolt, you can enable staff and volunteers to spread the word through social media without giving up control of your brand identity or security. Maintain quality with author-review workflow, and engage across networks from one location.

SocialVolt is also ideal for agencies looking for a turnkey solution for social media engagement, listening, reporting and compliance.

SocialVolt

Archer Capital acquires Repco on 2001-09-01 for an undisclosed amount

Repco is the largest reseller and supplier in the automotive parts and accessories aftermarket in Australia and New Zealand with almost 400 stores across both countries.

Repco has a huge range of all things automotive - whether for your car itself, or something attached to it like a boat - not to mention over 175,000 parts available. 

Repco benefits from preferred supplier relationships, great buying power and the ability to provide a huge range of products and services.

Repco

Archer Capital acquires V8 Supercars on 2011-05-01 for an undisclosed amount

The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship (formally Australian Touring Car Championship) is the premier motorsport category in Australasia and one of Australia’s biggest sports. International expansion is occurring as the sport becomes globally recognised as the best touring car category in the world and a leader in motorsport entertainment.

V8 SuperCars Australia Pty Ltd.

HireQuip raised an undisclosed amount on 2000-09-01 in Private Equity Round

HireQuip is a rental company that lends equipment, vehicles, portables and etc.

HireQuip

Archer Capital acquires Tasman Building Products on 1998-04-01 for an undisclosed amount

Tasman Building Products Ltd. manufactures foils and glasswool insulation, roofing, sinkware and flooring products in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. The company has five core businesses: Insulation New Zealand, Insulation Australia, Tasman Roofing, Tasman Sinkware, Tasman Access Flooring. The insulation products are distributed in Australia under the FattBatts brand, and in New Zealand under the PinkBatts brand.

Tasman Building Products

Archer Capital acquires Allity on 2013-03-01 for an undisclosed amount

Allity owns and operates residential aged care and independent living communities in Australia. It offers personal, respite, nursing, and dementia care services; and infection control, basic life support, occupational health and safety, and fire safety services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Allity

Archer Capital acquires Sulo on 2005-01-01 for an undisclosed amount

SULO MGB Australia operates one of the largest plastic injection moulding plants in Australasia at Somersby, just north of Sydney, on the Central Coast of NSW. The SULO facility is one of the most highly automated large tonnage injection moulding plant in Australia and is famous for the manufacture of wheelie bins.

SULO has delivered in excess of 10 million Mobile Garbage Bins (MGBs) into the Australian market and maintains its position as market leader based on its significant production and delivery capabilities together with innovation and quality.

Sulo

Archer Capital acquires Paradise Food on 2006-07-03 for an undisclosed amount

Paradise Food Industries Pty Limited manufactures and markets biscuits. It offers cookies, plain sweet biscuits, shortbread, crackers, crispbread, flavored snacks, cream biscuits, muesli, cereal bars, and chocolate and fancy biscuits. The company offers its products through grocery chains. 

The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Carole Park, Australia. The company also has sales offices in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. As of March 10, 2008, Paradise Food Industries Pty Limited operates as a subsidiary of Goodman Fielder Pty Limited.

Paradise Food

Vstore.com raised $26000000 on 1999-11-16 in Series B

Vstore.com is a privately held company dedicated to bringing e-commerce to everyone.

Vstore.com

Archer Capital acquires Aspire2 Group Ltd. on 2015-10-01 for an undisclosed amount

Aspire2 Group Limited comprises five New Zealand based private tertiary education and training groups including Aspire2 International, Cornerstone Education, Safety 'n Action and Solomon Group.

We provide education and vocational training to domestic, international and business to business students. Our vision is to create future opportunities for our students by providing world class programmes. We pride ourselves on building environments to enable our staff and students to thrive. Our overarching objective is to deliver the best possible employment outcomes for our students.

Aspire2 Group Limited

Archer Capital acquires RedpaperGroup on 2001-09-01 for an undisclosed amount

RedpaperGroup is an independent paper merchant in Asutralia.