We buy and operate great
Australian businesses.
We partner with founders and investors to give them fast, straightforward exits that look after their teams and customers, and keep their businesses growing for the long-term.
Fast & Simple
Encore looks to acquire and operate small to mid-sized Australian businesses, giving founders fast and simple exits.
Operational
We are an operating business, not a ‘fund’. This allows us to focus on long-term success, not short-term hyper-growth.
Building
Our team loves building, growing and operating businesses. We’ve done it before and it’s what we know.
Long-term capital
Encore provides the catalyst for existing capital to be replaced by long-term capital, allowing the business to start fresh.
Patient
Our secret sauce is a combination of patient ownership, top-tier executive team, an operator mindset, and access to shared scale-up resources.
We make exits simple.
We’ve been there. You spend months in meetings, working through due diligence and preparing information, only to have the deal fall through.
The costs and distraction for you and the business can be significant.
That’s why we are committed to a quick, fair and friendly process that creates real outcomes for founders.
We look for
companies that have:
A simple and proven business model
Customers love you, and you can explain it to your parents.
Australian Headquartered
New Zealand also counts.
You have weathered storms, won customers and the business is cashflow positive (or has an acceptable level of cash burn).
Successful Operations
A high quality team and great culture
A committed, positive and ethical team who care about the ‘how’ as much as the ‘what’.
Strong and stable revenue
Annual revenue of $3m-$15m with healthy and sustainable margins.
Tech or Tech-Enabled Products and Services
We are industry agnostic, but passionate about technology.
Why sell to us?
VENTURE CAPITAL
☑ Huge valuation
☒ 3–6 month process
☒ Founders committed to 5+ years
☒ Terms could make your equity worthless
☒ Pressure to provide 10–100X returns
☒ No cash to founders, just money to grow
PRIVATE EQUITY
☑ Full or partial cash out
☒ 3–6 month process
☒ Founders locked in with earnout structure
☒ Terms could make your equity worthless
☒ Pressure to provide significant short-term growth (leading to a different culture)
☒ Typically sell your company in 3–5 years
ENCORE
☑ Full or partial cash out
☑ Deal size ranging from $3M-$25M
☑ 45-day process
☑ No founder lock-in
☑ Simple structure with cash upfront
☑ Operates companies for the long-term
