Food and agriculture

We have been investing in food and agribusinesses for more than 15 years. Over this time, we’ve harnessed the collective skills, experience, and capabilities of our teams, merging a rich track record in private equity with deep expertise in agriculture to establish ourselves as one of the industry leaders in owning and operating agricultural real assets in Australia and New Zealand.

at a glance

Deep sector expertise and a strong global network.

$2.6bn AUM1

Spanning many of Australia’s largest food and agriculture categories.

100+ years

Combined experience in our dedicated food and agriculture investment team.

Value creation

Positively impact business trajectories with operational improvement strategies and partnership with strong management teams.

our focus

Our strategy focuses on operational real assets characterised by specific attributes:

  Robust asset backing

  High barriers to entry

  Clear market leaders

  Strong management teams

We are actively seeking investment opportunities in Australian and New Zealand companies with revenue of at least $15 million across food and agriculture sectors.

OUR STORIES

We remain focused on demonstrating our ability to generate good returns based on sound asset selection and valuation as well as strong partnerships with founding families, entrepreneurs and management teams.

OUR STORIES

Stone Axe: A world-leader in luxury beef production

With over 50,000 head of cattle, Stone Axe Pastoral Company is one of the world’s largest vertically integrated wagyu beef enterprises. This award winning company has herds located in hand-selected, resource rich regions across four states in Australia. Hear from Stone Axe Managing Director, Scott Richardson about the companies growth journey to leadership in their category.

OUR STORIES

Flavorite: Australia's largest glasshouse operator

A glasshouse farming pioneer, Flavorite operates 70ha of produce across four regional Victoria farms. As a fully integrated business, it manages dedicated nurseries and markets fresh produce nationwide. CEO Mike Nichol reflects on three decades of innovative growth, positioning Flavorite as a leader in sustainable glasshouse farming, providing year-round premium produce.

Our investments

We have invested more than $900m in equity across a diverse portfolio of high-performing food and agriculture investments that are now valued above A$2.6 billion1.

Industry Awards and Recognition

We are recognised regionally and globally as a leading Agricultural investor.

More about Roc Partners

Our people are our vital ingredient. They’re the core of our business, and what makes us different.

With our focus on positive growth comes a responsibility to build sustainable business models and embed responsible investing practices.

We follow a rigorous process in making considered, superior strategic decisions to turn potential into value.

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Hive and Wellness Group

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Description

The Local Broadband Network Company (LBNCo) is an installer and owner of superfast broadband networks in residential developments. LBNCo is engaged by property developers to install and maintain the fibre infrastructure, and sells ‘wholesale’ network acces to the retail service providers who then provide services to the tenants. LBNCo is now part of Uniti Group (ASX: UWL) following its acquisition in August 2019.

Stone Axe Pastoral

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Stone Axe is a producer of ultra-premium wagyu beef. The company has operations in NSW, QLD, WA and Victoria and is actively growing its herd via large scale embryto transfer program. Stone Axe has rapidly grown to become on of the largest fool blood wagyu producers in the world.