M&A Deal Summary

Anchorage Capital Partners Acquires Contract Resources

On November 30, 2017, private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners acquired business services company Contract Resources from Hellaby Holdings

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Anchorage Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Anchorage Capital Partners’ 13th transaction in Australia.
Investment Fate
  • Contract Resources was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.
  • Contract Resources was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2025 for 377M AUD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-30
Target Contract Resources
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Anchorage Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Hellaby Holdings
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Contract Resources

Perth, Australia
Contract Resources is a provider of specialized Industrial and mechanical services to the oil & gas, chemical, mining, cement and utilities Industries across New Zealand, and the Middle East. Contract Resources was founded in 1990 and is based in Perth, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Anchorage Capital Partners

Sydney, Australia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 810M AUD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Anchorage Capital Partners is a specialized private equity firm that focuses on control investments in established businesses with a strong market position or brand which are not performing at their full potential, often as a result of capital constraints, lack of management attention or being a non-core ‘orphan’ in a large corporate. Target companies generally have at least A$100 million of revenue and are valued up to A$250 million. Anchorage will consider companies in a variety of sectors, however, the Firm avoids investing in technology, direct real estate or mineral exploration. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. Anchorage Capital Partners was established in 2008 and is based in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 25
Sector: Business Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Australia M&A 13 of 17
Year: 2017 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-01 TJS Services Group

Sydney, Australia

TJS Services Group is a provider of facilities maintenance and cleaning services for customers across Australia. The business provides services to customers in the government, hospitality, education, healthcare, corporate and entertainment sectors. TJS directly employs over 400 staff and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-01 Acrow Formwork & Scaffolding Pty

Revesby, Australia

Acrow Formwork & Scaffolding Pty Ltd. operates a national network of scaffolding and formwork solutions branches, including the industry standard Acrow brand in formwork and Cuplock in scaffolding, consisting of 11 scaffolding branches, four formwork branches, and three dual formwork and scaffolding hybrid branches across Australia. The company presently holds the number three position in the overall Australian scaffolding market.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Hellaby Holdings

Auckland, New Zealand

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Retail
Employees3,000
Revenue 734M NZD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Hellaby Holdings Ltd. operates in industrial, distribution, and retail businesses in New Zealand, Australia, and internationally. Hellaby has one business in the Resources Services sector, providing highly specialised and technical industrial services including catalyst handling, mechanical services and specialised cleaning for major oil, gas, petrochemical and heavy industrial customers in four key regions around the world.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-28 Elldex Packaging

Auckland, New Zealand

Elldex Packaging Ltd. is a manufacturer and importer of HDPE and LDPE flexible plastic packaging.

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