Selected investors include leading superannuation funds, global pension funds, endowments, family offices, fund of funds, high net worth individuals, foundations and each of the Anacacia team. Investors have made long term commitments of >$550m of private capital to Anacacia. Our funds include Anacacia's limited partnerships (VCLPs) for leading private SMEs and the Wattle Fund for leading listed SMEs.
Our investment philosophy is to develop long term relationships with leading SMEs and exceptional people. We build quality portfolios to maximise long term cash flows while maintaining the highest standards of integrity. This includes managing environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities. This helps achieve outstanding risk-adjusted returns for our investors. |
"Anacacia's Track Record is World Class" |
Pre-eminent Track Record
Anacacia's funds are first quartile, world class performers. Our funds include Australia's best private equity buyout returns for investors in the last decade. Our Wattle Fund is one of Australia's best performing micro-cap and small-cap funds focused on absolute return from small listed companies.
Focused on the under-serviced SME Market
No firm has made more successful SME investments than Anacacia. Australia is an attractive investment market for SMEs. Over 50,000 SMEs employ between 20 and 200 employees. However, supply of capital for such SMEs is limited. Anacacia has a leading reputation focused on this smaller mid-market.
Experienced Committed Team with Aligned Interests
Our team includes some of Australia’s leading business people and investors who focus on providing capital plus strategic insight and support to make great companies and management teams even better. Anacacia has one of the largest, most experienced, stable senior investment teams complemented by experienced operators on the Business Advisory Council. Anacacia’s team have all invested in the funds to align interests with investors.
Proactive Proprietary Deal Flow and Capacity to back SMEs on the Journey from Private to Public
Anacacia has a demonstrated strategy of identifying attractive SMEs and then adding value to help them grow their shareholder value. It has funds that can back leading SMEs while private or listed. The synergies from these related strategies is of huge benefit to our partners. We have helped companies like Appen transition from private to public companies.
Disciplined Risk Management and Value Enhancement
Anacacia has a strong risk management culture. Anacacia seeks to manage and mitigate individual deal risks and create a diversified portfolio. We work hard with our management partners to grow companies sustainably.
Anacacia's funds are first quartile, world class performers. Our funds include Australia's best private equity buyout returns for investors in the last decade. Our Wattle Fund is one of Australia's best performing micro-cap and small-cap funds focused on absolute return from small listed companies.
Focused on the under-serviced SME Market
No firm has made more successful SME investments than Anacacia. Australia is an attractive investment market for SMEs. Over 50,000 SMEs employ between 20 and 200 employees. However, supply of capital for such SMEs is limited. Anacacia has a leading reputation focused on this smaller mid-market.
Experienced Committed Team with Aligned Interests
Our team includes some of Australia’s leading business people and investors who focus on providing capital plus strategic insight and support to make great companies and management teams even better. Anacacia has one of the largest, most experienced, stable senior investment teams complemented by experienced operators on the Business Advisory Council. Anacacia’s team have all invested in the funds to align interests with investors.
Proactive Proprietary Deal Flow and Capacity to back SMEs on the Journey from Private to Public
Anacacia has a demonstrated strategy of identifying attractive SMEs and then adding value to help them grow their shareholder value. It has funds that can back leading SMEs while private or listed. The synergies from these related strategies is of huge benefit to our partners. We have helped companies like Appen transition from private to public companies.
Disciplined Risk Management and Value Enhancement
Anacacia has a strong risk management culture. Anacacia seeks to manage and mitigate individual deal risks and create a diversified portfolio. We work hard with our management partners to grow companies sustainably.
Private Equity
Our Private Equity funds are an opportunity for selected wholesale investors to access our proven SME investment strategy, experience and skills. Anacacia raises new closed-end private equity funds from time to time. When leading SMEs receive an investment from Anacacia, they know they have the backing of some of the world's most impressive institutions. Our latest Anacacia Private Equity III LP was heavily oversubscribed in 2018.
Public Equity Wattle Fund
The Wattle Fund invests into leading listed SMEs. Most fund managers focus on the larger ASX300 market. The Wattle Fund benefits from Anacacia's focused SME expertise as a private equity investor. Our team spends extensive time talking with companies' managers, customers and suppliers to fine tune the portfolio. Anacacia is often the first institution on the share register and works hard to understand the publicly available information better than the market. Its returns since inception have been world class. Its investments include former Anacacia private equity backed companies, Appen (APX) and Big River (BRI).
Potential Access to Investment Opportunity
Our Funds enable selected sophisticated and wholesale investors the opportunity to invest alongside Anacacia into this leading SME sector. Anacacia has long term relationships with leading investors.
Our Funds enable selected sophisticated and wholesale investors the opportunity to invest alongside Anacacia into this leading SME sector. Anacacia has long term relationships with leading investors.
