Roc Partners
Roc Partners is a specialist private markets investment manager established in its current form in 2014 following a management buyout from Macquarie Group. Its stated strategies span private equity, private credit and real assets.
Roc Partners invests across private equity, private credit and real assets.
Its private equity platform includes primary funds, secondaries, co-investments, growth equity and food-and-agriculture investments, while its food-and-agriculture strategy seeks Australian and New Zealand companies with revenue of at least $15 million.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
What does Roc Partners invest in?
Roc Partners is a specialist private markets investment manager whose current business was established in 2014 following a management buyout from Macquarie Group. The firm publicly states that its investment strategies span private equity, private credit and real assets.[1][2]
Roc Partners’ private equity platform includes primary fund investments, secondaries, co-investments, growth equity and food-and-agriculture investments. The firm states that its investment process is rigorous and focused on considered strategic decisions, with responsible-investing integration and active engagement with portfolio companies and General Partners.[2][3]
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Published criteria: Roc Partners publicly reports approximately A$9 billion in assets under management as at 31 December 2025 and approximately 60 employees. Its food-and-agriculture strategy states that it is actively seeking Australian and New Zealand companies with revenue of at least $15 million.[2][4]
What should a business owner evaluate before taking capital from Roc Partners?
Owners evaluating Roc Partners may wish to clarify which strategy and legal entity would lead a potential investment, particularly given the firm’s range of private equity, private credit, fund, secondary and co-investment capabilities. The applicable ownership structure, governance rights, investment horizon, financing conditions, fees, expenses, indemnities and exclusivity requirements should be established directly for the proposed transaction. For the Roc Summit Private Equity Fund, Roc Capital Pty Limited is identified as investment manager, while Trust Company (RE Services) Limited is identified as responsible entity and issuer; this fund-specific structure does not by itself establish that every Roc Partners group entity holds the same licence.[2][3][9]
Would the proposed transaction involve direct equity, private credit, a co-investment or another investment structure
What revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value and leverage parameters apply outside the publicly stated food-and-agriculture revenue threshold
What investment criteria does Roc Partners publicly describe?
For growth equity, Roc Partners states that its investments have included healthcare, environmental services, education, telecommunications, food and beverage, IT and business services. Its food-and-agriculture strategy includes operational food assets, agricultural infrastructure assets and carbon abatement projects.[3][4]
Roc Partners states that its food-and-agriculture strategy is actively seeking Australian and New Zealand companies with revenue of at least $15 million. The sources cited for this profile do not establish additional revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value or leverage parameters for other strategies.[4]
Roc Partners states that its food-and-agriculture strategy seeks opportunities in Australian and New Zealand companies.[4]
Roc Partners identifies Freshmax as a current portfolio company with an investment date of January 2025; the page states that the date reflects the original investment in 555 Superfoods, which was acquired by Freshmax. Flavorite is identified as a current portfolio company with an investment date of August 2020. Australia’s Oyster Coast is identified with an investment date of March 2018, and Stone Axe Pastoral Company with an investment date of May 2017.[5][6][7][8]
The current portfolio information identifies Freshmax as a Roc Partners investment dated January 2025. The Freshmax page states that the date reflects the original investment in 555 Superfoods, which was acquired by Freshmax.[5]
What is not clear from Roc Partners's public materials?
The cited Freshmax portfolio page identifies current status, an investment date and a business description, but does not publish transaction value, consideration, buyer or seller identity, financing terms, ownership percentage or exit terms. The cited Flavorite and Australia’s Oyster Coast portfolio pages likewise do not publish those deal-level details.[5][6][7]
Questions to ask before taking capital from Roc Partners
Which Roc Partners strategy and legal entity would lead the investment?
Would the proposed transaction involve direct equity, private credit, a co-investment or another investment structure?
What revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value and leverage parameters apply outside the publicly stated food-and-agriculture revenue threshold?
What ownership structure, governance rights, financing conditions, fees, expenses, indemnities and exclusivity requirements would apply?
Sources & research notes
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