Funds Under Management

Our Funds Direct Capital Partners III An investment pool raised in 2005 made up of nine institutional investors. Direct Capital Partners can invest between NZ$5m and NZ$30m (or more in conjunction with our investors) in successful New Zealand or Australian companies, which are characterised by: Profitable operating track records Strong professional management Long-term and sustainable competitive advantage in their markets Pohutukawa Private Equity To enable retail investors to participate in the New Zealand private equity market, ABN AMRO Craigs and Direct Capital Private Equity established Pohutukawa - a Private Equity fund for New Zealand investors that invests alongside DCP III. BioPacificVentures One of the world's largest food, nutrition and agriculturally focused venture capitalists, specialising in the convergence of food and health with a focus on prevention, nutrition, food technology and agbiotech. BioPacificVentures pursues attractive life science investment opportunities with an Australasian focus and takes lead or co-investment positions in rounds ranging from NZ$2 to NZ$10 million. TMT Ventures Managed jointly with Advent International, this corporate venture capital programme seeded by Telecom New Zealand focuses on the high-technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Other corporate partners include Alcatel, Lucent Technologies, and Ericsson. TMT is one of the fund managers managing the government-backed New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF) Portfolio.