Growth Equity

We have built our direct growth equity strategy based on over 25 years’ experience of successful private equity investing in Australia. We have invested across a broad range of industries including healthcare, environmental services, education, telecommunications, food and beverage, IT and business services.

our focus

Founders and senior leadership teams count on us as a trusted partner to create long-term value. We build on a business’ prior success to drive the next phase of sustainable growth and create the path for a seamless exit via private or public markets.

We are passionate advocates of sustainable and responsible investing. Our investors increasingly target social (e.g. jobs growth, improved education or healthcare outcomes) and environmental benefits (e.g. lower carbon emissions) together with a financial return. 

We are actively seeking investment opportunities in Australian companies with revenue of at least AU$5.0 million across a broad range of industries.

victorian business growth fund, vbgf

Victorian Business Growth Fund

Roc Partners Direct Growth Equity platform manages funds on behalf of a number of institutional and sophisticated investors, including the recently announced Victorian Business Growth Fund in partnership with the Victorian Government, Aware Super and Spirit Super.

Investments

Our growth equity investments include:

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Converge International

Converge International

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Converge International is a leading employee assistance program provider which offers wellbeing and mental health services to corporate and government organisations, and their employees.

Pacific Metal Group

Pacific Metal Group

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Pacific Metal Group is the combination of Pacific Metal Group, Cougar Recycling and Metal Men Recycling to form a leading tier 2 scrap metal recycling and resource recovery business.

Pearl Global

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Pearl Global (ASX:PG1) is a leading, ASX-listed, tyre recycler capable of converting end-of-life tyres into valuable products through a unique and patented process that is much more environmentally friendly than alternative processes.

Hive and Wellness Group

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Hive and Wellness processes and markets honey products domestically and overseas. It is Australia’s premier seller of honey products with its flagship brand, Capilano, the largest selling honey brand in the country. It has a portofolio of heritage brands that include Capilano, Barnes Naturals and Wescobee Honey.

Hive and Wellness Group

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The Local Broadband Network Company (LBNCo) is an installer and owner of superfast broadband networks in residential developments. LBNCo is engaged by property developers to install and maintain the fibre infrastructure, and sells ‘wholesale’ network acces to the retail service providers who then provide services to the tenants. LBNCo is now part of Uniti Group (ASX: UWL) following its acquisition in August 2019.

Stone Axe Pastoral

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Stone Axe is a producer of ultra-premium wagyu beef. The company has operations in NSW, QLD, WA and Victoria and is actively growing its herd via large scale embryto transfer program. Stone Axe has rapidly grown to become on of the largest fool blood wagyu producers in the world.