Australian permanent holding company
We buy great Australian businesses. And we keep building them.
Ironbark Holdings acquires founder-owned businesses with the intention of never selling them. We back the teams already there, invest for decades rather than quarters, and keep Australian ownership in Australian hands.
We buy to hold
Ironbark is permanent capital. There is no fund life, no exit clock, and no plan to sell the business you spent your life building.
We run what we own
A member of the Ironbark team is wholly dedicated to each of our companies. It is our life's work, the same way it has been yours.
Everyone owns a piece
Every company we own has an option plan, so every employee shares in the growth they create.
The alternative
Why not PE?
Private equity doesn't care. They buy businesses to flip them, love firing people, and load up on debt along the way. We think Australian founders deserve a better ending than that.
Read the full argumentFor business owners
A permanent home for your life's work
A straight, honest process run by principals — no auction theatre, no re-trading, no plan to strip the business for parts.
How we buyFor operators
Own the outcome, not a slide deck
We hire experienced working professionals with the potential to be great CEOs, train them to be the best they can be, and unleash them within our companies as long-term leaders.
Careers at Ironbark