The newly established Australian Business Growth Fund (ABGF) is a middle market private equity fund with a mission to support growing small and medium Australian businesses to thrive. We believe that Australia’s economic prosperity is tied to the growth and success of small and medium businesses. We believe in the power of entrepreneurs and business owners to drive innovation, generate progress and deliver prosperity. We are committed to help make that happen. Our ambition is to become the leading growth capital provider for SMEs in the Australian market, acting as a catalyst for the growth of SME businesses and the wider economy, by connecting founders and entrepreneurs to the capital, capability and wider networks to help them succeed. We will be building a portfolio of exclusively minority (<49%) equity investments between $5-15m in profitable and growing Australian companies (c. $2–100m turnover). We will deploy $500m in capital across a diverse portfolio of businesses over the next five years. Along with capital for growth, we will curate a talent network of highly experienced business professionals to assist our investee company executives achieve their growth objectives. In fulfilling our vision, we will have backed a new generation of founders and entrepreneurs, supported new innovation and businesses to create jobs and economic growth, and worked successfully with banks and government to support the growth of priority sectors vital to Australia’s economic future. The ABGF aims to distinguish itself from traditional PE funds via a strong for-purpose objective to support and assist in the growth of Australian SME’s, a high velocity deal flow and a non-hierarchical, highly diverse and inclusive culture.