Ironbark Holdings— The Australian Holding Company

For business owners

A permanent home for your life's work.

You built something that employs people and serves customers who rely on it. When you are ready to step back, you deserve a buyer who will still be running it in twenty years — not one already modelling the exit.

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What we look for

Location
Australia and New Zealand
Revenue
$5m – $50m
Profitability
$1m+ EBITDA, consistently profitable
Ownership
Founder or family owned
Sectors
Healthcare, education, manufacturing and repairs, industrial services, technology and sport
Situation
Owner stepping back, no obvious successor

Outside those lines but think we should talk? Get in touch anyway — the criteria are a guide, not a gate.

How the process runs

  1. 01

    A confidential conversation

    You talk to a principal, not an analyst. No teaser documents, no broker auction, no cost to you.

  2. 02

    An indicative offer in two weeks

    We review three years of financials and give you a clear price range and structure quickly, so you can decide whether to keep going.

  3. 03

    Straightforward diligence

    One focused process, run by us rather than an army of advisors. We tell you what we find as we find it.

  4. 04

    Settlement at the price we agreed

    We don't re-trade at the eleventh hour. The number in the offer is the number at completion, absent something material we were not told.

  5. 05

    A handover on your terms

    Stay for three months or three years. A member of the Ironbark team takes the load off you while your team, name and legacy stay intact.

What we commit to

  • We keep your team. Buying a business to fire people is not a strategy.
  • We keep your name and your brand. Your customers should not notice a change in standards.
  • We use modest debt, so the business is never mortgaged to pay for its own purchase.
  • We are Australian capital, staying in Australia.
  • We give every employee a stake through a company option plan.

Considering private equity instead?

Read our plain-English case for why that ends badly for most founders.

Why not PE