Direct Capital

Direct Capital is New Zealand's leading private company investor. Since 1994, we have been at the forefront of developing New Zealand’s private equity industry. We are currently investing Direct Capital VII, a NZ$525 million fund which commenced in April 2025. Direct Capital has a successful history of investing alongside owners and managers into large, profitable, privately owned, New Zealand and Australian businesses, often when they are considering one or more of the following- succession planning - including a sale to the management team- funding for the next phase of growth- the acquisition of a complementary business- trans-Tasman expansion; or - preparing for an eventual IPO. We typically invest between $20m -$80m of equity into companies and are comfortable with both minority and majority shareholdings. These are some of the household names we've invested in: Wet & Forget, Active Refrigeration, Mondiale VGL, Fusion Speciality Insurance, Caci, TR Group, Beca, Qestral Corporation, Exact Radiology, Marvel Packers, AS Colour, Perpetual Guardian, Hiway Stabilisers, Scales Corporation, Debitsuccess, Bayleys Real Estate, Energyworks, Cavalier Wool Scours, PF Olsen, New Zealand King Salmon, Fishpond, GoBus, NZ Pharmaceuticals, Rodd & Gunn, Stratex Group, Max Fashions, Express Logistics, Ryman Healthcare, Nobilo Wines, Airwork, EFTPOS NZ, Tasman Building Products and EziBuy. Our New Zealand investor base includes sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, community trusts, iwi groups, religious trusts and other institutional investors. We are a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI). Direct Capital was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.