Spark Equity buys profitable manufacturing businesses in Melbourne and across Victoria, and holds them permanently. We are the alternative to private equity firms that plan their exit before the ink dries. If you have spent 20 or 30 years building a sheet metal fabrication, laser cutting, or industrial services business, you deserve a buyer who values what you've built. We don't flip businesses. We compound them. That's the difference between selling to Spark Equity and selling to a fund with a 7-year exit clock. Whether you're considering retirement, succession planning, or simply ready for the next chapter, we'd like to have a confidential conversation about whether we're the right fit.
To start a sale conversation with Spark Equity, describe what your business does, where it operates and the transition you are considering. We focus on profitable manufacturing and industrial businesses. An initial discussion establishes fit before financial review, a proposed transaction and due diligence.
Further reading: business.gov.au: selling your business
If your business fits this profile, learn more about our acquisition approach or explore our current portfolio companies.
No NDA required, no obligation. We talk like people, you tell us about your manufacturing business, and we explain how we think about value.
Share your recent financials. We come back with a preliminary view and tell you early if we are not the right home.
A clear letter setting out how we see value and how a transaction could be structured.
We do the work ourselves with a small number of advisers, and we keep it proportionate to the business.
We plan the handover together. You're involved for as long as makes sense for the business.
Traditional private equity operates on a 7-year fund lifecycle. Every decision, hiring, capital expenditure, pricing, is optimised around an eventual exit. That's how funds work. It's not how businesses should be run.
Spark Equity is a permanent-capital industrial group. We acquire good manufacturing and industrial businesses and hold them indefinitely. There is no exit clock. No fund lifecycle pressure. No cost-cutting to hit exit multiples. We value team knowledge and aim to maintain continuity, with staffing decisions guided by the needs of each business.
Our portfolio companies, Ultralift Australia and Westberg Sheetmetal, are Melbourne-based industrial businesses. We work with their teams to build capability for the long term. If you're looking to sell your manufacturing business to someone who will look after it, that's what we do.
Start with a confidential conversation. Spark Equity acquires good manufacturing and industrial businesses across Australia. We review your financials and provide a written, non-binding indication. No NDA required for initial discussions.
Established manufacturing, precision fabrication, engineering, industrial products and specialised industrial services businesses. We buy across two roles, substantial standalone businesses and specialist bolt-ons, and care more about the quality of the earnings, people and position than a size bracket.
A straightforward transaction usually runs a few months from first conversation to settlement. We give a preliminary view soon after receiving financials, and we tell you early if we are not the right fit.
We aim to preserve team knowledge and continuity. We discuss transition plans with each owner and make staffing decisions based on the needs of the business.
We value each business on its own merits: the quality and durability of its earnings, its people, its customers and its position. We provide a written, non-binding indication after reviewing financials.
Start with a brief overview. Discuss confidentiality requirements before sending sensitive documents.
Will Strange · Founder & CEO, Spark Equity · Melbourne, Victoria