Tailored Capital Solutions 

for the Lower Middle Market.

Curo Capital is a private investment firm with a long-term orientation, focused on delivering 

outstanding results through the active ownership of high-quality businesses.

Curo Capital

why work with us?

The Curo Capital Difference

Our Firm

We are different from many other private equity investors where we recognise the power of combining a flexible time horizon with an intense focus on value creation.


As investors, our objective is to generate excellent returns. We do this by being discerning in our choice of businesses, applying our XMultiplier methodology, and dedicated to our ownership of them. 


Each year we evaluate a large number of opportunities to identify one or two that are compelling.

Investment Approach

Our objective is to realise our efforts with each business not when our time is up, but when our work is done. This allows us to make strategic decisions for each business with a view toward significant and sustainable value creation.  

 

We appreciate the limitations of traditional private equity and set out to build a firm dedicated to building great businesses, thoughtfully and purposefully, in partnership with outstanding management teams.

Our Focus

We operate in the lower mid-market of closely held New Zealand companies, which typically means we invest in businesses with an enterprise value of between $10 million and $25 million per transaction as we like the combination of quality and opportunity that these businesses can represent. 



Having looked at and worked with many mid-market companies over 18 years, we understand the challenges privately owned businesses typically face. 

about you

Your Journey

Owning a business is challenging. Most business owners understand what is required to grow their company, but the thought of going it alone, in terms of capital, expertise, execution, or pursuit of new strategies, may motivate them to seek a private equity partner.


We deeply understand the challenges and opportunities inherent in lower middle market companies, because we’ve spent decades collaborating with business owners and management teams to scale companies.

Yet, at Curo Capital, how we get there is as important as the end result. Our style of partnership is borne out of a cohesive culture, unwavering ethics, an abiding sense of stewardship, and a shared feeling of accomplishment that is, in our experience, a lot of fun.


We invite you to learn more.

INVESTMENT CRITERIA

Discover how we make a difference with your company

In partnership with talented business owners and management teams, Curo Capital makes control equity investments in successful, growth-oriented, lower middle market companies. These companies have attractive market positions in industries with growing primary demand. We provide strategic and tactical assistance, along with company-building investments, to evolve these businesses into scalable platforms.

Our partnership approach seeks to ensure philosophical and economic alignment with business owners and management teams. The shared goal is to strategically invest to build and scale great companies. We also share best practices across our portfolio and provide access to our extensive network of in-house and third-party resources. We actively participate at the board level, while providing management with the flexibility and autonomy to run the business and execute the mutually agreed-upon strategy.

Company Attributes

  • Healthy culture
  • Growing primary demand for products and services
  • Value creation opportunities via company-building investments
  • Identifiable organic growth opportunities
  • Track record of healthy growth and profitability
  • Compelling value proposition yielding attractive profit margins

We’d love to talk about what matters to you.