Succession Capital purchases medium sized businesses from their owners - often the founders - who are seeking an orderly and tailored exit from their business. We do not purchase companies in order to strip and sell the assets. Our approach is to protect equity and to grow the business as long term owners.
 
Our Company
Succession Capital was founded by intentionally bringing together a group of experienced business owners with a diverse and complementary set of skills. Each has an excellent record of business and financial management. Individually and collectively, this group has established, acquired, developed or assisted a large number of medium sized companies to achieve strong profits and substantial business growth.
 
Business Model
 
Our business model is based on the following attributes:
 
• We are long-term owners of the businesses we invest in.
• We use our own capital to fund our investments.
• We inject fresh capital into the companies we buy – enabling those companies to create, and take advantage of, growth opportunities.
• We back our investments through strong management and financial skills.
• We are patient – we do not demand quick fixes or instant returns.
• We work closely with the owners of the businesses; to develop and tailor the best possible exit strategy for their needs, and to maintain some ongoing involvement in the business where this is mutually beneficial.
 
Key People
 

Adrian Ness
Prior to establishing the team for Succession Capital, Adrian spent the previous decade involved in capital raisings of both debt and equity for a wide range of medium sized businesses and property transactions. He enjoys dealing with business owners and the dynamics that accompany SME trading businesses. Previous experience has included property funds management, private equity and commercial banking.
 
Rod Sutherland
Rod is a Chartered Accountant whose career has revolved around corporate restructuring and business turnaround. He is the Managing Partner at Jirsch Sutherland, a specialist insolvency and business turnaround firm that he established in 1984. Prior to Jirsch Sutherland, Rod held positions at Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co in the UK, and Coopers & Lybrand/Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Australia.
 
Ian Edwards
Ian grew up in a family business in regional NSW. In order to establish a business of his own he moved to Sydney at a young age and in 1979 founded, owned and operated a number of wholesale & distribution businesses which grew to include hotels, retail and business centres. He is the Principal of Aust-Equity Investments, a business and property investment Group.